Sale 1188 — United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection
Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
Category — Columbian Color Error Strip, Trans-Mississiippi Issue Rarities
The finest of the 4¢ Columbian Blue color error plate number multiples--one of the greatest United States commemorative rarities extantDESCRIPTION
4¢ Columbian, Blue Error of Color (233a), strip of four from the lower right of the plate of 200 with “AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY.” imprint, plate “No. 17” and plate letter “D”, original gum, very deep shade of the Blue color, which resulted from an ink mixture error and exists in lighter and darker shades
PROVENANCE
* Benjamin D. Phillips (bought in H. R. Harmer sale, 10/4/1966; collection sold privately to Weills, 1968)
* Bought by William H. Gross privately from Hagendorf/Columbian
CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES
* David Lidman, Treasury of Stamps: 1,200 Rare and Beautiful Stamps in Color, fig. 137, p. 79
CERTIFICATION
* The Philatelic Foundation (1998)
CONDITION NOTES
* Extremely Fine; right stamp has negligible small thin spot at center
VIEW PDF OF HISTORY AND COMMENTARY at https://siegelauctions.com/2018/1188/94.pdf
