Lot 2048
1893, $5 Columbian (245), flawless centering within wide and balanced margins and as fresh as the day it was printed with intense color on brilliant white paper, a deeply and finely etched impression, perfectly spotless never hinged original gum, Extremely Fine. SMQ $87,900.
Scott $10,500
WITH MAGNIFICENT CENTERING AND IN PERFECT STATE OF PRESERVATION, HERE IS A MATCHLESS MINT SINGLE OF THIS ICONIC UNITED STATES CLASSIC WITH THE HIGHEST GRADE BY THE PSE, A DISTINCTION IT SHARES WITH ONLY ONE OTHER.
Expertization: 1992 PF and 2004 PSE Certificates, the latter graded XF-Sup 95.
If there is one stamp that epitomizes the quest of the Golden State collector, it would have to be this $5 Columbian. He bought this stamp in the mid-1990s, years before the concept of grading stamps entered anyone's mind. In our many decades as auctioneers, we have seen any number of well centered and fresh $5 Columbians, but when one adds the element of Never Hinged, we have never encountered anything that began to approach this example. We look forward to helping a fellow philatelist add this gem to his/her own collection.
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| Realized $80,000 |
