United States Stamps continued...

**1894 Bureau Issues continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1441		253	#253, 3c Purple, uncommonly well centered, rich color, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; 2002 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom left stamp. (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1442	PB	253	#253, 3c Purple, full top margin imprint and plate no. 44 block of six, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., some minor perf. separation at left, fine and scarce. (Image)	$2,500.00 SOLD for $675.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1443		254	#254, 4c Dark brown, marvelously well centered within lavish oversized margins, especially deep and luxuriant color, crisp detailed impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a striking large-margined gem; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1444		254	#254, 4c Dark brown, well centered. strong rich color, o.g., n.h., very fine and choice; ex-"Silver Lake". (Image)	375.00 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1445		255	#255, 5c Chocolate, well centered within uncommonly large margins, rich color, o.g., extremely fine; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)	$110.00 SOLD for $85.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1446	PB	255	#255, 5c Chocolate, bottom margin imprint and plate no. 134 block of six, the bottom stamps are particularly well centered, strong rich color on fresh paper, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine. (Image)	$1,200.00 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1447		256	#256, 6c Dull brown, well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, fresh with rich color and prooflike impression, o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine. (Image)	$185.00 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1448	PB	256	#256, 6c Dull brown, full top margin imprint and plate no. 28 block of six, fresh color and paper, o.g., lightly hinged, light gum bend at bottom right, a very fine example of this scarce and difficult plate block. (Image)	$2,900.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1449		258	#258, 10c Dark green, marvelously well centered within considerably larger margins than usual for this surprisingly difficult value, luxuriously rich color, fresh clean o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine and quite choice; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	$300.00 SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1450		259	#259, 15c Dark blue, an extraordinarily handsome and choice mint example, possessing outstanding centering amid large margins, sumptuously rich color and impression on bright paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1981 PF certificate. (Image)	$325.00 SOLD for $525.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1451	PB	259	#259, 15c Dark blue, full top margin imprint and plate no. 52 block of six, deep prooflike color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, light corner bend at bottom right and small spot of discoloration in the top right selvage, still a fine and highly collectable example of this rarely offered plate block. (Image)	$5,000.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1452		260	#260, 50c Orange, very well centered within particularly large margins, bright and fresh, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)	$575.00 SOLD for $625.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1453		260	#260, 50c Orange, marvelously well centered mint single, extra-large margins that are considerably larger than typically encountered on this difficult value, deep strong color, o.g., lightly hinged, faint natural wrinkle, otherwise extremely fine; clear 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	$575.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1454		261	#261, $1.00 Black, Ty. I, a stunning and incredibly well centered mint example of this scarce Bureau issue, possessing amazingly huge balanced margins all around, plus a most uncommon overall brilliance, with strikingly intense black color and a highly detailed impression on bright paper, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; an exceedingly rare stamp so perfectly centered and with such uncharacteristically large margins all around; 1984 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1455		261A	#261A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, a highly select mint example, being a right sheet-margin copy in a particularly pristine state of preservation, with strikingly intense color and a deeply etched impression on unusually bright paper, outstanding centering as well, with large well balanced margins all around, uniformly even and intact perforations all around, full clean o.g. that has been lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem in every regard; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	2,300.00 SOLD for $2,800.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1456		261A	#261A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, an incredibly well centered mint example of this truly rare Bureau issue, with unusually large and well balanced margins all around, possessing intense rich color and a deeply etched impression on bright paper, full o.g., extremely fine; an exceedingly handsome example of the One Dollar Type II unwatermarked Bureau issue that is rarely found so choice;1984 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,300.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1457		261A	#261A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, a highly select mint example of this truly rare stamp, possessing near flawless centering within large margins, deep rich color and a well incised impression on bright paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; especially desirable in this choice condition; 1990 and 2001 PF certificates; ex-Floyd. (Image)	2,300.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1458		261A	#261A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, an extraordinarily handsome mint example of this scarce and always difficult stamp, being exceptionally well centered, in addition to possessing particularly intense color and impression on bright white paper, full clean o.g., with just a faint trace of hinging, extremely fine and quite choice; 1984 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp, plus a 2000 PF certificate as a single. (Image)	$2,300.00 SOLD for $2,900.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1459		262	#262, $2.00 Bright blue, a most impressive mint example of this scarce stamp, being exceedingly well centered within exceptionally large margins, deeply rich color and a crisp detailed impression, o.g., extremely fine; an especially difficult stamp to find this well centered and margined; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)	$3,250.00 SOLD for $3,825.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1460		262	#262, $2.00 Bright blue, uncharacteristically well centered with larger margins than normally encountered, especially bright color and a highly detailed impression on clean white paper, o.g., relatively lightly hinged, tiny thin speck, otherwise extremely fine; an attractive example of this very scarce stamp; clear 1981 PF certificate. (Image)	$3,250.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM