1894 $1 black, type I, small h.r., wide margins all around, minute thin speck, still v.f., with 2018 PFC, cat. $1000 (Cat No. 261) (Image)

Cat. $1000, Est.$250

1894 $2 dark blue, $5 green, each double Registry cancels, good color, with 2016 and 2017 PFCs, cat. $3800 (Cat No. 262,263) (Image)

Cat. $3800, Est.$750

1895 1c-$5 imperforate horizontal pairs, complete set of 13, l.h. or h.r. (few low values with slightly disturbed gum), 6c with faint thin, mostly fine-v.f., rare set of imperforate pairs, only 50-100 of each printed, with APS, PFC and PSE certificates for several pairs, cat. $12275 (Cat No. 264-278P) (Image)

Cat. $12275, Est.$7,000

1895 Watermarked USIR, 6c dull brown used, well centered, good color, v.f., with 2017 (Graded VF-80, used) PSE certificate. A beautiful and rare 6c with the "R" of "ISIR" watermark, only 27 (!) examples recorded, this being one the better known. The "USIR" (United States Internal Revenue) watermark error occurred when a supply of paper reserved for revenue stamp production was used for printing the 6c and 8c postage stamps. Unlike its more common 8c counterpart, the 6c is an extremely rare stamp. Only 24 used copies certified as genuine by The Philatelic Foundation, plus three uncertified copies. Many examples have perfs either close or touching the design, cat. $8500 (Cat No. 271a) (Image)

Cat. $8500, Est.$4,500

1895 8c violet brown, bottom sheet margin, part imprint single, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., with 2017 PFC for a strip of three from which this originated, cat. $210 (Cat No. 272) (Image)

Cat. $210, Est.$120

1895 $5 dark green, never hinged, well centered, nice color, v.f., with 1996 PSE certificate (the selvage at top, present at time of the certificate, has been subsequently separated), cat. $6250 (Cat No. 278) (Image)

Cat. $6250, Est.$2,500

1895 $5 dark green, deep color, h.r., fresh and fine stamp, with 1992 PFC, cat. $2000 (Cat No. 278) (Image)

Cat. $2000, Est.$750

1895 $5 dark green, used, well centered, tiny thin, fine appearance, with 2018 PFC, cat. $600 (Cat No. 278) (Image)

Cat. $600, Est.$150