Sale 997 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010
Category — 1893 Columbian Issue ($2.00 thru $5.00, Scott 242-245)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5706
$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, lightly hinged, marvelous color and attractively centered, bright paper, Very Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, VF 80; SMQ $1,150.00)
1,150
875
5707
$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, attractive margins and centering, beautiful color and sharp impression, Very Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
1,150
700
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$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, rich color, Very Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate
1,150
750
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$2.00 Columbian (242). Unused (no gum), nicely centered with rich color, Very Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate
550
325
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$3.00 Olive Green, Columbian (243a). Original gum, exceptionally well-centered, marvelous deep rich color and sharp impression, single slightly shorter perf at bottom of minor importance, Extremely Fine, with 1978 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $2,900.00)
1,600
2,500
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$3.00 Olive Green, Columbian (243a). Original gum, exceptionally well-centered, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
1,600
950
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Original gum, wonderful color, perfs ever so slightly in at bottom, Very Good
1,600
375
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Unused (regummed), beautiful centering, bright color, Extremely Fine, with 1986 P.F. certificate
850
550
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Unused (regummed), well-centered, pretty color, tiny thin spot, Very Fine appearance
850
425
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Unused (regummed), faint margin staining, otherwise Very Fine
850
400
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$3.00 Olive Green, Columbian (243a). Precise centering, intense color, double oval cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,800.00)
1,000
1,300
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$3.00 Columbian (243). Choice margins, New York oval rgistry cancel, internal tear, Very Fine appearance
1,000
275
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5719
$3.00 Columbian (243). Block of four, beautiful margins and centering, handsome color and clear impression, centrally struck target cancel, three tiny hinge sliver reinforcements, pos. 1 minor toned spot top at leftEXTREMELY FINE. A RARE AND REMARKABLY CHOICE USED BLOCK OF OF FOUR OF THE $3.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE.
This block is exceptionally appealing with the small centrally-placed target cancel rather the heavy registry double-oval cancels usually seen on the high-value Columbian stamps. We have offered only three other used blocks in the last 15 years
10,000
5,500
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$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant Rose Carmine color, beautiful margins and centering, tiny natural inclusion drop out bottom left corner, Extremely Fine, with 1999 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, VF-XF 85; SMQ $2,750.00)
2,250
2,400
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Original gum, rich color, wide margins, light natural gum bend, Extremely Fine
2,250
1,600
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$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Natural crackly original gum, barest trace of hinging if at all, wide margins, vibrant color, Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
2,250
1,200
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Original gum, well-centered, vivid color on bright paper, light diagonal crease, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1985 P.F. certificate
2,250
750
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$4.00 Columbian (244). Disturbed original gum, some slight toning mostly on gum, otherwise Fine
2,250
575
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$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Unused (no gum), precise centering, reperfed at left and small faults, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1986 P.F. certificate
1,150
0
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5727
$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Original gum, h.r., bright color and attractively centered, tiny thin spot, Very Fine appearance
2,250
750
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$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Unused (regummed), strong color, tiny natural inclusion top left, Very Fine
1,150
525
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$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Pretty color, double oval cancel, small thin spot, Fine appearance
1,300
400
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Slightly mount-glazed original gum described on accompanying certificate as original gum, perfectly centered with enormous margins all around, sharp proof-like impressionEXTREMELY FINE. A HUGE-MARGINED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 COLUMBIAN.
With 1991 P.F. certificate
2,700
4,000
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, dark shade and detailed impression, fresh and Very Fine, a pretty stamp
2,700
1,700
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, slight gum disturbance, attractive margins and centering, beautiful proof-like impression, Very Fine, with 1966 P.F. certificate that does not mention the gum disturbance
2,700
1,200
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, light corner crease and tiny natural inclusion speck, otherwise Very Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate
2,700
800
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Disturbed original gum, minute pinhole of little consequence, otherwise Fine, with 1983 A.P.S. certificate
2,700
500
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Unused, regummed over small repair top right corner, wide margins and well-centered, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
1,350
600
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$5.00 Columbian (245). Unused (no gum), almost perfectly centered, intense color on bright white paper, tiny corner margin crease bottom left, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate
1,350
750
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