**$4.00-$5.00 1893 Columbian Issue (Scott 244-245)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1554		$4.00 Pale Aniline Rose, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H., bright color in the aniline-ink shade, wide balanced margins, couple light natural gum wrinkles not mentioned on accompanying certificate EXTREMELY FINE. A GORGEOUS AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED $4.00 COLUMBIAN IN THE PALE ANILINE ROSE SHADE. With 2011 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	7,250.00 SOLD for $5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1555		$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H., vibrant shade on bright paper, well-proportioned margins, expertly reperfed at left, Very Fine and choice appearance, scarce in Mint N.H. condition in this shade, with 1999 P.F. certificate which does not mention the reperfing, with 2009 P.S.E. and 2011 P.F. certificates which do (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	7,250.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1556		$4.00 Columbian (244). Mint N.H., vibrant color on crisp paper, light horizontal crease at bottom, Fine appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	7,250.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
1557		$4.00 Columbian (244). Original gum, attractive margins and centering, bright color on crisp white paper EXTREMELY FINE. A CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN. With 2010 P.S.A.G. certificate (ogH, XF 90) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,250.00 SOLD for $2,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
1558		$4.00 Columbian (244). Original gum, lightly hinged, incredibly well-centered with magnificent intense color EXTREMELY FINE. THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN IS SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. With 2011 P.F. certificate (OGph, XF 90) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,250.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1559		$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Original gum, lightly hinged, vivid color, Very Fine, exceptionally attractive, with 1981 P.F. and 2002 P.S.E. certificates (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,250.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1560		$4.00 Columbian (244). Block of four, original gum, fresh color and well-centered VERY FINE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE. Blocks are surprisingly scarce -- we have only offered five others since 2002. With 1994 P.S.E. and 2011 P.F. certificates (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	11,000.00 SOLD for $6,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1561		$4.00 Columbian (244). Block of four, unused (regummed), fresh color and well-centered, couple perf separations at left and small filled thin at bottom, Very Fine appearance, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail as no gum singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,400.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1562		$4.00 Columbian (244). Well-centered, attractive rich color, large bold New York oval registry cancel and blue registry crayon line at top, Very Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
1563		$5.00 Columbian (245). Mint N.H., deep shade and crisp impression on bright paper FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 COLUMBIAN. The number of Mint Never-Hinged examples extant of the $5.00 Columbian is very small. The rarity of this stamp in such condition is easily explained. For more than a century, collectors have proudly hinged this highest value of the Columbian set in their albums, and the vast majority of stamps have not escaped this fate. Only the break-up of blocks, which are rare themselves and seldom contain Mint N.H. stamps, has provided the small population that exists today (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	10,500.00 SOLD for $4,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1564		$5.00 Columbian (245). Original gum, wide margins, intense shade on bright white paper, Very Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,700.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction

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