$1.00 Black, Ty. I (261).
Original gum, lightly hinged, beautiful intense shade and sharp proof-like
impression on brilliant white paper, superbly centered with incredibly wide
and even margins all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A GORGEOUS ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TYPE II UNWATERMARKED 1894 ISSUE.
The stamp offered here is a true condition rarity with perfect centering and well-formed perforations.
With 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)
$1.00 Black (261).
Original gum, barely hinged, detailed impressionEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TYPE I UNWATERMARKED 1894 BUREAU ISSUE.
With 1991 P.F. certificate for pair (Image)
$1.00 Black, Ty. II
(261A). Original gum, lightly hinged, Jumbo marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A HUGE COPY OF THE $1.00 TYPE II UNWATERMARKED 1894 BUREAU ISSUE.
With 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)
$2.00 Bright Blue (262).
Original gum, rich color on bright paper, almost perfectly centered with
wide and well-balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)
$2.00 Bright Blue (262).
Original gum, barely hinged, deep rich color on bright paperVERY FINE AND CHOICE LIGHTLY-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
With 1992 P.F. certificate. (Image)
$5.00 Dark Green (263).
Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color and sharp proof-like
impression, choice centering with nicely balanced margins all
aroundEXTREMELY FINE. THE $5.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE IS A RARE STAMP THAT IS SELDOM SEEN WITH SUCH WIDE MARGINS AND CHOICE CENTERING.
Two experts' tiny backstamps. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)
$5.00 Dark Green (263).
Original gum, barely hinged, intense shade and impression on crisp
paperVERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1894 UNWAYTERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. SCARCE IN SUCH PRISTINE CONDITION.
With 1977 A.P.S. certificate. (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 UNWATERMARKED 1894 BUREAU ISSUE.
This stamp is exceedingly rare with such enormous margins, With 2002 P.F. certificate for block of four which does not mention any gum staining. With 2003 P.F. certificate as single.
1c-$5.00 1897 Universal Postal
Congress Overprints (264SO-276SO, 277SO-278SO). Unused (no gum), rich
colors, few minor imperfections, otherwise Very Fine, 125 sets were
distributed to delegates to the Universal Postal Congress in 1897, most
sets (including this one) are not intact
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6c Dull Brown, USIR Watermark
(271a). Original gum, lightly hinged, clear "R" of watermark, rich
color on bright white paperVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1895 ISSUE WITH USIR WATERMARK. ONLY FOUR SINGLES AND A PAIR HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE WITH ORIGINAL GUM BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
The 6c USIR Watermark is considerably rarer than the 8c, especially in original-gum condition. The P.F. records contain only four singles. Of these, one has perfs touching the design at top, and one is also very close on one side. The pair with original gum in the P.F. records is a top sheet margin horizontal pair, with part of the imprint above the left stamp. Please refer to lot 337 in the Twigg-Smith catalogue (Sale 835) for census information on used copies.
With 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)
8c Violet Brown, USIR
Watermark (272a). Bottom imprint and plate no. strip of three, clear
"I" and "R" of watermark at right, original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich
color, tiny natural paper wrinkle in selvage at bottom leftVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF THE 8-CENT "USIR" WATERMARK VARIETY. ONLY THREE SUCH IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIPS ARE KNOWN. THERE ARE NO LARGER IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER MULTIPLES.
Our census of Scott 272a records only 66 copies. The variety was created when the stock of paper intended for use on revenue stamps was inadvertantly used for regular-issue stamps. (Image)