Sale 976 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 29 September-2 October, 2009
Category — 1893 Columbian Issue ($2.00 thru $5.00, Scott 242-245)
$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, lightly hinged, magnificent margins and centering, perfect color with a beautiful detailed impressionEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A WONDERFUL HIGH-QUALITY LIGHTLY-HINGED $2.00 COLUMBIAN.
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, 95, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $4,000.00). One of only nine to have achieved this grade (only one higher).
$2.00 Columbian (242). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, wonderfully fresh with gorgeous intense color, bottom left stamp margin fault, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, attractive margins with deep rich color, Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate
$2.00 Columbian (242). Slightly disturbed original gum, rich color, unpunched perf at left, tiny corner perf crease at bottom right, Very Fine appearance
$2.00 Columbian (242). Wide and balanced margins, attractive color with bold New York oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,100.00)
$2.00 Columbian (242). Wide margins, excellent color, New York oval registry cancel, Fine and attractive, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
$3.00 Columbian (243). Original gum, lightly hinged, magnificent margins with perfect centering, rich color, fresh and crispEXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT $3.00 COLUMBIAN WITH LIGHTLY-HINGED ORIGINAL GUM, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $5,300.00)
$3.00 Columbian (243). Original gum, lightly hinged, choice margins and very pleasing centering, beautiful rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,950.00)
$3.00 Columbian (243). Original gum, deep rich color and proof-like impression, Very Fine, a pretty stamp, with 1986 P.F. certificate
$3.00 Columbian (243). Original gum, attractive margins and uncommonly well-centered, fresh, bright color, reperfed at top, Extremely Fine appearance
$3.00 Columbian (243). Original gum, h.r., radiant color on bright paper, fresh and Fine
$3.00 Columbian (243). Original gum, attractive margins and rich color, couple thin spots and gum crease, Fine appearance
$3.00 Columbian (243). Wonderful color and choice wide margins, nearly perfectly centered, small neat socked-on-the-nose "Washington D.C. Aug. 28 2-PM 1895" machine datestampEXTREMELY FINE. AN IDEAL USED EXAMPLE OF THE $3.00 COLUMBIAN.
With 2002 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $4,650.00)
$4.00 Columbian (244). Original gum, well-centered, rich color, Very Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Original gum, h.r., radiant color, reperfed at top, Very Fine appearance
$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H. vertical strip of three, brilliant color as fresh as the day it was printedVERY FINE AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED STRIP OF THREE OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE IN THE ROSE CARMINE SHADE.
Scott Retail as singles
$4.00 Columbian (244). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, radiant color on bright paper, bottom stamps horizontal creaseFINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE.
Blocks are surprisingly scarce -- we have only offered two others since 2002.
$4.00 Columbian (244). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color on bright paperA FINE AND ATTRACTIVE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE.
With 1972 P.F. certificate
$4.00 Columbian (244). Block of four, original gum, h.r., centered to bottom right, bottom right stamp small thin spot, Very Good appearance, a scarce block in any form
$4.00 Columbian (244). Well-centered, attractive rich color, large bold New York oval registry cancel and blue registry crayon line at top, Very Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate
$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, lightly hinged, almost perfectly centered, fresh, intense shadeEXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 COLUMBIAN, GRADED XF 90 BY P.S.E.
With 1991 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $3,950.00)
$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, lightly hinged, choice margins, Very Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate
$5.00 Columbian (245). Slightly disturbed original gum, wide margins and well-centered, exceptionally intense shade, some very tiny perf tip gum soaks, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate which makes no mention of the disturbed gum or gum soaks
$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, small h.r., intense color and unusually well-centered, tiny perf crease at lower left, Very Fine and choice appearance, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate
$5.00 Columbian (245). Mount-glazed original gum, intense shade and impression, Very Fine
$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, centered to right, perfs clear, Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate