Sale 920 — United States Rarities

Sale Date — Tuesday, 17 October, 2006

Category — 1893 Columbian Issue

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
136
nhbl
Sale 920, Lot 136, 1893 Columbian Issue10c Columbian (237). Mint N.H. top imprint, plate no. 99 and letter "Y" block of ten with selvage at right, rich color, proof-like impression, top row with unusually wide perforation setting and second row with choice centering

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND SCARCE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 10-CENT COLUMBIAN ISSUE.

A review of our computerized records shows that we have only sold one other Mint N.H. plate block of eight or larger in the past ten years. This Mint N.H. plate block of eight was in the Silver Lake collection (Sale 866) and realized $10,000 hammer.

9,150
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