Sale 1367 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 9-11 December, 2025
Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 259-284)
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$1.00 Black, Ty. I (261). Original gum, perfectly centered with enormous margins on all sides, intense shade and sharp proof-like impression
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS MASSIVE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TYPE I UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE IS GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E.
From the Nathanael Greene collection. Ex Merlin and Morton. With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Superb 98 Jumbo). This is the highest grade awarded to a hinged Scott 261 and it is shared by only one other. For Mint N.H., one grades 98J (realized $57,500 hammer in our 2025 sale of the "Vaquero" collection) and one grades 100 (we have never offered it).
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