Sale 968A — The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Two: 1870-1901 Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 14-15 April, 2009
Category — 1893 Columbian Issue (Scott 230-245)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
294
$5.00 Columbian (245). Mint N.H. with part imprint selvage at left, intense shade and impression, long and full perforationsVERY FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 COLUMBIAN.
The number of Extremely Fine, Mint Never-Hinged examples of the $5.00 Columbian is extremely limited. Using Power Search, we found that we have averaged selling only one or two a year in any grade. This stamp comes from a vertical imprint pair that was broken years ago.
With 1992 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (F-VF 75)
10,500
13,000