Puerto Rico, 1898, 5¢ black, Coamo issue. Type II, position 1, o.g., very lightly hinged, particularly large margins for his narrowly spaced issue, bold shade and very fresh, Extremely Fine and choice, a truly exceptional gem; with 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 201  $700. $0 (Image)

Puerto Rico, 1898, 5¢ black, Coamo issue. Type I, position 5, without gum, full margins, deep shade, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, ex Plass; with 1986 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 201  $650. $0 (Image)

Puerto Rico, 1898, 5¢ black, Coamo issue. Complete sheet of 10, o.g., lightly hinged only at top only affecting 4 stamps, full margins all round, fresh, Extremely Fine, an exceptional full setting of the 5¢ Coamo Provisional issue, with only 500 issued and only a few such sheets in existence; with 1996 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 201  $10,000. $0 (Image)

Puerto Rico, 1898, 5¢ black, Coamo issue. Type II, position 1, blue 1899 town cancel, clear to large margins, small thin spot at bottom, still Very Fine, extremely scarce in used condition, with only 500 of the 5¢ Coamo issued; with 1996 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 201  $1,100. $0 (Image)

Puerto Rico, 1898 Registered cover to New York City. Franked with U.S. 1898 5¢ dark blue, pair and strip of three (natural s.e.'s at right) tied by light oval cancels, purple "Registered, Sep 18, 1898, Military Station No. 1, Washington, D.C., Ponce, Ponce, Porto Rico." 4-line date stamp, reverse with return address from captain in Arroyo; light tone spots on stamps and small portion of back flap missing, F.-V.F. Scott No. U.S. 281  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)