Sale 1206 — United States Stamps and Confederate States
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 July, 2019
Category — 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (Scott 246-263)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
260
2c Pink, Ty. I (248). Mint N.H. with left plate no. 6 selvage, remarkably wide margins, choice centering, bright color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $500.00)
90
375
261
2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (249). Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. 3 block of six, deep color, Fine, this is only the fourth Mint Never-Hinged plate block of No. 249 we have offered since keeping computerized records, and only one other is from the top position
5,750
2,500
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2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (249). Brilliant color, perfectly centered with Jumbo margins, bold machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, the 2c shades are perhaps the most difficult issues to obtain in choice condition, ex Curtis, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $1,400.00), the highest grade awarded and only two others shares it
7
500
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2c Carmine, Ty. I (250). Mint N.H., with wide right plate no. 112 selvage, wide margins, vibrant color, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $450.00)
85
285
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2c Carmine, Ty. I (250). Perfectly centered with Jumbo margins, neat machine cancel, intense shade and impression, Extremely Fine Gem, a phenomenal stamp, ex Curtis, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $1,000.00), only one grades higher (at 100) and one other shares this grade
3
550
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (251). Original gum, barely hinged, vivid color, wide margins, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
400
325
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2c Scarlet, Ty. II (251a). Full top imprint and plate no. 131 block of six, original gum, hinge reinforcement at top and left, bright color, gum bend and horizontal crease in selvage, Fine and rare, the first plate block of No. 251a we have offered since keeping computerized records
3,500
425
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3c Purple (253). Mint N.H., with right plate no. 47 selvage, outstanding centering, wide margins, rich color on fresh paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1982, 1999 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $825.00)
360
650
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3c Purple (253). Mint N.H., deep rich color, well-centered, Extremely Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate
360
375
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3c Purple (253). Left imprint and plate no. 46 block of six, h.r. at top, three stamps Mint N.H., deep color, Fine-Very Fine
1,500
350
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4c Dark Brown (254). Right imprint and plate no. 59 block of six, original gum, faintly hinged, rich color in a dark shade, Fine
2,300
475
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5c Chocolate (255). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, almost perfectly centered with balanced margins all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
With 2003 and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,900.00). Only three grade higher (highest is 98)
360
2,500
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5c Chocolate (255). Mint N.H., wide margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate
360
475
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6c Dull Brown (256). Mint N.H., with bottom plate no. 28 selvage, uncharacteristically wide margins, well-centered, deep shade, Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate
475
850
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8c Violet Brown (257). Bottom imprint and plate no. 58 block of six, original gum, lightly hinged except for a hinge reinforcement in selvage at left, deep color, Fine
2,500
300
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10c Dark Green (258). Original gum, well-centered, Very Fine and choice, with 2001 P.F. certificate
275
450
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10c Dark Green (258). Jumbo balanced margins, bright shade on crisp paper, light cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Kirke and Curtis, with 2011 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $750.00), the highest grade awarded and shared by only three others
20
950
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15c Dark Blue (259). Original gum, Jumbo margins, deep rich color, Very Fine and choice, a huge stamp, with 2002 P.F. certificate
275
500
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50c Orange (260). Bottom imprint and plate no. 75 strip of three, original gum, h.r. on left two stamps, bright color, some rejoined perfs at right, Fine, an affordable alternative to the plate block, which catalogues $20,000.00
1,250
275
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$1.00 Black (261). Original gum with small spot of disturbance not mentioned on certificate, intense shade, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
1,000
450
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281
$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Original gum, intense shade, well-proportioned margins, Very Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate
2,100
900
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