Sale 1014 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 12-14 October, 2011
Category — $4.00-$5.00 1893 Columbian Issue (Scott 244-245)
$4.00 Pale Aniline Rose, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H., bright color in the aniline-ink shade, wide balanced margins, couple light natural gum wrinkles not mentioned on accompanying certificateEXTREMELY FINE. A GORGEOUS AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED $4.00 COLUMBIAN IN THE PALE ANILINE ROSE SHADE.
With 2011 P.F. certificate
$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H., vibrant shade on bright paper, well-proportioned margins, expertly reperfed at left, Very Fine and choice appearance, scarce in Mint N.H. condition in this shade, with 1999 P.F. certificate which does not mention the reperfing, with 2009 P.S.E. and 2011 P.F. certificates which do
$4.00 Columbian (244). Mint N.H., vibrant color on crisp paper, light horizontal crease at bottom, Fine appearance
$4.00 Columbian (244). Original gum, attractive margins and centering, bright color on crisp white paperEXTREMELY FINE. A CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN.
With 2010 P.S.A.G. certificate (ogH, XF 90)
$4.00 Columbian (244). Original gum, lightly hinged, incredibly well-centered with magnificent intense colorEXTREMELY FINE. THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN IS SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
With 2011 P.F. certificate (OGph, XF 90)
$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Original gum, lightly hinged, vivid color, Very Fine, exceptionally attractive, with 1981 P.F. and 2002 P.S.E. certificates
$4.00 Columbian (244). Block of four, original gum, fresh color and well-centeredVERY FINE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE.
Blocks are surprisingly scarce -- we have only offered five others since 2002.
With 1994 P.S.E. and 2011 P.F. certificates
$4.00 Columbian (244). Block of four, unused (regummed), fresh color and well-centered, couple perf separations at left and small filled thin at bottom, Very Fine appearance, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail as no gum singles
$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). Mint N.H., deep shade and crisp impression on bright paperFINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 COLUMBIAN.
The number of Mint Never-Hinged examples extant of the $5.00 Columbian is very small. The rarity of this stamp in such condition is easily explained. For more than a century, collectors have proudly hinged this highest value of the Columbian set in their albums, and the vast majority of stamps have not escaped this fate. Only the break-up of blocks, which are rare themselves and seldom contain Mint N.H. stamps, has provided the small population that exists today
$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, wide margins, intense shade on bright white paper, Very Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate
$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, nicely centered, lightly hinged, intense shade, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, lightly hinged, attractive margins and centering, Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, lightly hinged, extraordinarily fresh, Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate
$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, h.r., attractively centered, Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate
$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, tiny trivial inclusion speck in bottom margin, Fine, with 1986 P.F. certificate
$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright shade and detailed impression, well-proportioned margins, creasing at upper right ending in small thin spot, still Very Fine appearance
$5.00 Columbian (245). Disturbed original gum, choice centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 1999 P.S.E. certificate
$5.00 Columbian (245). Disturbed original gum from hinge removal, intense shade, Fine
$5.00 Columbian (245). Unused (regummed), well-centered, reperfed, Extremely Fine appearance
$5.00 Columbian (245). Face-free strike of circular datestamp, detailed impression, fresh and Very Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate