Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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United States Stamps continued...

1894 BUREAU ISSUES continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

741

261A

#261A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, exceedingly well centered, strong color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a very scarce stamp in this premium quality; 2005 PF certificate. (Image)

$2,300.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

742

261A

#261A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, nicely centered, strong color, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)

$2,300.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

743

262

#262, $2.00 Bright blue, bright rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 1982 PF certificate. (Image)

$3,250.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

744

263

#263, $5.00 Dark green, unusually well centered within particularly "tall" margins, deep rich color, o.g., tiny horizontal crease in the top margin at left, otherwise choice very fine; clear 1984 PF certificate. (Image)

$5,000.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

1895-1898 BUREAU ISSUES

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

745

264

#264, 1c Blue, gem top sheet-margin partial imprint single, possessing incredibly intense color and impression, marvelously well centered and margined, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and striking; 1992 PF certificate for a strip of three, this being the left stamp. (Image)

$17.50

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

746

264c

#264c, 1c Blue, imperforate, vertical pair, large margins all around, deep rich color, o.g., l.h., extremely fine. (Image)

$275.00

SOLD for $75.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

747

265

#265, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, premium mint example, remarkably brilliant color and a very strong impression on immaculate paper, unusually large and well balanced margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)

$77.50

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

748

266-267

#266-267, 2c Carmine, Ty. II-III se-tenant combination pair, the left stamp being type II and the right stamp type III, remarkably well centered, gorgeous bright color on pristine white paper, unblemished o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; the Two Cent Bureau combination pair is quite scarce and greatly undercataloged, especially when found in this gem quality; 2005 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom pair. (Image)

$200.00

SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

749

267

#267, 2c Carmine, Ty. III, flawless centering within extra-large margins, lovely rich color and a crisp impression, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; 2001 PF certificate for a pair, this being the right stamp. (Image)

$14.00

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

750

268

#268, 3c Purple, flawlessly centered within large margins, prooflike color and impression on brilliantly white paper, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)

$97.50

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

751

268

#268, 3c Purple, very well centered within wide margins, rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2004 PSE certificate. (Image)

$97.50

SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

752

EDU

268

#268, 3c Purple, tied by New York, Jan. 31, 1895 duplex on 2c Green entire to Germany, making this the earliest known usage of #268, (the current Scott catalog lists Feb. 18 as the EDU), stamp has been lifted and put back to verify the watermark, very fine; 2004 APS certificate specifically attesting to its EDU status. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

753

268a

#268a, 3c Purple imperforate, horizontal pair, large even margins, rich color, o.g., extremely fine; 1995 PF certificate; ex-Floyd. (Image)

$275.00

SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

754

269

#269, 4c Dark brown, eye-catching full top sheet-margin imprint pair, extraordinarily well centered and margined, especially intense color and prooflike impression, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and handsome pair; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

$250.00

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

755

269a

#269a, 4c Dark brown, imperforate, horizontal pair, large margins all around, o.g., extremely fine. (Image)

$275.00

SOLD for $190.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

756

270

#270, 5c Chocolate, brilliantly fresh, deep luxuriant color, exceptionally well centered within large well balanced margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)

$97.50

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

757

270b

#270b, 5c Chocolate, imperforate, horizontal pair, large margins all around, lovely rich color, o.g., n.h., tiny tear in right margin, extremely fine appearance. (Image)

for hinged $275.00

SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

758

272b

#272b, 8c Violet brown imperforate, horizontal pair, large even margins, strong rich color and a detailed impression, o.g., n.h. (typical natural gum bends), extremely fine. (Image)

for hinged $450.00

SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

759

273a

#273a, 10c Dark green, imperforate, horizontal pair, large even margins all around, rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1992 PF certificate; ex-Floyd. (Image)

$350.00

SOLD for $375.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

760

274

#274, 15c Dark blue, an incomparable mint example that is the epitome of perfection, as each and every aspect of this remarkable stamp is quite extraordinary, from its mathematically precise centering to its spectacularly intense color and prooflike impression on immaculately white paper, even its perforations are uniformly full and intact, unblemished o.g. without a single gum bend or skip, never hinged, in a word - superb; a stamp for the collector who seeks stamps which cannot be replaced with a finer example; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

$625.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM