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
570
$3.00 Olive Green, Columbian (243a). Original gum, choice margins and essentially perfectly centered, marvelous deep colorEXTREMELY FINE. ONLY A TINY FRACTION OF THE SURVIVING ORIGINAL-GUM $3.00 COLUMBIAN STAMPS ARE AVAILABLE IN THIS SUPERIOR GRADE.
With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $4,800.00). Only three examples have graded higher to date
1,600
3,500