United States Stamps continued...

**1895-1898 Bureau Issues continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
241		265	#265, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, premium mint example, radiant color and a very strong impression on immaculate paper, unusually large and well balanced margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	65.00 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
242		267a	#267a, 2c Carmine, Ty. III, imperforate, pristine horizontal pair, brilliantly fresh color, large margins, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	for hinged 225.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
243		269	#269, 4c Dark brown, precisely centered amid unusually wide margins for this value, rich luxuriant color and a crisp impression, o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; 2001 PSE and 2002 PF certificates. (Image)	87.50 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
244		270	#270, 5c Chocolate, bottom sheet-margin plate no. 192 single, extravagantly large and well balanced margins, deep luxuriant color, o.g., barest trace of hinging, extremely fine gem; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image)	37.50 SOLD for $70.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
245		270b	#270b, 5c Chocolate, imperforate, horizontal pair, large margins all around, deeply rich color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	275.00 SOLD for $190.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
246		272	#272, 8c Violet brown, exceedingly well centered amid much larger margins than usual, deep rich color and a crisp impression, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a difficult value to find in this gem condition; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	150.00 SOLD for $360.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
247	O	272a	#272a, 8c Violet brown, watermarked "USIR" in error, exceedingly well centered within extraordinarily large margins, rich luxuriant color and a crisp detailed impression, light magenta straightline cancel, extremely fine; a most impressive used example of this rare and undervalued stamp; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
248		272b	#272b, 8c Violet brown imperforate, gem quality horizontal pair, very large and even margins all around, striking prooflike color and impression, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)	450.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
249		273a	#273a, 10c Dark green, imperforate, horizontal pair, large margins all around, wonderfully fresh color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a select quality pair; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	350.00 SOLD for $240.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
250		274	#274, 15c Dark blue, superb mint single, possessing exceptional physical attributes that would please even the most demanding collector, including being incredibly fresh, with prooflike color and impression on immaculate paper, precisely centered within large margins, pristine o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem in every regard; 2003 PF certificate. (Image)	550.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
251		274	#274, 15c Dark blue, "post office" fresh mint single, deep luxuriant color and a razor-sharp impression on especially bright paper, wonderfully well centered within large margins, pristine o.g., n.h., choice very fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	550.00 SOLD for $675.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
252		277	#277, $2.00 Bright blue, a highly desirable mint example, being one of the few certified never hinged copies of this scarce high value we have seen, brilliantly fresh and crisp, lovely rich color and a well defined impression on immaculate paper, pristine o.g. without a single gum bend or skip, never hinged, certainly extremely fine considering this stamp's exceptional overall physical attributes; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)	2,750.00 SOLD for $2,800.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
253		278	#278, $5.00 Dark green, handsome mint example of this rare Bureau high value, luxuriously rich color and a crisp impression, nicely centered and margined, o.g., h.r., nearly very fine. (Image)	2,300.00 SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
254		282	#282, 6c Lake, exceptional mint single, marvelously well 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; 2003 PF certificate. (Image)	110.00 SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
255		282	#282, 6c Lake, highly select mint example, being in a condition that would please the perfectionist, flawless centering, large margins, gorgeous intense color and impression, o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; 2001 PSE certificate erroneously identifying this as Scott #271. (Image)	110.00 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
256		282	#282, 6c Lake, pristine mint single, well centered, deep rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1999 PSE certificate. (Image)	110.00 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
257		282C	#282C, 10c Brown, Ty. I, an absolutely spectacular quality mint example of this always difficult and truly scarce stamp, possessing numerous exceptional physical qualities, including having an incredible overall brilliance and freshness, with stunningly rich color and a prooflike impression on immaculate paper, plus its centering is outstanding amid margins that are uncharacteristically wide, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; among the finest mint #282C's we have ever offered; 1998 PF certificate (top sheet selvage subsequently removed). (Image)	450.00 SOLD for $2,300.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
258		283	#283, 10c Orange brown, Ty. II, wonderfully choice mint single, brilliantly fresh and crisp, bright color, exceptionally well centered and margined, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; actually quite elusive in this premium never hinged condition; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)	310.00 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM
259		284	#284, 15c Olive green, seldom seen premium quality mint example, exceedingly fresh, gloriously rich color and a well incised impression, very well centered within large margins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	375.00 SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

**1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
260		286	#286, 2c Trans-Mississippi, a striking mint example of a relatively common stamp in anything but common condition, featuring extravagantly large margins all around and being wonderfully well centered within them, gorgeous intense color and a prooflike impression, even its perforations are uniformly intact all around, immaculate o.g., n.h., a superb gem for the perfectionist; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	60.00 SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

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