Sale 351

The Michael Bakwin Collection of Used United States 1847-1947


1894-1898 Bureau Issues
 
 
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Lot 146
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1894, 2¢ carmine, imperforate horizontally (252 var.), horizontal pair, imperforate at bottom between stamps and margin with imprint, cut into at top (logic would dictate that the pair was imperforate at top as well and scissor separated), tied on piece with town cancels. Fine and may well be unique.
Estimate 500 - 750

Provenance: Whitpain
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Lot 147
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1894, $5 dark green (263), flawless centering, exceptionally fresh color and paper. Faint red cancel confined to the bottom right corner. Extremely Fine. Scott Stamp Values $6,250.
Scott $2,750

A SIMPLY SUPERB USED SINGLE, THE HIGHEST GRADE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION AND ONLY TWO GRADED HIGHER BY THE PROFESSIONAL STAMP EXPERTS.

Expertization: 2014 P.F. Certificate graded XF 90.
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Lot 148
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1895, 1¢-10¢ Bureau Issue, imperforate (264a, 267a, 269a, 273a), 2¢ is right sheet margin block of four, 3¢ a vertical pair, others horizontal pairs. Some cancels questionable. Some small faults. But Fine and scarce lot.
Estimate 500 - 750

Provenance: Whitpain
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Lot 149

1895, 1¢ blue, imperforate (264a), horizontal pair, large balanced margins, tied on small cover with 1902 "Boston Back Bay Station" machine cancel, Washington receiver on reverse, choice Extremely Fine, rare usage.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

Provenance: Gibson, Whitpain
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Lot 150
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1895, 2¢ carmine, type III, imperforate (267 var.), horizontal pair, large balanced margins, deep color. "Fresno Calif" duplex cancel. Extremely Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000

WONDERFUL QUALITY AND THE ONLY USED IMPERF PAIR OF THE 2¢ TYPE III CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.

Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Twigg-Smith
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Lot 151
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1895, 6¢ dull brown, watermarked USIR (271a), bold "R" watermark, fine centering, typical of most. Duplex cancel. Small tear at top. Fine appearance, probably no more than 30-35 used examples exist with the revenue watermark.
Scott $8,500

Expertization: 1990 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 152
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1895, $5 dark green (278), flawlessly centered, lovely, deep color. Registry cancel. Extremely Fine, gem used single.
Scott $625

Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 153
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1898, 2¢ red, type IV, vertical watermark (279Bk), booklet pane of 6. Position D, with plate no. 1368, crisp color and paper, quite well centered for this. Light corner crease and a few perfs separated/strengthened but quite intact for a used pane. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $8,000

A STRIKING AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST BOOKLET PANE ISSUED, ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED INTACT PANES, THE OTHERS BEING ONE WITH HORIZONTAL WATERMARK, AND ANOTHER WITH VERTICAL WATERMARK AND PLATE NUMBER.
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