Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

Rare United States Stamps and Covers continued...

**1894-98 Bureau Issues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
3172		5c Chocolate, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (255c). Unused (no gum), beautiful centering with wide margins at top and bottom, rich color, Extremely Fine, scarce, with 2001 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail with gum (Image)	2,500.00	2,400.00
3173		10c Dark Green (258). Mint N.H. with plate no. at right, choice centering with extra wide margins at sides, deep rich color on post-office fresh paper EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED 10-CENT 1894 BUREAU ISSUE. AN EXCEPTIONAL STAMP. We have often written that the difficulties experienced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in perforating its first issue directly caused the scarcity of superb Mint Never-Hinged higher value stamps. Clearly, this applies to the 10c issue as well. With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	650.00	1,600.00
3174		$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Wide sheet margin at right, 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	3,500.00
3175		$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color on bright paper, precise centering EXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. With 2003 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	3,100.00	3,500.00
3176		$5.00 Dark Green (263). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color and proof-like impression, well-centered with nicely balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 UNWATERMARKED 1894 BUREAU ISSUE. This is a challenging issue in this superior grade. With 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)	5,000.00	4,500.00
3177		15c Dark Blue (274). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. strip of three, intense color on bright white paper, post-office fresh and intact, Very Fine and choice, an outstanding plate no. strip, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,950.00	1,700.00
3178		$5.00 Dark Green (278). Original gum, lightly hinged, fresh color, and detailed impression on fresh and bright paper, well-centered EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1895 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. With 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,300.00	1,400.00
3179		2c Red, Ty. IV (279B). Five, tied by segmented cork cancels, "Nogales Ariz. Oct. 6, 1900" circular datestamp on 2c Red registered entire to Mexico, red Nogales registry datestamp, El Paso Tex. rgistry label and Mexican registry handstamps, receiving backstamps, Very Fine, a colorful and very scarce example of the El Paso registry label, which was affixed to registered mail crossing the border to and from Mexico (Image)	E. 750-1,000	600.00

1894-98 Bureau Issues

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3172

5c Chocolate, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (255c). Unused (no gum), beautiful centering with wide margins at top and bottom, rich color, Extremely Fine, scarce, with 2001 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail with gum (Image)

2,500.00

2,400.00

3173

10c Dark Green (258). Mint N.H. with plate no. at right, choice centering with extra wide margins at sides, deep rich color on post-office fresh paper

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED 10-CENT 1894 BUREAU ISSUE. AN EXCEPTIONAL STAMP.

We have often written that the difficulties experienced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in perforating its first issue directly caused the scarcity of superb Mint Never-Hinged higher value stamps. Clearly, this applies to the 10c issue as well.

With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

650.00

1,600.00

3174

$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Wide sheet margin at right, 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

3,500.00

3175

$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color on bright paper, precise centering

EXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.

With 2003 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

3,100.00

3,500.00

3176

$5.00 Dark Green (263). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color and proof-like impression, well-centered with nicely balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 UNWATERMARKED 1894 BUREAU ISSUE.

This is a challenging issue in this superior grade. With 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

5,000.00

4,500.00

3177

15c Dark Blue (274). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. strip of three, intense color on bright white paper, post-office fresh and intact, Very Fine and choice, an outstanding plate no. strip, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,950.00

1,700.00

3178

$5.00 Dark Green (278). Original gum, lightly hinged, fresh color, and detailed impression on fresh and bright paper, well-centered

EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1895 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.

With 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,300.00

1,400.00

3179

2c Red, Ty. IV (279B). Five, tied by segmented cork cancels, "Nogales Ariz. Oct. 6, 1900" circular datestamp on 2c Red registered entire to Mexico, red Nogales registry datestamp, El Paso Tex. rgistry label and Mexican registry handstamps, receiving backstamps, Very Fine, a colorful and very scarce example of the El Paso registry label, which was affixed to registered mail crossing the border to and from Mexico (Image)

E. 750-1,000

600.00