1895, 4¢ dark brown, intense dark brown color, plate numbers 196 & 197 and imprint strips of 10, o.g., never hinged, Fine or better. Scott No. 269  $2,650. $0 (Image)

1895, 4¢ dark brown, diagonal bisect, bottom left diagonal half, tied across cut by bold "Wadham's Mills N.Y. Apr 1 12 PM 1898" cds, second strike at left, on locally addressed cover to Rev. Edw. J. Abbott, Postmaster's notation "Out of .1 & .2 $ G.H.P." at top right where rest of stamp would have been; reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 269 var.  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. A RARE 4¢ 1895 BUREAU ISSUE BISECT, APPARENTLY DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF 1¢ OR 2¢ STAMPS AT WADLAM'S MILLS, ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED. The Whitpain collection contained a matching pair of covers used on the same day from Wadham's Mills N.Y. that realized $2,645 each in 2009. All three covers have the matching notation by the postmaster noting the 1¢ and 2¢ stamp shortage. $0 (Image)