United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

**1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 246-284) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1874		10c Green, Imperforate (258a). Horizontal pair, original gum, h.r., rich color, large margins, Very Fine and choice (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	500.00 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
1875		10c Green, Imperforate (258a). Block of four with part Type I imprint and plate no. 63 at right, original gum, large margins to full, few small thin spots at bottom, Very Fine appearance, an attractive multiple, full sheets of 400 of the 3c, 4c, 5c and 10c values were removed from the Bureau and became available to collectors, they were not gummed when they came from the Bureau, but were later unofficially gummed (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,100.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1876		$1.00 Black (261). Intense shade and detailed impression on bright paper, unusually wide margins, Extremely Fine, a huge stamp, ex Collier, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	375.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
1877		$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade, well-centered, tiny internal crease and tiny thin near bottom, Very Fine appearance, with 1976, 2001 P.F. and 2002 P.S.E. certificates (OG, VG 50, SMQ $530.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,100.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
1878		$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade on bright white paper, a strong Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,100.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1879		$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Mint N.H., vivid color and fine impression, light natural gum crease and reperfed at left, Fine appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	8,750.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1880		$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Original gum, very lightly hinged, rich color on bright paper VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 $2.00 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. With 2006 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,750.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
1881°		$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Unused (no gum), rich color and detailed impression on bright paper, perfectly centered EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A PHENOMENAL EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 $2.00 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED IN ANY CATEGORY AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE IT. With 2012 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 95, SMQ $1,650.00 as 95). This is the highest grade awarded in any category and the only example to achieve this grade. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,000.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1882		$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Bottom imprint and plate no. 84 strip of three, original gum, bit heavy h.r., thin spots on left and right stamps, horizontal crease, second crease at right, left stamp separated and expertly reattached, otherwise Very Good, a rare multiple -- the full plate block catalogues $45,000.00 -- Scott Retail as intact strip (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	13,500.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
1883		$5.00 Dark Green (263). Slightly disturbed original gum, h.r., few unpunched perfs at left and some gum soaked perfs at top otherwise, Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	4,500.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1884		$5.00 Dark Green (263). Rich color on bright paper, unobtrusive cancel, fresh and Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,750.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction

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