United States Stamps continued...

**1894 BUREAU ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
321	O	262	#262, $2.00 Bright blue, a phenomenal quality used example, boasting absolutely huge margins for this value and being precisely centered within them, luxuriously rich color and a clean detailed impression on bright paper, light black cancel with traces of a violet cancel, an extremely fine used gem; the Two Dollar Unwatermarked Bureau issue is the rarest of the series to find used in sound collectable quality, but to find one in this superb condition is an almost impossible task; signed Jakubek BPP. (Image)	$1,250.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
322	O	262	#262, $2.00 Bright blue, choice used example of this scarce and difficult dollar value, fresh with deep luxuriant color and a detailed impression on white paper, exceedingly well centered as well, cancelled with portion of duplex, extremely fine; this stamp is rarely encountered used in this premium quality; 1986 and 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,250.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
323	u	263	#263, $5.00 Dark green, an incredibly choice mint example of this high value, one of the rarest regularly issued stamps of the United States, with only 25,000 copies having been issued, and only a tiny fraction of these still exist in the premium condition found on this exciting stamp, possessing near perfect centering amid large margins, intense color and a well incised impression on bright paper, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine for this; 1979 and 1996 PF certificates, as well as a 2006 PSE certificate (VF 80 - unquestionably conservative in our opinion; SMQ $5,450.00); ex-Billington, Killien. (Image)	$5,000.00 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
324		263	#263, $5.00 Dark green, a handsome mint example of this rare and difficult high value, being rather well centered within extraordinarily large margins, possessing especially deep luxuriant color, strong impression, full o.g. with only a trace of hinging, very fine and choice; a rare mint stamp in any condition, as only 25,000 were issued, but only a minute number still exist in sound original gum condition; photocopy of a 2002 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp. (Image)	$5,000.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
325	Ou	263	#263, $5.00 Dark green, a most impressively margined used example of this rare high value, being wonderfully well centered within extravagantly large margins that are atypical of this issue, intense dark green color and razor-sharp impression which contrast well with its bright paper, neat central strike of oval registry postmark, extremely fine; a very difficult stamp to find in this choice used quality; 2006 PF certificate (XF 90; SMQ $4,600.00). (Image)	$2,600.00 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1895-1898 BUREAU ISSUES**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
326	u	266	#266, 2c Carmine, Ty. II, left margin partial imprint single, excellent centering, bright fresh color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2006 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $385.00). (Image)	$100.00 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
327	u	266	#266, 2c Carmine, Ty. II, choice left margin plate no. 132 single, possessing impeccable centering amid large balanced margins, wonderfully bright and fresh, o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2006 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $170.00). (Image)	$35.00 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
328		267	#267, 2c Carmine, Ty. III, striking mint example in the finest possible condition, incredibly well centered amid extravagantly large margins, marvelously bright and fresh, rich vibrant color, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; while #267's are relatively common, few exist that can compare to this gem copy; ex-McCree. (Image)	$14.00 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
329		269	#269, 4c Dark brown, an exceedingly handsome and choice full top margin imprint pair, extraordinarily well centered and margined, prooflike color and impression, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a pair with exceptional eye appeal; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	$280.00 SOLD for $240.00 Will close during Public Auction
330		270	#270, 5c Chocolate, highly select bottom margin plate no. 189 single, featuring extravagantly large and wonderfully well balanced margins, sumptuously rich color and impression on bright paper, unblemished o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)	$110.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
331		270	#270, 5c Chocolate, bottom sheet-margin partial imprint single, wonderfully well centered within uncharacteristically large margins for any of the Bureau issues, strong rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and exceedingly choice. (Image)	$110.00 SOLD for $240.00 Will close during Public Auction
332		270	#270, 5c Chocolate, pristine mint single, remarkably well centered within uncommonly large margins, fresh with vibrant color, full crisp perforations, clean o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)	$110.00 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
333		270	#270, 5c Chocolate, bottom sheet-margin plate no. 192 single, extravagantly large margins at top and bottom, deep luxuriant color, o.g., certificate states "previously hinged", but it appears to us to be never hinged with a couple small gum skips, extremely fine; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image)	$35.00 SOLD for $40.00 Will close during Public Auction
334		272	#272, 8c Violet brown, bottom sheet-margin plate no. 931 single, exceedingly well centered, deep rich color and a crisp impression, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2005 PF certificate for a strip of three from which this was taken. (Image)	$210.00 SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
335	u	272	#272, 8c Violet brown, exceedingly well centered within large margins, strong rich color, o.g., faintly hinged, extremely fine and choice; 1995 PF certificate (specifically stating "never hinged") and 2006 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $330.00). (Image)	$70.00 SOLD for $240.00 Will close during Public Auction
336	u	274	#274, 15c Dark blue, an exceptional bottom sheet-margin single with partial imprint, marvelously fresh, with stunning intense color and a vivid impression on clean paper, exceptionally well centered as well, o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; 1998 PF certificate and a 2005 PSE certificate (VF 80 - a far too low grade in our opinion - SMQ $640.00). (Image)	$700.00 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
337	u	274	#274, 15c Dark blue, intensely rich color and a deeply etched impression, exceptionally well centered within large margins, o.g. which current certificate calls previously hinged, although we disagree, extremely fine; photocopy of a 1994 PF certificate for the imprint strip of three from which this came, 2000 PF certificate as a single ("never hinged", top selvage removed), and a 2005 PSE certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $335.00). (Image)	$250.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
338		274	#274, 15c Dark blue, top margin partial imprint single, extraordinarily fresh, sumptuously rich color and a razor-sharp impression on bright paper, rather well centered, o.g., faintly hinged on a single perforation at bottom, very fine; photocopy of a 1994 PF certificate for the imprint strip of three from which this was taken, and a 2006 PF certificate as a single. (Image)	$250.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
339	u	277	#277, $2.00 Bright blue, an exceedingly fresh mint example, with deep luxuriant color and an especially crisp detailed impression, uncommonly well centered as well, o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; 1997 and 2006 PF certificates (the latter graded VF 80; SMQ $1,100.00). (Image)	$1,200.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
340		277a	#277a, $2.00 Dark blue, unused, very well centered, deep luxuriant color and a razor-sharp impression on bright white paper, regummed, extremely fine; 2005 PF certificate. (Image)	$400.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction

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