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**1894 BUREAU ISSUE continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
621		253a	#253a, 3c Purple, imperforate, horizontal pair, large margins, bright color, o.g., very fine; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	$300.00 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
622		254	#254, 4c Dark brown, impressive jumbo-margined top sheet-margin plate no. 51 single, possessing margins of exceptional size and being wonderfully well centered within them, deep luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1994 PF certificate; ex-Ainsworth. (Image)	$525.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
623		254a	#254a, 4c Dark brown imperforate, horizontal pair, large balanced margins, strong rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1990 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top pair. (Image)	$300.00 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
624		255	#255, 5c Chocolate, top sheet-margin partial imprint single, beautifully centered, rich luxuriant color and a highly detailed impression on bright paper, o.g., barest trace of hinging (if any), extremely fine; 1993 PF certificate for the strip of three from which this was taken (never hinged by omission). (Image)	$110.00 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction
625		255b	#255b, 5c Chocolate, imperforate, horizontal pair with large even margins all around, lovely rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	$300.00 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
626		255c	#255c, 5c Chocolate, vertical pair, imperforate horizontally, an outstanding quality bottom margin example of this very rare classic perforation error, being in a condition few others can compare, as the majority of existing examples of this error are found with faults and/or very poorly centered, this pair does not suffer from either malady, being completely fault free and possessing near perfect centering, rich luxuriant color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; certainly one of the very finest known of the less than fifty pairs known; 1990 PF certificate for the strip of three from which this came. (Image)	$4,000.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
627		256	#256, 6c Dull brown, strong rich color, well centered, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; 1990 PF certificate for a pair, this being the left stamp. (Image)	$500.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
628		257	#257, 8c Violet brown, bottom sheet-margin plate no. 58 single, precisely centered within large margins, deep prooflike color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1991 PF certificate for the strip of three from which this came. (Image)	$175.00 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
629	u	258	#258, 10c Dark green, a highly desirable mint single, possessing near perfect centering amid large margins, impressively rich color and a deeply etched impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1999 PF certificate and a 2006 PF certificate (XF-Superb 95); ex-Gorham. (Image)	$325.00 SOLD for $725.00 Will close during Public Auction
630		259	#259, 15c Dark blue, a stunning bottom margin plate no. 52 single, possessing the deepest and most intense color we have ever seen on this stamp, as well as an impression that is beyond prooflike, pristine white paper, wonderfully well centered and margined, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an eye-arresting stamp; 1982 and 2000 PF certificates. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
631		260	#260, 50c Orange, outstanding centering amid large margins, brilliantly fresh color, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; a highly desirable example; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)	$525.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
632		261	#261, $1.00 Black, Ty. I, pristine mint example, featuring prooflike color and impression on crisp paper, exceptionally well centered amid margins that are remarkably wide for this particular value, unblemished o.g., never hinged, choice very fine; premium quality never hinged examples of this stamp are truly rare; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	$3,250.00 SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
633		261A	#261A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, a most impressive mint example of this scarce stamp, possessing extraordinary centering within larger margins than typically encountered, deep color and an intense impression on bright white paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a terribly difficult stamp to find in this select quality; 1986 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,200.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1895 BUREAU ISSUE**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
634	u	264	#264, 1c Blue, highly select top margin partial imprint single, marvelously well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, extraordinarily bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; 2004 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $200.00). (Image)	$17.00 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
635		264c-273a	#264c-273a, 1c-10c Watermarked Bureau issue, imperforate, each in a horizontal pair with large margins all around, strong rich colors throughout, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; each accompanied by a 1990 or 1994 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,425.00 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
636	PB	266	#266, 2c Carmine, Ty. II, attractive left margin imprint and plate no. 170 block of six, well centered, bright fresh color, o.g., stamps n.h., lightly hinged in the selvage, very fine; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	$475.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
637	u	267	#267, 2c Carmine, Ty. III, top margin partial imprint single, excellent centering, bright color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and choice; 2008 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; $190.00). (Image)	$16.00 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
638		268	#268, 3c Purple, pristine bottom sheet-margin partial imprint single, extraordinarily well centered and margined, luxuriously rich color and a crisp detailed impression, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; 1998 PF certificate; ex-"Westchester". (Image)	$115.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
639		270	#270, 5c Chocolate, an especially handsome top sheet-margin plate no. 161 single, not only exceedingly well centered and margined, but it also has intensely rich color and a deeply etched impression on immaculate white paper, unblemished o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	$105.00 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
640		271	#271, 6c Dull brown, exceptionally well centered within large margins, strong color and impression, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	$360.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction

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