Sale 958 — 2008 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 7 June, 2008
Category — Columbian Issue
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
623°
$1.00-$5.00 Columbian (241-245). Matched set of five covers, each tied by sharp "New York N.Y. Aug. 31 2:30PM 1893" machine cancel and addressed to A. Sommerguth in Erfurt, Germany, perfectly struck receiving backstamps, $3.00 faint toning from gum around stampVERY FINE AND RARE COMPLETE SET OF COLUMBIAN DOLLAR-VALUE COVERS.
Sets such as this were for European stamp collectors, who prized the dollar Columbians in used condition.
E. 15,000-20,000
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