US Stamp Values Scott 271: 1895 6c Garfield Bureau. Page 1

USA (Scott 271a) 1895 GARFIELD 6¢ DULL BROWN WMK USIR Genuine, watermark shows letter ‘I’. Used, small faults, fine. (2015 PF Cert #527163) Cat value $8500.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 544

6c Dull Brown, USIR Watermark (271a). Horizontal strip of three, “I” of watermark straddles the right pair, stamps rejoined along perfs, center stamp with small thin FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED USED MULTIPLE CONTAINING THE 6-CENT 1895 “USIR” WATERMARK ERROR. LESS THAN 25 IN TOTAL HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION. Census No. 271a-CAN-14. With 2009 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as two singles

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 1107, Lot 358

6c Dull Brown, USIR Watermark (Scott 271a). Attractively centered, rich color with bold New York double oval cancel, clear “I” watermark, thin spot, Very Fine appearance, very rare paper variety

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 1107, Lot 357

Scott #271, 6c Dull brown, full top imprint and plate no. 184 strip of three, o.g., n.h., right stamp with owner’s handstamp on reverse at top, fine; catalog value is for three n.h. singles.

Spink Shreves Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 151, Lot 221

1895, 6¢ dull brown (Scott 271), top margin single with plate number, o.g., never hinged, impressive example featuring an enormous top selvage; very elusive stamp in a lovely state of preservation, Fine. Scott $360. Estimate value $150 – 200.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2015, Sale 669, Lot 2787

1895, 6¢ dull brown. Bottom margin plate number “451” single, o.g., never hinged, choice centering and well balanced margins, rich deep color, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott No. 271; $360.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 2751

o 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 price $8,500 Expertization: 1990 P.S.E. Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 151

1895, 6¢ dull brown, watermarked USIR (Scott 271a), neat black Massachusetts town cancellation, absolutely gorgeous example of this rare watermarked USIR stamp, with near perfect centering and glowing rich color, of the 27 examples that are currently known to exist, none can match the centering and margins that this stamp possesses, the corner creases are barely bothersome at best and shouldn’t keep you from going this remarkable stamp, the likes of we will probably not see again; trivial creases along upper left and lower right corners, otherwise Extremely Fine to Superb, 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $8,500. Estimate price $4,000 – 6,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1534

6c Dull Brown, USIR Watermark (Scott 271a). Clear “R” watermark, three large to huge margins, rich color, oval numeral grid cancel, few unpunched or short perfs at top, appears simply to be a production defect rather than damage, faint corner crease FINE CENTERING. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1895 “USIR” WATERMARK ERROR. ONLY 29 ARE KNOWN TO US. The “USIR” (United States Internal Revenue) watermark error occurred when a supply of paper reserved for revenue stamp production was used for printing the 6c and 8c postage stamps. Our updated census of this issue, published at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/271a/271a.pdf , records only 27 used copies certified as genuine by the Philatelic Foundation, plus two uncertified copies. Eighteen of those certified do not specify which letter is present. Many examples have perfs either close or touching the design. Census No. 271a-CAN-25. Signed Sloane and with 2010 P.F. certificate.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1090, Lot 1407

1895, 6¢ dull brown (Scott 271), o.g., never hinged, pristine Post Office fresh stamp with bold color, one of the more difficult Bureau issues to find in choice mint condition, Fine to Very Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $360. Estimate price $200 – 300.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2014, Sale 661, Lot 236

6c Dull Brown (Scott 271). Top imprint and plate no. 386 block of six, original gum, few h.r., few light bends, Fine-Very Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2014, Sale 1084, Lot 3604

6c Dull Brown, USIR Watermark (Scott 271a). Clear “I” watermark, natural straddle-pane margin at left, better centering than usually seen on this difficult issue, rich color, oval grid cancel, completely sound VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1895 “USIR” WATERMARK ERROR. ONLY 27 ARE KNOWN TO US. The “USIR” (United States Internal Revenue) watermark error occurred when a supply of paper reserved for revenue stamp production was used for printing the 6c and 8c postage stamps. Our updated census of this issue, published at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/271a/271a.pdf , records only 24 used copies certified as genuine by the Philatelic Foundation, plus three uncertified copies. Fourteen of those certified do not specify which letter is present. The other thirteen are split exactly equally between the “I” and “R” of the watermark. Many examples have perfs either close or touching the design. Census No. 271a-CAN-07. With 1986 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2014, Sale 1084, Lot 3605

6c Dull Brown (271). Top imprint and plate no. 28 block of six, original gum, center stamps h.r., bright shade and crisp impression, light natural paper wrinkle, bottom center stamp thin spot, Very Fine appearance, this plate block is extremely scarce especially with such nice centering, ex Whitpain, Scott Catalogue assigns a 400% premium for the hinged plate block

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2014, Sale 1084, Lot 3602

6c Dull Brown (Scott 271). Top imprint and plate no. 184 block of six with wide selvage, original gum, h.r. at bottom center, pretty shade, fresh and Fine-Very Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2014, Sale 1084, Lot 3603

271, 1895 6c Dull brown,plate no. 184 and imprint strip of three, left stamp NH with small corner crease, center stamp o.g., right stamp NH with fingerprint on gum, owners handstamp on right stamp, Fine (Scott value $490 as two NH singles and 1 o.g. single) 

H.R. Harmer, Oct 2014, Sale 3006, Lot 1288