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**1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (Scott 246-263)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1727		2c Pink, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (248a). Original gum, lightly hinged, fresh, bright color, small and faint corner crease at bottom right FINE. A VERY IMPORTANT 1894 BUREAU ISSUE RARITY. Reportedly there are only eight pairs and one block of four in all conditions. We can not recall ever seeing any on the auction market . The last time we offered a pair was in our 1965 Rarity Sale some 44 years ago (we will offer examples in our forthcoming "Whitpain" sale). With 1980 and 2001 P.F. certificates. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	5,500.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1728		2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (249). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright paper, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, P.S.E. encapsulated (XF 90, SMQ $1,200.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	550.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1729°		2c Carmine, Ty. II (251). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright white paper, almost perfectly centered amid wide margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT TYPE II 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. With 2002 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $8,650.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date, and only one other example shares this grade (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,100.00 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1730		2c Carmine, Ty. II (251). Slightly disturbed original gum, brilliant color, well-proportioned margins, Very Fine and choice (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	350.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
1731		3c Purple (253). Mint N.H. with wide top plate no. 103 selvage, rich color on bright white paper, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1996 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90, SMQ $890.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	375.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
1732		5c Chocolate, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (255c). Original gum, deep rich color, natural gum bend and couple short perfs at left not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Fine-Very Fine appearing example of this error which is believed to originate from a part sheet purchased by a collector at the Richmond Va. post office, with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	4,000.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1733		6c Dull Brown (256). Mint N.H. with bottom part imprint selvage, fresh and bright, beautifully centered, Extremely Fine, a very difficult stamp to find in such choice condition, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90, SMQ $1,200.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	525.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
1734		6c Dull Brown (256). Mint N.H., pretty shade on bright paper, well-balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	525.00 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
1735		6c Dull Brown, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (256a). Original gum, rich color on bright paper, couple of minor thin spots, unusually well-centered for this as most come with the perforations touching the design. Very Fine appearance, rare Bureau perforation error, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,000.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
1736		8c Violet Brown (257). Mint N.H., detailed impression, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	525.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
1737		10c Dark Green, Imperforate Between Selvage and Stamp (258 var). Left margin single with huge sheet margin, redistributed original gum, rich color, few thin spots, otherwise Fine, very unusual item and unlisted in Scott, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

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