Sale 1262 — United States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 26-28 July, 2022
Category — Columbian Issue, 1894-98 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
811
2c Brown Violet, Columbian (231). Huge hoard of more than 5,000 used stamps, all neatly hinged onto pages in rows and contained in an album, 21 stamps per page, nothing particularly special in terms of cancels and unchecked for things like Broken Hats, overall just a lot of stamp, a lifetime supply surely, Scott value in excess of
1,500
400
812
4c Columbian (233). Mint N.H. bottom imprint, plate no. 19 and letter "D" at right block of eight, tiny hinge slivers in extreme ungummed edge of selvage easily removed so we consider this Mint N.H., rich color, few tiny natural inclusions, Fine and attractive
3,150
1,000
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5c Columbian (234). Block of four with part imprint selvage at right, original gum, faintly hinged at center, rich color and detailed impression, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, the right pair is particularly choice, ex Przybyl
225
180
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50c Slate Blue, Columbian (240). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, well-proportioned margins, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $550.00)
450
400
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816
$1.00 Salmon, Columbian (241). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, trivial natural inclusion at top center not noted on certificate, Fine, with 1980 P.F. certificate
1,000
500
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$1.00 Salmon, Columbian (241). Unused (regummed), brilliant color, balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 1986 P.F. certificate as original gum
500
700
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$2.00 Brown Red, Columbian (242). Original gum, pretty shade, Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate
1,100
950
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$3.00 Yellow Green, Columbian (243). Original gum, rich color, balanced margins, trivial natural inclusion at top left in margin not noted on certificate, Very Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate
1,500
1,100
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$3.00 Yellow Green, Columbian (243). Original gum, h.r., rich color on bright paper, Very Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate
1,500
1,100
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$3.00 Yellow Green, Columbian (243). Original gum, deep rich color, tiny thin speck, Very Fine appearance
1,500
800
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Rich color, well-centered, well-struck duplex cancel struck at bottom left leaves design mostly visible, also a trace of a red foreign postmark at top, Very Fine and choice, with 2000 P.F. certificate
775
600
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$4.00 Crimson Lake, Columbian (244). Mint N.H., brilliant colorFRESH AND FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE.
With 1983 P.F. certificate
7,250
3,250
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$4.00 Crimson Lake, Columbian (244). Original gum, bright color, well-balanced margins, natural inclusion, Very Fine
2,100
1,100
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$4.00 Crimson Lake, Columbian (244). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color, fresh and Very Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, VF 80; SMQ $2,150.00)
2,100
1,600
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Rich color, bold strike of target cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2003 P.F. certificate
975
1,000
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$5.00 Black, Columbian (245). Disturbed original gum, intense shade and impression, choice centering with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (DOG, XF 90 Jumbo; this gum unlisted in SMQ, SMQ $5,225.00 as original gum, SMQ $1,900.00 as no gum)
2,400
3,000
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$5.00 Black, Columbian (245). Original gum, h.r., detailed impression, Fine
2,400
1,300
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$5.00 Black, Columbian (245). Slightly disturbed original gum, well-centered, intense shade, Very Fine, with 2021 P.F. certificate as original gum, previously hinged
2,400
1,600
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$5.00 Black, Columbian (245). Disturbed original gum, h.r., detailed impression, Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate
2,400
1,100
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$5.00 Black, Columbian (245). Intense shade, crisp impression, unusually light cancel, Very Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate
1,200
1,200
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (251). Mint N.H., radiant color, fresh and Fine, with 2018 P.S.A.G. certificate
1,200
275
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5c Chocolate (255). Bottom imprint and plate no. 130 block of six, original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, typical 1894 perfs not fully punched thru, Fine-Very Fine
1,500
600
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10c Green, Imperforate (258a). Block of eight from the top left corner of the right pane, showing top sheet margin and interpane margin with guide arrow at left, original gum, small thin spot at top of position 2, scissors-cut in margin at right, light vertical crease at left, small toned spot far from the design above position 1, Very Fine appearance, full imperforate sheets of 400 of the 3c, 4c, 5c and 10c values were removed from the Bureau and became available to collectors, they were not gummed when they came from the Bureau, but were later unofficially gummed, Scott value as two blocks of four, without premium for the position
2,200
700
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836
$1.00 Black (261). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep shade on bright paper, Very Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate
1,000
800
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Original gum with one area of slight gum disturbance with thinning from hinge, with intact perforations at right, Fine appearance, with 1980 P.F. certificate as original gum and describing tiny thinning
2,100
600
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$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Original gum, rich color, well-balanced marginsVERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, SCOTT 262.
With 1984 P.F. certificate
2,750
1,400
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$2.00 Dark Blue (262 var). Beautiful rich color in a distinctly darker shade, sharp detailed impression, Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate specifically noting "Dark Blue shade" which is not listed in Scott
1,200
550
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2c Carmine, Ty. III (267). Mint N.H. with left part imprint selvage, deep shade and detailed impression on crisp paper, essentially perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Morton, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ 1,000.00), only three grade higher (at 100)
16
1,100
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2c Pink, Ty. III (267a). Mint N.H. with wide part imprint right selvage, radiant color, choice centering with beautifully balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,250.00), only one example grades higher (at 98) and five share this grade, the SMQ value is out of date as each 95 we have offered since 2019 has exceeded this SMQ -- with the last realizing $2,500 hammer earlier this year
60
1,100
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3c Purple (268). Full top imprint and plate no. 448 block of six, original gum, bottom stamps barely hinged, choice centering throughout, deep rich color and proof-like impression on bright white paper, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, ex Cheyney and Gross, with 2022 P.F. certificate
725
800
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8c Violet Brown, USIR Watermark (272a). Attractively centered with light target cancel, clear "R" watermark, light creases and small thin spot, Fine appearance
950
160
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Intense shade, showing part of arrow along perfs at top right, wide margins, Very Fine, with 1974 P.F. certificate
1,250
900
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$2.00 Dark Blue (277a). Original gum, deep rich color on bright paper, Very Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate
900
650
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$5.00 Dark Green (278). Original gum, h.r., pretty color, fresh and Very Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate
2,000
950
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