Sale 1019 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 1-2 March, 2012

Category — $1.00-$5.00 1893 Columbian Issue (Scott 241-245)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
565
bl
Sale 1019, Lot 565, $1.00-$5.00 1893 Columbian Issue (Scott 241-245)$1.00 Columbian (241). Block of four, rich color, attractive centering, light strikes of double-circle datestamp cancel, top right stamp couple tiny thin spots

FINE-VERY FINE. A LIGHTLY-CANCELLED AND RARE USED BLOCK OF THE $1.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE.

This and the following high-denomination used blocks are from an old-time collection and have never before appeared at auction. A Power Search of our Rarities sales and our auctions for the past 16 years yielded only four other used blocks of four of the $1.00.

5,000
1,700