The Whitpain Collection of U.S. 1894-98 Bureau Issues

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Sale 977 — Index to Descriptions and Photos

First Session (lots 101-205): Wednesday, December 2, at 10:30 A.M.

• Essays and Proofs - One Cent Lot 101–122
• Essays and Proofs - 2-Cent Lot 123–156
• Essays and Proofs - 3-Cent Lot 157–163
• Essays and Proofs - 4-Cent and 5-Cent Lot 164–172
• Essays and Proofs - 6-Cent thru 10-Cent Lot 173–191
• Essays and Proofs - 15-Cent Lot 192–198
• Essays and Proofs - 30-Cent thru 50-Cent Lot 199–205

Second Session (lots 206-456): Wednesday, December 2, at 1:30 P.M.

• Essays and Proofs - $1.00 Lot 206–217
• Essays and Proofs - $2.00 Lot 218–230
• Essays and Proofs - $5.00 Lot 231–241
• Plate Proofs (these were not regularly issued by the B.E.P., and only the 1c, 2c, 6c, $2.00 and $5.00 were released as plate proofs) Lot 242–250
• Die Proof Sets Lot 251–257
• Specimen Overprints Lot 258–270
• 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (One Cent, Scott 246-247) Lot 271–278
• 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (2-Cent, Scott 248-252) Lot 279–305
• 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (3-Cent, Scott 253) Lot 306–310
• 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (4-Cent, Scott 254) Lot 311–317
• 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (5-Cent, Scott 255) Lot 318–328
• 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (6-Cent, Scott 256) Lot 329–333
• 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (8-Cent and 10-Cent, Scott 257-258) Lot 334–341
• 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (15-Cent and 50-Cent, Scott 259-260) Lot 342–348
• 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue ($1.00, Scott 261, 261A) Lot 349–360
• 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue ($2.00, Scott 262) Lot 361–370
• 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue ($5.00, Scott 263) Lot 371–377
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (One Cent, Scott 264) Lot 378–381
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (2-Cent, Scott 265 thru 267) Lot 382–391
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (3-Cent and 4-Cent, Scott 268-269) Lot 392–395
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (5-Cent and 6-Cent, Scott 270-271) Lot 396–402
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (6-Cent USIR Watermark, Scott 271a) Lot 403–405
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (8-Cent, Scott 272) Lot 406–410
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (8-Cent USIR Watermark, Scott 272a) Lot 411–414
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (10-Cent, Scott 273) Lot 415–419
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (15-Cent, Scott 274) Lot 420–424
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (50-Cent, Scott 275) Lot 425–431
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue ($1.00, Scott 276, 276A) Lot 432–442
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue ($2.00, Scott 277) Lot 443–449
• 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue ($5.00, Scott 278) Lot 450–456

Third Session (lots 457-541): Thursday, December 3, at 10:30 A.M.

• 1898 Change of Colors (Scott 279 thru 284) Lot 457–490
• 1895 Issue Imperforate (Scott 264a-278a) Lot 491–514
• Balance of 1894-98 Bureau Issue Stamps Lot 515–541

Fourth Session (lots 542-895): Thursday, December 3, at 1:30 P.M.

• 1894-98 Bureau Issue Covers Lot 542–586
• 1894-98 Bureai Issue Cover Balances Lot 587–596
• Special Delivery Essays and Proofs Lot 597–600
• Special Delivery - 1894 Unwatermarked Issue (Scott E4) Lot 601–609
• Special Delivery - 1895 Watermarked Issue, Balances (Scott E5) Lot 610–630
• Postage Due Essays and Proofs Lot 631–652
• Postage Due Specimens Lot 653–654
• Postage Due - 1894 Vermilion Unwatermarked Issue (Scott J29-J30) Lot 655–666
• Postage Due - 1c and 2c 1894-95 Unwatermarked Issue (Scott J31-J32) Lot 667–681
• Postage Due - 3c thru 10c 1894-95 Unwatermarked Issue (Scott J33-J35) Lot 682–689
• Postage Due - 30c and 50c 1894-95 Unwatermarked Issue (Scott J36, J37) Lot 690–698
• Postage Due - 1c and 2c 1895-97 Watermarked Issue (Scott J38-J39) Lot 699–711
• Postage Due - 3c thru 10c 1895-97 Watermarked Issue (Scott J40-J42) Lot 712–726
• Postage Due - 30c thru 50c 1895-97 Watermarked Issue (Scott J43-J44) Lot 727–735
• Newspapers and Periodicals Essays and Proofs Lot 736–755
• Newspapers and Periodicals Die Proof Sets Lot 756–759
• Newspapers and Periodicals Specimen Overprints Lot 760–764
• Newspapers and Periodicals - 1c thru 60c 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (Scott PR90-PR98) Lot 765–775
• Newspapers and Periodicals - 96c thru $6.00 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (Scott PR99-PR101) Lot 776–778
• Newspapers and Periodicals - 1c thru 5c 1895 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (Scott PR102-PR104) Lot 779–790
• Newspapers and Periodicals - 10c thru 50c 1895 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (Scott PR105-PR107) Lot 791–802
• Newspapers and Periodicals - $2.00 thru $100 1895 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (Scott PR108-PR113) Lot 803–817
• Newspapers and Periodicals - 1895 Watermarked Issue (Scott PR114-PR125) Lot 818–847
• 1898 Provisional Revenues Lot 848–855
• 1898 I.R. Revenue Overprints Lot 856–874
• Chapman, Daprix Overprints Lot 875–877
• Revenue Overprints on Newspapers and Periodicals Lot 878–894
• Dr. Kilmer and Co. Collection Lot 895