Sale 708 Collections, Stocks and Accumulations of the World

U.S., 1894-98 Bureau Issue, Specialized Collection. Extraordinary offering of the desirable 1894-1898 Bureau issues, including the scarce unwatermarked set 246-263, and the watermarked set 264-278, missing only 258 for completeness; choice mint examples including both types of the $1 value, 261 and 261A, along with 276 and 276A; then there's a tremendous selection of imprint and plate number strips/3 that are incredibly fresh and choice, including 246-250, 253-255, 258-259; watermarked strips include 264-265, 267-271, 274, 279-282, 282a - the scarce shade, plus 282C and 283; plus there are plate blocks of 264 and 267 in choice condition; all mint, many never hinged including some of the high values; finally there's an excellent quality booklet pane of #279Bk; among the most impressive holding of these popular issues we can recall offering at public auction.
Scott $40,000+ Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.