Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020
Category — The Dr. Bernard S. Yudowitz Collection of Plate Blocks (Scott 230-299)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3049
50c Columbian (240). Bottom left corner imprint, plate no. 77 and letter "S" at left block of ten, original gum which shows very slight signs of mount disturbance, deep rich color, extraordinarily choice centering and marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERBLY-CENTERED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 50-CENT COLUMBIAN ISSUE, AND AN IMPRESSIVE LARGE MULTIPLE.
The 50c Columbian is the first value of the series that was printed in much more limited quantities, with 243,750 copies versus more than 617,000 of the 30c and millions of each of the 1c-15c (or more than a billion in the case of the 2c). It is scarce as a plate block, and it exists only from the bottom position due to the way the sheets from the 100-subject plates were cut and perforated (the $4.00 also exists only as a bottom plate block -- all the other Columbian values have top and bottom plate blocks).
With 2004 P.F. certificate as Mint N.H.. Scott value as plate block of eight and two singles
23,350
32,500