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**1893 Columbian Exposition continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
221		244	#244, $4.00 Columbian, deep color, o.g., lightly hinged, nearly very fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	2,900.00 SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
222	O	244	#244, $4.00 Columbian, well centered within extravagantly large margins, strong fresh color, neatly and centrally struck 1893 Tomkinsville, N.Y. c.d.s, tiny perforation crease at bottom, otherwise an extremely fine and most attractive example. (Image)	1,350.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
223		244a	#244a, $4.00 Columbian, the rose carmine shade, exceptional centering within large margins, particularly deep color for the rose carmine shade, full o.g. which the current certificate describes as slightly disturbed, extremely fine; clear 1985 PF certificate and a 2002 PSE certificate (as a #244). (Image)	2,900.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
224		245	#245, $5.00 Columbian, very well centered within lavishly large margins, strong color and impression, full o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	3,250.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
225	O	245	#245, $5.00 Columbian, an especially choice used example that is one of the freshest and most lightly cancelled $5.00 Columbians we have ever seen, featuring extraordinarily fresh color and a crisp impression on brilliantly white paper, exceedingly well centered as well, very lightly cancelled in the top right corner only, leaving the central portion of the stamp completely cancel free, extremely fine; a most impressive stamp for the collector assembling a gem set of used Columbians; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	1,700.00 SOLD for $1,450.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
226	O	245	#245, $5.00 Columbian, an extraordinarily choice used example that is one of the few truly premium quality examples that can be found with a desirable town postmark versus the more commonly seen registry cancel, wonderfully well centered amid extravagantly large margins, deep rich color and a particularly clean impression on bright paper, neat strike of a Chicago, Ill. c.d.s., extremely fine; an especially handsome used Five Dollar Columbian; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	1,700.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
227	O	245	#245, $5.00 Columbian, deep color and a razor-sharp impression, nicely centered and margined, lightly struck target cancel, extremely fine; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)	1,700.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM

**1894 Bureau Issues**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
228		247	#247, 1c Blue, superb left sheet-margin partial imprint single, flawlessly centered amid extravagantly large margins, deep luxuriant color and a crisp impression on bright fresh paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a pristine gem for the most fastidious collector; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	125.00 SOLD for $675.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
229		248a	#248a, 2c Pink, Ty. I, vertical pair, imperforate horizontally, rich color, full fresh o.g., lightly hinged, insignificant corner crease, still very fine; and enormously rare error, this very pair is illustrated in the 2002 Catalogue of Errors on U.S. Postage Stamps by Stephen R. Datz; clear 1980 PF certificate and a 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	2,000.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
230		249	#249, 2c Carmine lake, Ty. I, a striking mint example of this always difficult stamp, extraordinarily well centered within huge margins, plus its color is particularly rich and its impression deeply etched on bright paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; jumbo never hinged examples of this stamp are almost never encountered and are highly sought after; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)	290.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
231		250	#250, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, gem mint single that is exceptionally well centered within extravagantly large margins, dazzling bright color on fresh white paper, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine and striking; 2002 PF certificate for a pair, this being the top stamp. (Image)	60.00 SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
232		251	#251, 2c Carmine, Ty. II, a magnificent mint example of this truly scarce and surprisingly difficult stamp, in fact, we believe this to be the finest quality Two Cent Type II 1895 Bureau issue we have ever offered, as every aspect of this stamp would please the most demanding condition conscious collector, from its mathematically precise centering amid extravagantly large margins, to its intense prooflike color and impression on brilliantly fresh paper, immaculate o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem that is certain to realize several multiples of its catalog value; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	550.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
233		252	#252, 2c Carmine, Ty. III, pristine left sheet-margin partial imprint single, wonderfully fresh, radiant color, well centered, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a very scarce stamp in such select quality; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	240.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
234		252	#252, 2c Carmine, Ty. III, top margin plate no. 143 single, brilliantly fresh, well centered, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	240.00 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
235		256	#256, 6c Dull brown, excellent centering within extraordinarily large margins, strong color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	175.00 SOLD for $220.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
236		258	#258, 10c Dark green, a gem mint example of this, which is one of the most challenging of all the Bureau issues to find both in premium quality and never hinged, possessing mathematically precise centering within large margins, beautifully rich color and a strong well incised impression on crisp paper, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine; when gem examples of this value make their infrequent appearance at auction (this being the first such example we have offered in two years) they invariably realize impressive multiples of their catalog value; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	550.00 SOLD for $2,600.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
237		259	#259, 15c Dark blue, an incredibly choice and handsome mint example, possessing outstanding centering amid extravagantly large margins, strikingly intense color and a deeply incised impression on brilliantly fresh paper, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a rare and desirable stamp in this premium never hinged condition; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	600.00 SOLD for $2,800.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
238		260	#260, 50c Orange, intensely rich color and a sharp detailed impression, well centered, o.g., choice very fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	550.00 SOLD for $310.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
239		261A	#261A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, a fabulous mint example of this truly rare Bureau issue, being in a quality unlike any other we have had the pleasure of offering in our sales, possessing qualities that are virtually impossible to find on the first Bureau issues, and in particular on the elusive high values, with enormously large and perfectly balanced margins all around, its color is deep and luxuriant, and with an excellent clarity of impression on immaculately white paper, especially clean full o.g. which has been very lightly hinged, extremely fine; an incomparable gem which ranks among the very finest of the few choice #261A's in existence; 1978 and 2000 PF certificates. (Image)	2,300.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM
240		261A	#261A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, a choice mint example of this truly rare stamp, possessing virtually perfect centering within large margins, deep color and a crisp detailed impression contribute further to this stamp's overall appeal, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a gem example of the One Dollar Type II unwatermarked Bureau issue; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	2,300.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Closing..Jun-21, 02:00 PM

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