Sale 1305 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 13-14 December, 2023
Category — 1893 Columbian Issue (Scott 230-245)
3c Green, Columbian (232). Mint N.H., wide and beautifully balanced margins, choice centering and rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
4c Blue, Columbian, Error of Color (233a). Original gum, wonderful deep shade of the error color, well-centered
VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 4-cent COLUMBIAN COLOR ERROR.
The 4c Columbian color error was caused by the use of a wrong batch of ink, and spectrographic analysis has shown that the blue inks of the 4c error and 1c Columbian have the same components. Stamps from at least three panes reached collectors, and the few cancelled examples indicate that stamps used by the public came from at least one additional pane. It is likely that a number of full sheets were printed using the wrong ink, and most of the stamps have simply been lost to philately.
5c Chocolate, Columbian (234). Mint N.H., near perfect centering with wide margins, deep rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. and 2019 P.F. certificates (both XF-Superb 95)
5c Chocolate, Columbian (234). Mint N.H., detailed impression, wide and balanced margins, long and full perforations all around, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, with 1990, 2002 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95)
5c Chocolate, Columbian (234). Rich color, wide and balanced margins all around, light cork cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo)
15c Dark Green, Columbian (238). Mint N.H., vibrant color on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, with 2022 P.F. certificate
30c Orange Brown, Columbian (239). Wide margins and beautiful centering, rich color, two target cancels, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95), only three used examples grade higher
50c Slate Blue, Columbian (240). Wide margins and well-centered, intense color, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. and 2020 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
$1.00 Salmon, Columbian (241). Rich color on fresh paper, well-centered, neat strikes of New York oval registry cancels, Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85)
$2.00 Brown Red, Columbian (242). Wide and balanced margins, attractive color, partial New York duplex cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. and 2020 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90)
$3.00 Yellow Green, Columbian (243). Mint N.H., rich color, detailed impression, attractive centering for this difficult issue
FRESH AND VERY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $3.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE.
The $3.00 Columbian is one of the most difficult of the dollar values to obtain in choice Mint N.H. condition. Only 24,713 were issued, which is approximately half the number of the $1.00 and $2.00.
With 2023 P.F. certificate.
$4.00 Crimson Lake, Columbian (244). Disturbed original gum, bright color, small closed tear at left, appears Very Fine
$5.00 Black, Columbian (245). Mint N.H., intense shade on bright white paper, fresh in ever respect
FINE. A LOVELY MINT NEVER-HINGED $5.00 COLUMBIAN.
As the top value of the popular Columbian issue, the $5.00 has been proudly hinged into albums for 130 years, leaving few Mint N.H. examples available to today's collectors.
With 2023 P.F. certificate.
1893 Columbian Exposition Cards, Collection. Single thick binder with mostly Columbian Exposition unused cards, wide range of many dozens with overall strong coverage, also a few from other expos, Very Fine collection worth review