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The Merlin Collection of Superb Quality 19th and 20th Century United States Stamps continued...

1894 Bureau Issue (Scott 246-263)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
226 og Image1c Ultramarine (246). Original gum, lightly hinged, radiant color on crisp paper, perfectly centered with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a stamp of massive proportions, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Superb 98 Jumbo, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $250.00 as 98), this is the highest grade awarded and the only example to achieve it (Image)

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 30.00

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
227 nh Image1c Blue (247). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression on bright paper, unusually choice centering with Jumbo margins, long and full perforations all around

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 ONE-CENT BLUE ON UNWATERMARKED PAPER.

With 2000 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $2,100.00 as 95, unpriced as 98). This is the highest grade awarded and only two others share it. (Image)

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 190.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
228 og Image2c Pink, Ty. I (248). Original gum, single hinge mark, brilliant color, mathematically perfect centering with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a phenomenal stamp, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Gem 100 Jumbo, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $250.00 as 98), this is the highest grade possible on the grading chart and this is the only stamp to be awarded this grade in any category (used, No Gum, OG or Mint N.H.) (Image)

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 30.00

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
229 nh Image2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (249). Mint N.H., beautiful dark shade and proof-like impression on fresh paper, long full perfs all around, mathematically perfect centering with Jumbo margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SPECTACULAR ONE-OF-A-KIND EXAMPLE OF THE UNWATERMARKED 2-CENT TYPE I 1894 ISSUE IN THE CARMINE LAKE SHADE. THIS MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED STAMP HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF GEM 100 JUMBO BY P.S.E. -- IT IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS ULTIMATE GRADE.

As collectors of the First Bureau Issue know, great difficulty was experienced in perforating the stamps, either due to poor equipment or improper operation. Choppy, ragged perfs and poor centering are so common on this issue that it is often possible to separate the 1894 unwatermarked stamps from the 1895 watermarked stamps by the appearance of the perforations alone. This example, with precise centering, Jumbo margins and perfectly formed perforations is an extreme condition rarity.

Ex Whitman. With 1995 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Gem 100 Jumbo, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $14,300.00 as 98). This is the only stamp to achieve this perfect grade in the P.S.E. Population Report. No other examples in any condition grade above 98J (Image)

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 450.00

SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
230 og Image2c Carmine, Ty. I (250). Original gum, single hinge mark, vibrant color, enormous margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95, SMQ $135.00 as 95, $230.00 as 98), only two have graded higher and none share this grade (Image)

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 30.00

SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
231 nh Image2c Carmine, Ty. II (251). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright white paper, almost perfectly centered amid wide margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT TYPE II 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.

With 2002 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $9,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded and only one other example shares this grade (Image)

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 1,100.00

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
232 nh Image2c Carmine, Ty. III (252). Mint N.H., brilliant color, unusually choice centering with balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 2-CENT TYPE III UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE IN THE CARMINE COLOR. THIS STAMP HAS BEEN GIVEN THE GRADE OF 95 BY P.S.E.

With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $3,900.00). Only one has graded higher (at 98) and two others share this grade. (Image)

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 375.00

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
233 nh Image3c Purple (253). Mint N.H., bright shade and paper, detailed impression, long and full perforations all around

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 3-CENT UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.

With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $3,400.00). Only one has graded higher (at 98) and seven others share this grade. (Image)

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 325.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
234 nh Image4c Dark Brown (254). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression, phenomenal centering with Jumbo margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 4-CENT UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED. A TRULY REMARKABLE STAMP.

With 1999 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $11,000.00 as 98). This is the highest grade awarded and only one other shares it. We have never seen the other but we would be interested in comparing margin size as this has the widest we have ever encountered. (Image)

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 525.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
235 og Image5c Chocolate (255). Original gum, single hinge mark, pretty shade on bright paper, wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2004 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (Mint OG, XF-Superb 95, SMQ $360.00) (Image)

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 110.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
236 og Image6c Dull Brown (256). Original gum, lightly hinged, radiant color on bright paper, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95, SMQ $575.00) (Image)

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 160.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

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