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From The June 2004 Collector's Series Sale - Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. - June 11-12, 2004 http://stampauctionnetwork.com/F/63/1454.jpg Lot 1454 - USA Scott #261, $1.00 Black, Type. I, a stunning and incredibly well centered mint example of this scarce Bureau issue, possessing amazingly huge balanced margins all around, plus a most uncommon overall brilliance, with strikingly intense black color and a highly detailed impression on bright paper, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; an exceedingly rare stamp so perfectly centered and with such uncharacteristically large margins all around; 1984 Philatelic Foundation certificate..... Catalogue Value is US $1,000.00 ... Item Sold for .... US $3,750.00 Blair Stannard (TC) |
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What's a "bureau issue" Blair ?
| a stunning and incredibly well centered mint example | of this scarce Bureau issue, possessing amazingly huge | balanced margins all around, plus a most uncommon | overall brilliance, with strikingly intense black color | and a highly detailed impression on bright paper, | full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; | an exceedingly rare stamp so perfectly centered | and with such uncharacteristically large margins | all around; 1984 Philatelic Foundation certificate..... | Catalogue Value is US $1,000.00 ... |
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Belay the request. I Googled. Snip..... Both stamps are part of the Fourth Bureau Issue, meaning the fourth series of stamps produced for the US Post Office Department by the Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The Fourth Bureau Issue first appeared in 1922, although these two particular stamps came later, and it remained in use through the late 1930s. The series is popular among specialists in US stamps, as it contains a multiplicity of varieties and sub-varieties to keep even the most die-hard collector busily happpy for years upon years. | | a stunning and incredibly well centered mint example | | of this scarce Bureau issue, possessing amazingly huge | | balanced margins all around, plus a most uncommon | | overall brilliance, with strikingly intense black color | | and a highly detailed impression on bright paper, | | full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; | | an exceedingly rare stamp so perfectly centered | | and with such uncharacteristically large margins | | all around; 1984 Philatelic Foundation certificate..... | | Catalogue Value is US $1,000.00 ... | | | |
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On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 12:33:16 +0800, "Rodney"
wrote: What's a "bureau issue" Blair ? Those are the stamps that I toss in my bureau drawer, until I have time to put them in my album. 38*P Blair |
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"Blair (TC)" wrote in message ... On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 12:33:16 +0800, "Rodney" wrote: What's a "bureau issue" Blair ? Those are the stamps that I toss in my bureau drawer, until I have time to put them in my album. 38*P Blair What will you do when your bureau is full? I have nearly reached that stage, but the trouble is that I find getting new stamps is far more interesting than mounting them I also find that the more gaps I fill, the more new ones that seem to be created. Does anybody else suffer from this affliction? Roger PS I fully agree with the sentiment of the OP, although the description of the item in question is surely over the top and makes me wonder if the auctioneer previously worked as an estate agent. |
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