**1895-97 Watermarked Bureau Issues (Scott 264-282C)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1601		1c-3c 1895 Bureau Issues (264, 266, 268). Imprint and plate no. blocks of six, bottom, left and top respectively, first two tiny spots of gum disturbance, 3c Mint N.H., fresh colors, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail with first two hinged (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,015.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1602		2c Carmine, Ty. I (265). Radiant color, Jumbo margins, bold cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo, SMQ $175.00 as 95, $800.00 as 98), only two have graded higher to date and none share this grade (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3.50 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
1603		2c Carmine, Ty. II-III (266-267). Pane of 100 with imprint and plate no. 170 selvage at top and left and natural s.e. at bottom and right, left three columns Type II (including left plate block), others Type III (including top plate block), original gum, many stamps in the middle of the pane Mint N.H., few perf separations sensibly reinforced with hinge slivers (mostly at bottom), few small flaws incl. inconsequential tear and small piece out of selvage only at top right, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, an impressive pane combining Types II and III, only Plate 170 yields a combination of the two types, this is especially desirable because not only does this pane contain ten combination pairs but it also contains plate blocks of both types, Scott Retail approximately (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	7,550.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1604		2c Carmine, Ty. III (267). Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. 171 block of six, vivid color on bright paper, fresh and Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	325.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1605		3c Purple (268). Huge bottom imprint and plate no. 1216 block of six, two stamps faintly hinged, others Mint N.H., spectacular centering for this closely-spaced issue, beautiful intense color and wonderfully fresh, Extremely Fine, an outstanding quality plate block of this Bureau Issue, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	725.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
1606		5c Chocolate, 6c Dull Brown (270-271). Mint N.H. imprint and plate no. strips of three, 5c top, 6c bottom, rich colors, one 5c stamp with light pencil notation on gum, Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,625.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
1607		8c Violet Brown, USIR Watermark (272a). Showing clear "R" of watermark, rich color, lightly cancelled, Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,000.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
1608		10c Dark Green (273). Bottom imprint block of four, three stamps Mint N.H., top left stamp barest trace of hinging at top and light gum crease at bottom, rich color, bottom imprint pair particularly well-centered, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	965.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
1609		15c Dark Blue (274). Bottom imprint and plate no. 52 block of six, original gum, very lightly hinged, deep rich color on fresh paper, gorgeous centering with wide margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1895 15-CENT WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE -- AMONG THE FINEST KNOWN. The 15c was printed from two plates -- numbers 52 and 264. The latter has a different style of imprint. As an indication of rarity, the last examples we sold from either plate were in our 2009 Whitpain sale (top plate block, disturbed original gum) and before that in our 1988 Rarities sale. The Scott Catalogue assigns a 2.7x premium to a plate block versus six singles. The example offered here is a true condition rarity combining color, centering and freshness (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,750.00 SOLD for $2,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1610		$1.00 Black, Ty. I (276). Mint N.H., detailed impression on fresh paper, choice centering with balanced margins, tiny inking flaw top margin, reperfed at top and left, otherwise Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,000.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
1611		$1.00 Black, Ty. I (276). Original gum, full to wide margins, deep "Greenish Black" shade, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 P.F. certificate as "Black" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	650.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction

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