19th Century 
50c Orange – Scott 260(0)
FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE 50-CENT 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE IN EXISTENCE Mint N.H., perfectly framed with enormous even margins, brilliant color and sharp impression EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS STAMP IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE 50-CENT 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE IN EXISTENCE. The unwatermarked 1894 Issue was the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s [...]
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1c Blue, Ty. III – Scott 8
FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE Position 44L4, original gum, lightly hinged, large margins at top and bottom, ample to clear at sides, deep rich Plate 4 color and sharp impression from a late state of the plate with unusually wide breaks in top and bottom outer lines EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE [...]
90c Carmine & Black – Scott 122
THE SOLE EXAMPLE IN “95” NONE HIGHER. Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color as fresh as the day it was printed, beautiful centering with unusually wide margins for this difficult issue EXTREMELY FINE GEM WITH THE EXALTED P.S.E. GRADE OF XF-SUPERB 95. THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLES OF THE 90-CENT 1869 [...]
$4.00 Columbian – Scott 244
MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE Mint N.H. Deep rich Crimson Lake shade and proof-like impression, beautifully centered with wide and well-proportioned margins, post-office fresh EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE. THIS IS ARGUABLY THE FINEST EXAMPLE IN EXISTENCE. A SUPERB STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT — COLOR, IMPRESSION, FRESHNESS OF [...]