Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Session Five (lots 2881-3003): Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at 10:30am continued...

1895 Watermarked and 1897-1903 Change of Colors Bureau Issues (Scott 264-284) continued...

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Lot Description

2979

$1.00 Black Ty. I, Imperforate (276b). Horizontal pair, original gum, h.r., large to full margins, Very Fine (Image)

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$ 1,450.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

2980

$1.00 Black, Ty. I-II (276-276A). Type I with bold cancel, well-balanced margins, Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate, Type II with three balanced margins and closer at top, essentially face-free cancel, a strong Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 295.00

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

2981

$1.00 Black, Ty. I-II (276-276A). Mint N.H. wide top imprint and plate no. 76 strip of three, left stamp Ty. I, middle and right stamps Ty. II, intense shade, choice margins and centering, fresh in every respect

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF THE 1895 $1.00 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, COMBINING TYPES I AND II.

The $1.00 1894-1895 Bureau Issue was printed in plates of 200 subjects. The plate consisted of fifteen vertical rows of Type I and five vertical rows of Type II, which accounts for the scarcity of Type II compared with Type I. There are only ten positions on the plate which yield combination pairs, and only two which yield imprint and plate number multiples. This Mint N.H. strip is an exceptional rarity and the first we have offered in at least 25 years. This strip was held for generations after being purchased from the post office in the 1890s.

With 2019 P.S.E. certificate for a strip of ten. Unpriced in Scott as Mint N.H. Scott value for three Mint N.H. singles, which does not convey the rarity of this piece (Image)

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$ 9,300.00

SOLD for $5,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

2982

$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Mint N.H. with extra wide top selvage, crisp impression, well-centered, Very Fine and choice, with copy of 2019 P.S.E. certificate for a plate strip of ten (this stamp Position 9) (Image)

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$ 3,750.00

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

2983

$1.00 Black, Ty. I (276). Mint N.H. with extra wide top selvage, intense shade, well-centered, natural gum wrinkle, fresh and Very Fine, with copy of 2019 P.S.E. certificate for a plate strip of ten (this stamp Position 3) (Image)

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$ 1,800.00

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

2984

$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Unused (regummed), intense shade and impression, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate as original gum, which it clearly is not, Scott value as no gum (Image)

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$ 500.00

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

2985

$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, fresh and Fine, a scarce original-gum block of the 1895 $1.00 Type II Watermarked issue (Image)

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$ 5,500.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
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2986

$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Block of four, original gum, multiple h.r., decent centering and margins, top stamps small faults including wrinkle and thin spots, bottom right stamp added perf tip, overall Fine-Very Fine appearance, a scarce block (Image)

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$ 5,000.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

2987

$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Block of four, crisp impression on fresh paper, well-centered, New York oval registry cancels, few minor perf separations at middle, Very Fine and choice, a very scarce used block, ex Twigg-Smith, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 1,500.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
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2988

$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Mint N.H. with wide top selvage, deep rich color and detailed impression, well-centered

VERY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 $2.00 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE WITH WIDE TOP SELVAGE. A BEAUTIFUL STAMP.

With copy of 2019 P.S.E. certificate for a plate strip of ten (this stamp Position 2). (Image)

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$ 2,900.00

SOLD for $1,900.00
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2989

$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Mint N.H. wide top imprint and plate no. 84 strip of three, gorgeous color, attractive centering and margins, center and left stamps with very slight gum scratch at bottom not mentioned on accompanying certificate

VERY FINE AND INCREDIBLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF THE $2.00 1895 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.

This issue was printed from only one printing plate -- Plate 84. This is only the second Mint N.H. imprint and plate number strip we have offered in more than 25 years. This strip was held for generations after being purchased from the post office in the 1890s. Lewis Kaufman records only five full plate blocks of this issue and all are hinged (the last we offered realized $160,000 hammer in our 2009 sale of the "MLG" collection). This is a rare opportunity to combine the desirable attributes of a scarce wide top position piece with Mint N.H. gum.

With clear 2019 P.S.E. certificate for a strip of ten. Unpriced in Scott as Mint N.H.. Scott value for three Mint N.H. singles, which does not convey the rarity of this piece (Image)

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$ 8,700.00

SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction