Bid on Lots in Sale 902
| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | |
| 1355 | |
60c Pink, 1894 Issue
(PR98). Original gum, natural vertical gum crease at left, tiny scuff
speck to the right of "RS"VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE 60-CENT 1894 NEWSPAPER ISSUE IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL NEWSPAPER STAMPS. ONLY ELEVEN ARE CONTAINED IN OUR RECORDS. Of the eleven copies contained in our records, only two are potentially sound, and neither is as well-centered as the example offered here. This example is one of the best-centered copies. With 1990 P.S.E. certificate (Image) |
60,000.00 |
| 1356 | |
96c Pink, 1894 Issue
(PR99). Original gum, h.r., deep rich color, vertical gum crease,
accompanying certificate notes "horizontal and vertical creases" which are
not readily apparentFINE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 96-CENT 1894 NEWSPAPER ISSUE. This is the first example we have offered since our 1993 Rarities sale. None was offered in the Floyd, Lessin or Lyons sale. We have not completed our census work for this rarity, but we feel confident in stating that this will prove to be one of the rarest of all newspaper stamps. With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image) |
50,000.00 |
| 1357 | |
$6.00 Pale Blue, 1894 Issue
(PR101). Unused (no gum), brilliant color, choice centering for this
difficult issueEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE $6.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. ONLY FIFTEEN UNUSED EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION, MOST OF WHICH HAVE VARYING DEGREES OF FAULTS. THE EXAMPLE OFFERED HERE IS ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE. With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image) |
60,000.00 |
| 1358 | |
$6.00 Pale Blue, 1894 Issue
(PR101). Unused (no gum), brilliant color, natural s.e. at top, tiny
thin spot at top not mentioned on accompanying certificateVERY FINE AND CHOICE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE $6.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. ONLY FIFTEEN UNUSED EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION, MOST OF WHICH HAVE VARYING DEGREES OF FAULTS. With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image) |
60,000.00 |
| 1359 | |
$5.00 Ultramarine, 1895 Issue
(PR109). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color on bright
paperVERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS ISSUE. SELDOM SEEN IN SOUND CONDITION. With 2005 P.F. certificate (Image) |
1,850.00 |
| 1360 | |
$50.00 Dull Rose, 1895 Issue
(PR112). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, wide margins for
this difficult issueEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $50.00 1895 UNWATERMARKED NEWSPAPER ISSUE. With 2002 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90) (Image) |
2,750.00 |