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2c Red, Ty. IV (Scott 279B). Tied by neat “Niagara Falls N.Y. Mar. 4, 1900” machine cancel on cover to Philadelphia, with multicolored hand-drawn watercolor design depicting sailboat at sea, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a beautiful design Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2009, Sale 977, Lot 579 |
US$225.00 |
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2c Red, Ty. IV (Scott 279B). Two, used with 1c Deep Green (279) and tied by “Duluth Minn. Nov. 19, 1901” machine cancel and blue crayon on cover to prisoner of war in Ceylon, back of cover with New York, Colombo and Ragama circular datestamp as well as large purple “Ragama Camp Passed Censor” oval handstamp, Very Fine, scarce Boer War prisoner’s cover Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2009, Sale 977, Lot 577 |
US$200.00 |
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2c Red, Ty. IV (Scott 279B). Tied by neat “Niagara Falls N.Y. Apr. 2, 1900” machine cancel on cover to Philadelphia, with beautiful multicolored hand-drawn watercolor depicting a woman walking in the woods, receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine, one of the most elaborate hand-drawn designs we have encountered Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2009, Sale 977, Lot 578 |
US$300.00 |
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United States 1894-95 Bureau Issues 1898 2c rose carmine, well centered, fresh color, very lightly hinged, with graded (VF-XF 85) 2009 PSE cert. (SMQ price $350) Cherrystone Auctions, Nov 2009, Sale 200911, Lot 3102 |
US$180.00 |
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2c Carmine, Ty. IV (Scott 279Bf). Bright color, wide margins with almost mathematically perfect centering, neat machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, not priced in Summer 2009 SMQ, Spring 2009 SMQ $530.00), this is the highest grade awarded to date in any condition among the 36 examples in the P.S.E. Population Report (next highest is 95) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 1808 |
US$500.00 |
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2c Rose Carmine, Ty. IV (Scott 279Bc). Block of four with bottom left corner sheet selvage, original gum, top pair and bottom left single Mint N.H., other barely hinged, perfs close to touch, about Fine for this scarce shade multiple, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 1807 |
US$225.00 |
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2c Red, Ty. IV, Booklet Pane of Six, Vertical Wmk. (Scott 279Bk). Mint N.H., brilliant color, fresh and Fine, scarce in Mint N.H. condition Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 1809 |
US$325.00 |
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2c Rose Carmine, Ty. IV (Scott 279Bc). Mint N.H., brilliant color, well-balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate for block Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 1806 |
US$1,000.00 |
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2c Rose Carmine, Ty. IV (Scott 279Bc). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2009, Sale 975, Lot 1600 |
US$600.00 |
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United States 1894-95 Bureau Issues 1900 2c red, booklet pane of six, horizontal watermark, n.h. with some slightly disturbed gum at top, fine, with 2006 APS cert. Cherrystone Auctions, Jun 2009, Sale 200906, Lot 136 |
US$140.00 |
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2c Rose Carmine, Ty. IV (279Bc). Original gum, h.r., deep rich color in the true Rose Carmine shade, well-proportioned margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate, undervalued in Scott Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2009, Sale 972, Lot 3267 |
US$150.00 |
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UNITED STATES 1894-95 BUREAU ISSUES 1894-95 2c red, booklet pane of six, n.h., fine Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2009, Sale 200903, Lot 182 |
US$150.00 |
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2c Rose Carmine, Ty. IV (Scott 279Bc). Mint N.H., radiant color as fresh as the day it was printed, crisp paper, perfectly centered with unusually wide margins all around, long and full perforations EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1898 2-CENT TYPE IV ROSE CARMINE HAS BEEN GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E. — THIS IS BY FAR THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE. A SUPERB STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT AND WITHOUT QUESTION THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE. The Rose Carmine shade (offered here) should not be confused with its more common brethren in the more readily available shades. According to Brookman, “The really scarce shade of the 1898 2c is the Rose Carmine. It is a shade not too unlike the Pink of the 1861 Series except that it is considerably darker.” With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $33,000.00 as 98) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2008, Sale 967, Lot 4456 |
US$42,500.00 |
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2c Carmine, Ty. IV, Large Die Proof (279BfP1). 2-7/16 x 2-7/8 in., off card with essentially full die sinkage area, Very Fine, in our opinion grossly undervalued in Scott Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2008, Sale 967, Lot 4039 |
US$225.00 |
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BK 1898, 2ยข red, type IV (279Bj), booklet pane of 6, exceptionally well centered with margins on all sides, brilliant color, original gum, small hinge remnant in selvage, stamps never hinged, fresh and Extremely Fine, one of the finest we have ever offered. Scott $450 Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1720 |
US$1,100.00 |