Sale 1351 — The Vaquero Collection of Gem-Quality 19th and 20th Century United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday, 15 May, 2025

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Category — 1894-98 Watermarked Bureau Issues (Scott 264-284)

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Sale 1351, Lot 1079, 1894-98 Watermarked Bureau Issues (Scott 264-284)

4c Dark Brown (269). Mint N.H., intense color and proof-like impression, essentially perfect centering with wide and balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 4-CENT WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE IN THE FINEST CONDITION ATTAINABLE. THIS REMARKABLE STAMP IS GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. — THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.

With 2002 P.F. and 2009  and 2019 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98). This is the highest grade awarded to a Mint N.H. stamp and it is shared by only three others.

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