Sale 1351 — The Vaquero Collection of Gem-Quality 19th and 20th Century United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday, 15 May, 2025
Category — 1893 Columbian Issue (Scott 230-245)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1046
$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H., vibrant color in the true Rose Carmine shade, wide and balanced margins
VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN IN THE ROSE CARMINE SHADE.
Small backstamp not noted on certificate. With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80). Only one grades higher (at 95, brought $47,500 hammer in 2010) and none share this grade. One is also known graded 80 in the Pale Aniline Rose sub-shade.
7,000
3,750
