Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

2002 Rarities of the World continued...

**1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 249 – 263279Be)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2253		2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (249). Mint N.H. left imprint and plate no. block of six, deep rich color, choice centering EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 2-CENT CARMINE LAKE 1894 BUREAU ISSUE ON UNWATERMARKED PAPER. With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,600.00	5,000.00
2254		$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Mint N.H., intense shade on bright paper, choice centering EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED TYPE II BUREAU ISSUE. ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES IN EXISTENCE. Collectors of this issue know that it is extremely difficult to find the first Bureau issue in centered, Mint Never-Hinged condition, particularly the higher denominations. This is mostly due to production problems as the Bureau of Engraving and Printing assumed responsibility for stamp production after the American Bank Note contract expired. With 1998 P.F. certificate for pair (Image)	4,800.00	15,000.00
2255		$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Right sheet margin single, original gum, lightly hinged, beautiful intense shade and sharp proof-like impression, superbly centered with wide and even margins all around EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TYPE II UNWATERMARKED 1894 ISSUE. The stamp offered here is remarkable, with nearly-perfect centering and well-formed perforations. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,300.00	2,200.00
2256		2c Carmine, Horizontal Pair, Ty. II-III (266-267 var). Centered to bottom, vivid color, tied by "Pittsburg[h], Pa. Feb. 6 8 AM '96" machine cancel on cover to local address, earliest recorded use of combination pair, Very Fine, Plate 170 contained three vertical rows of Type II and seven remaining rows of Type III -- this is the earliest recorded se-tenant pair from Pate 170, two known (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,300.00
2258		$1.00 Black, Ty. I-II (276-276A). Horizontal pair with imprint at bottom, left stamp Ty. I, right stamp Ty. II, original gum, lightly hinged, dark shade, remarkably well-centered EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM COMBINATION PAIR OF THE $1.00 1895 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. The $1.00 1894-95 plate -- comprising 200 subjects arranged in two panes of 100 -- included five vertical columns of Type II (50 subjects). The left half of one pane was made up of Type I stamps, and the right half of the same pane comprised Type II stamps. The other pane was entirely Type I. Therefore, where the imprint and plate number appears at top and bottom, the two stamps at right are Type II, and the one stamp at left is Type I. Combination pairs and strips, which exist only between the fifth and sixth columns, are extremely rare and desirable. (Image)	1,400.00	2,500.00
2259		$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color on bright paper, choice centering with well-balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1895 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,100.00	1,250.00
2260		2c Orange Red, Ty. III, Booklet Pane of Six (279Be). Plate no. 1368 at top, cancelled by clear strikes of New York registry oval, well-centered, rich color, trivial corner crease at bottom right, still Very Fine, extremely rare used pane with plate number (reputedly the only one recorded), Scott values a plate no. pane at approximately three times the value of an ordinary pane -- in used condition it is exponentially rarer (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,600.00

1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 249 – 263279Be)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2253

2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (249). Mint N.H. left imprint and plate no. block of six, deep rich color, choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 2-CENT CARMINE LAKE 1894 BUREAU ISSUE ON UNWATERMARKED PAPER.

With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,600.00

5,000.00

2254

$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Mint N.H., intense shade on bright paper, choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED TYPE II BUREAU ISSUE. ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES IN EXISTENCE.

Collectors of this issue know that it is extremely difficult to find the first Bureau issue in centered, Mint Never-Hinged condition, particularly the higher denominations. This is mostly due to production problems as the Bureau of Engraving and Printing assumed responsibility for stamp production after the American Bank Note contract expired.

With 1998 P.F. certificate for pair (Image)

4,800.00

15,000.00

2255

$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Right sheet margin single, original gum, lightly hinged, beautiful intense shade and sharp proof-like impression, superbly centered with wide and even margins all around

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TYPE II UNWATERMARKED 1894 ISSUE.

The stamp offered here is remarkable, with nearly-perfect centering and well-formed perforations.

With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,300.00

2,200.00

2256

2c Carmine, Horizontal Pair, Ty. II-III (266-267 var). Centered to bottom, vivid color, tied by "Pittsburg[h], Pa. Feb. 6 8 AM '96" machine cancel on cover to local address, earliest recorded use of combination pair, Very Fine, Plate 170 contained three vertical rows of Type II and seven remaining rows of Type III -- this is the earliest recorded se-tenant pair from Pate 170, two known (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,300.00

2258

$1.00 Black, Ty. I-II (276-276A). Horizontal pair with imprint at bottom, left stamp Ty. I, right stamp Ty. II, original gum, lightly hinged, dark shade, remarkably well-centered

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM COMBINATION PAIR OF THE $1.00 1895 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.

The $1.00 1894-95 plate -- comprising 200 subjects arranged in two panes of 100 -- included five vertical columns of Type II (50 subjects). The left half of one pane was made up of Type I stamps, and the right half of the same pane comprised Type II stamps. The other pane was entirely Type I. Therefore, where the imprint and plate number appears at top and bottom, the two stamps at right are Type II, and the one stamp at left is Type I. Combination pairs and strips, which exist only between the fifth and sixth columns, are extremely rare and desirable. (Image)

1,400.00

2,500.00

2259

$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color on bright paper, choice centering with well-balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1895 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.

With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,100.00

1,250.00

2260

2c Orange Red, Ty. III, Booklet Pane of Six (279Be). Plate no. 1368 at top, cancelled by clear strikes of New York registry oval, well-centered, rich color, trivial corner crease at bottom right, still Very Fine, extremely rare used pane with plate number (reputedly the only one recorded), Scott values a plate no. pane at approximately three times the value of an ordinary pane -- in used condition it is exponentially rarer (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,600.00