United States Stamps continued...

1895-1898 BUREAU ISSUES continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
761		274	#274, 15c Dark blue, pristine bottom partial imprint sheet-margin mint single, featuring deep luxuriant color and a vivid impression on clean white paper, attractively centered, unblemished o.g., never hinged, very fine and remarkably choice; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	$625.00 SOLD for $575.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
762		274a	#274a, 15c Dark blue, imperforate, horizontal pair, large margins, deep luxuriant color and an especially intense impression on fresh white paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a very scarce error pair; 1994 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,100.00 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
763		275b	#275b, 50c Orange imperforate, horizontal pair, large margins all around, strong color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; especially rare in this choice quality; 1994 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,250.00 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
764		276	#276, $1.00 Black, Ty. I, strong color and impression, well centered, o.g., faint trace of a crease at top left, otherwise very fine; clear 1993 APS certificate and a 2005 PF certificate. (Image)	$675.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
765		276b	#276b, $1.00 Black, Ty. I, imperforate, a remarkably choice horizontal pair of this imperforate rarity, marvelously fresh, with intense color and a razor-sharp impression on bright paper, large well balanced margins all around, pristine o.g. with just the barest trace of a hinge mark, extremely fine; a gem pair that is completely free of the faults which seem to affect so many of the Bureau issue imperforates; only 50 pairs can possibly exist; 1991 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom pair; ex-Floyd. (Image)	$1,600.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
766		277	#277, $2.00 Bright blue, near perfect centering within uncharacteristically large margins, gloriously rich color and a strong impression on fresh white paper, especially clean full o.g. that has been only very lightly hinged, extremely fine; a choice original gum Two Dollar Watermarked Bureau issue and rarely found in this gem condition; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,100.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
767		277a	#277a, $2.00 Dark blue, exceptionally well centered and margined, deep luxuriant color and a razor-sharp impression, slightly disturbed o.g., choice very fine. (Image)	$1,100.00 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
768		277b	#277b, $2.00 Bright blue imperforate, a most impressive horizontal pair, featuring huge margins all around, eye-arresting deep intense color and a remarkably vivid impression on bright white paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; certainly one of the finest pairs of the 50 that are possible. (Image)	$3,500.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
769		278	#278, $5.00 Dark green, exceedingly well centered amid much larger margins than are typically associated with this rare high value, strikingly intense color and a razor-sharp impression on fresh paper, o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine; an especially desirable stamp in this premium condition which are few and far between; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,300.00 SOLD for $3,500.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
770		278	#278, $5.00 Dark green, exceedingly well centered within unusually large margins, strikingly intense color and impression which contrast well with this stamp's bright fresh paper, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; an especially rare and challenging stamp in this premium condition; 1988 and 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,300.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
771		278	#278, $5.00 Dark green, unusually fresh mint example, with deep luxuriant color and an especially vivid impression on clean white paper, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,300.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
772		278a	#278a, $5.00 Dark green imperforate, handsome horizontal pair of this imperforate rarity, large margins all around, deep luxuriant color, o.g., extremely fine; only 50 pairs can possibly exist, many of which are found with gum faults; 1992 PF certificate; ex-Floyd. (Image)	$3,500.00 SOLD for $2,200.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
773		280b	#280b, 4c Orange brown, marvelously well centered within unusually large margins, sumptuously rich color and impression on immaculate paper, plus crisp full even perforations, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a pristine gem; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	$75.00 SOLD for $200.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
774		281	#281, 5c Dark blue, exceptional mint single, flawlessly centered amid considerably larger margins than usual, fabulously bright and fresh, with sumptuously rich color and a well incised impression, immaculate o.g. without a single gum bend or skip, n.h., an extremely fine gem for the most fastidious collector; 1996 and 2003 PF certificates. (Image)	$87.50 SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
775		282C	#282C, 10c Brown, Ty. I, incredibly well centered amid extravagantly large margins which are most uncharacteristic of this stamp, deep luxuriant color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged only once, an extremely fine gem; far more difficult to find with margins of this size than most collectors realize; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	$200.00 SOLD for $575.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
776	EDU	284	#284, 15c Olive green, tied along with 6c Lake (#282) to 2c Green entire (#U311) by Boston oval pmks., March 22 boxed registry handstamp at bottom left, sent to Puerto Rico, with April 1, 1899 receiving backstamp, making this the earliest documented usage, beating the currently listed date of May 1, 1899 by over a month, registry label overlaps 15c stamp, very fine; only recently discovered and offered for the first time; 2005 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $1,250.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXPOSITION

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
777		287	#287, 4c Trans-Mississippi, unused, excellent centering within extraordinarily large margins, attractive color, regummed, extremely fine; 1990 PF certificate (o.g., n.h. by omission) and a 2005 PSE certificate. (Image)	$140.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
778		289	#289, 8c Trans-Mississippi, top margin plate no. 643 sheet-margin single, beautifully centered, with larger margins than normally found on this difficult value, especially deep luxuriant color and an intense impression, fresh o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$475.00 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
779		289	#289, 8c Trans-Mississippi, beautifully centered single, with larger margins than normally found on this difficult value, especially deep luxuriant color and an intense impression, o.g., n.h., trivial gum bends, extremely fine; clear 1998 PF certificate. (Image)	$475.00 SOLD for $500.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
780		289a	#289a, 8c Trans-Mississippi, vertical pair, imperforate horizontally, quite well centered, strikingly intense color and impression, full o.g., very fine and choice. Only one sheet of of fifty stamps (twenty-five pairs) was ever found of this important classic era error rarity. Nearly all possess similar centering to this example. However, unlike a number of known pairs which have heavy gum creases and other faults, this particular pair is completely fault free and has full clean original gum. A rare opportunity to acquire one of the finest pairs of the Eight Cent Trans-Mississippi, imperforate horizontally, in existence. Accompanied by a 1997 PF certificate; ex-Floyd. (Image)	$25,000.00 SOLD for $22,000.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM