Sale 1351 — The Vaquero Collection of Gem-Quality 19th and 20th Century United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday, 15 May, 2025
Category — 1894-98 Watermarked Bureau Issues (Scott 264-284)
$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Mint N.H., deep rich color and detailed impression, beautifully centered with wide and balanced margins all around
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 $2.00 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE IN THE BRIGHT BLUE COLOR. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE STAMP IN MINT NEVER-HINGED AND CENTERED CONDITION. THIS STAMP IS GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. — THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO A MINT NEVER-HINGED STAMP.
As an indication of rarity, we have offered only 20 of this shade and three of the Dark Blue shade in Mint N.H. condition since keeping computerized records.
Ex "Scarsdale" and "Beverly Hills". With 2006 and 2025 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95). Only one other stamp shares this grade (from our Whitman sale, realized $23,000 hammer) and none grade higher in the P.S.E. Population Report.
