Sale 984 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 6-8 April, 2010
Category — 1893 Columbian Issue ($2.00 thru $5.00, Scott 242-245)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
578
$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, lightly hinged, pretty color and crisp impression, fresh and Fine
1,150
700
579
$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, beautifully centered, rich color on bright paper, tiny thin spot, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1984 P.F. certificate that does not mention the thin
1,150
750
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$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, lightly hinged, wide balanced margins, beautiful color and well-defined impression, reperfed at top, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate
1,150
700
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$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, attractively centered, rich color, tiny thin speck, Very Fine appearance
1,150
375
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$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, lightly hinged, fresh and crisp, clear impression, tiny faint thin spot (difficult to see), Fine and very attractive appearance
1,150
550
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584
$2.00 Columbian (242). Unused (no gum), well-proportioned margins, single unpunched perf at top, Very Fine
550
375
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$2.00 Columbian (242). Unused (regummed), bright shade, shortish perf at top, Fine
550
225
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$2.00 Columbian (242). Unused (no gum), radiant color, few small ink spots, otherwise Very Fine
550
225
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$2.00 Columbian (242). Bottom imprint and plate no. 105 strip of three, original gum, radiant color, few rejoined perf separations, center stamp tiny thin speckFINE AND ATTRACTIVE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF THREE OF THE $2.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE.
Imprint strips of the dollar values are scarce and undercatalogued in Scott.
5,500
2,200
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$2.00 Columbian (242). Deep rich color and attractive centering, light cancel totally free of the vignette, Very Fine and choice, a pretty stamp, with 1986 P.F. certificate
700
750
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$2.00 Columbian (242). Bright shade nicely complemented by blue New York oval registry cancel, fresh and Very Fine, a very unusual color for the New York registry oval cancel, with 2005 P.F. certificate
700
650
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$2.00 Columbian (242). Bold strike of New York oval registry cancel, light vertical crease at right, Very Fine appearance
700
140
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P
$3.00 Columbian, Plate Proof on India (243P3). Block of four, large to huge margins incl. imprint at right, Very Fine and choice, Scott Retail with no premium for the imprint
1,000
950
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$3.00 Olive Green, Columbian (243a). Mint N.H., rich color and proof-like impression on post-office fresh paper, well-balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $3.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE IN THE OLIVE GREEN SHADE.
With 1995 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $16,800.00). This is a difficult issue to obtain in Mint N.H. condition. Power Search contains only five, and only five have been graded to date.
5,250
10,500
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Unused (regummed), bright color and detailed impression, perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, scarce with such choice centering, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $2,200.00)
850
3,000
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$3.00 Olive Green, Columbian (243a). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense color on bright crisp paper, Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate as the "yellow green" shade
1,600
900
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$3.00 Olive Green, Columbian (243a). Slightly disturbed original gum, exceptionally well-centered, rich color, couple trivial perf tip gum soaks at top right, otherwise Very Fine and choice, signed Calves and one other
1,600
850
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$3.00 Olive Green, Columbian (243a). Slightly disturbed original gum, h.r., bright color, Fine
1,600
500
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Original gum, h.r., rich color on bright paper, reperfed at top, Very Fine appearance
1,600
500
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Original gum, bright color, reperfed at bottom, Very Fine appearance
1,600
550
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Disturbed original gum, bright color, small tear at right and small thin spot at bottom, appears Fine
1,600
300
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Unused (no gum), detailed impression, fresh and Very Fine
850
500
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602
$3.00 Columbian (243). Bright shade, unobtrusive strikes of oval cancel, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,700.00)
1,000
1,500
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Beautiful color on bright white paper, wide balanced margins, neat strike of Hyde Park N.Y. circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate
1,000
950
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Wonderful margins and centering, deep rich color with a light indistinguishable cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
1,000
900
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P
$4.00 Columbian, Plate Proof on India (244P3). Block of four, large margins to clear, brilliant color, few flaws as often associated with this fragile paper, Very Fine appearance
1,200
750
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$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color on bright paper, fresh and Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
2,250
1,200
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$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color on crisp paper, Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate
2,250
1,600
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Original gum, h.r., brilliant color, tiny thin spot at top, Very Fine appearance
2,250
700
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$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Part original gum, bright color, reperfed at top, Very Fine appearance, with 1976 P.F. certificate that does not mention the reperfing
2,250
1,300
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Unused (regummed), attractive color, diagonal crease at left, Fine appearance
1,150
550
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Unused (regummed), radiant color, small natural inclusion at bottom left, few gum-soaked perf tips at right, otherwise Fine
1,150
650
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Unused (no gum), bright shade, tiny thin speck, Fine appearance, with 1978 P.F. certificate
1,150
550
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Well-centered, bright color, New York registry oval cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2009 P.F. certificate
1,300
1,000
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Handsome centering and margins, soft pastel color, unobtrusive corner strike of circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 1995 P.F. certificate
1,300
1,100
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Well-centered with wide margins, bright color, bold New York oval registry cancel, attractive and Very Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate
1,300
950
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Choice centering, essentially complete and clearly struck "U.S. German Sea P.O." circular datestamp, reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance, Scott Retail as ordinary cancellation
1,300
650
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Attractively centered, bold New York registry oval cancel, single shorter perf at bottom, really trivial, otherwise Very Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
1,300
550
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Mint N.H., crisp impression, well-balanced marginsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 COLUMBIAN..
The number of Extremely Fine, Mint Never-Hinged examples of the $5.00 Columbian is extremely small. Only twelve Mint N.H. stamps are in the P.S.E. Population Report, and only half of those grade 80 or better.
With 2002 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (VF 80; SMQ $11,000.00)
10,500
8,750
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, barest trace of hinging, crisp impression, Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate
2,700
2,400
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, choice margins and wonderfully well-centered, minor natural gum creases, tiny perf thins and tiny black spot in left margin, otherwise Extremely Fine
2,700
950
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Unused (regummed), detailed impression, well-balanced margins, Very Fine
1,350
800
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Unused (no gum), detailed impression, Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate
1,350
700
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Unused (no gum), wide margins with natural s.e. at top, small covered-up surface scuff at bottom right, otherwise Extremely Fine
1,350
750
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Unused (no gum), intense shade, small natural inclusion at bottom, few small thin spots, Very Fine appearance
1,350
650
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Unused (no gum), well-proportioned margins, tiny thin spot at top, Very Fine appearance
1,350
650
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Unused (regummed), detailed impression, tiny perf tip thin at left, reperfed, Very Fine appearance
1,350
550
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Wide margins and choice centering, deep shade on bright white paper, face-free part strike of circular datestamp at rightEXTREMELY FINE. A GORGEOUS LIGHTLY-CANCELLED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE.
With 1989 and 1991 P.F. certificates
1,500
1,600
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Aug. 8, 1893" machine cancel on yellow piece, the piece with vertical file fold not affecting stamp, Very Fine
1,500
550
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