Sale 1120 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 17-18 March, 2016
Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 246-284)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1402
2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (249). Mint N.H. with plate no. 32 selvage at top, deep rich color, detailed impression, choice centering with unusually wide margins, gum crease not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Extremely Fine, ex "Scarsdale", 1999 P.F. certificate (as Dark Carmine Lake) no longer accompanies, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,250.00)
450
700
1403
8c Violet Brown (257). Mint N.H., deep rich color on post-office fresh paper, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a choice stamp, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,100.00)
475
800
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15c Dark Blue (259). Essentially perfect centering with bottom part imprint selvage, exceptional depth of color, oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $925.00)
70
750
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Original gum, lightly hinged with some slight gum bends, selvage at bottom, intense shade and well-centered, Very Fine and choice, with 2015 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
2,100
0
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Original gum, intense shade, outstanding centering with well-proportioned margins, accompanying certificate states reperfed at top but it gauges perfectly both on the Kiusalas gauge and in Photoshop, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2015 P.F. certificate as reperfed
2,100
750
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4c Dark Brown (269). Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. 106 strip of ten with half-arrow natural s.e. at left and corner selvage at right, representing the top row of the right pane, rich color, Fine, Scott Retail as imprint and plate no. strip plus singles
1,325
160
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$2.00 Dark Blue (277a). Mint N.H. with bottom part imprint selvage, deep rich color on bright paperVERY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE IN THE DARK BLUE SHADE.
With 2012 P.F. certificate for a strip of three
2,900
0
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$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Original gum, h.r., bright color, minute corner crease, otherwise Very Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate
900
400
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$5.00 Dark Green (278). Deep shade on bright paper, well-proportioned margins, bold strike of oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,250.00)
625
650
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