Lot
1752 
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ blue, unwatermarked, top margin plate no. "77" block of 6 with imprint, o.g., lightly hinged, rich deep color, fresh and Fine, a great plate block rarity; with 2004 P.F. certificate. Scott No. E4 $21,000.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF THE 1894 BUREAU 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP ISSUE.
Plate 77 was the only plate utilized for the 10¢ 1894 Special Delivery stamp issue. Bluish paper and poor perforations are typical. Only about a dozen of these plates exist.
Realized: $8,500