Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**1893 Columbian Issue ($1.00-$2.00):**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
519		$1.00 Columbian (241). Mint N.H., near-perfect centering, beautiful bright color and sharp proof-like impression on fresh and crisp paper EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 COLUMBIAN. With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,900.00	4,750.00
520		$1.00 Columbian (241). Mint N.H., rich color and sharp impression, incredibly wide margins and perfect centering, faint diagonal crease at lower right (invisible on face), otherwise Extremely Fine, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	2,900.00	700.00
521		$1.00 Columbian (241). Original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centered with wide even margins all around, brilliant color and impression on bright white paper EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 COLUMBIAN. With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,500.00	2,700.00
522		$1.00 Columbian (241). Original gum, lightly hinged, almost perfectly centered, crisp impression, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,500.00	1,000.00
523		$1.00 Columbian (241). Original gum, barest trace of hinging, deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, Extremely Fine and choice, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,500.00	1,200.00
524		$1.00 Columbian (241). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color and proof-like impression on fresh paper, Extremely Fine (Image)	1,500.00	1,300.00
526		$1.00 Columbian (241). Original gum, single hinge mark, rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,500.00	800.00
527		$1.00 Columbian (241). Original gum, single small h.r. at top, rich color, well-centered, Very Fine, with 1975 A.P.S. certificate erroneously stating disturbed original gum (Image)	1,500.00	575.00
530		$1.00 Columbian (241). Fresh color, neat target cancel, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	650.00	800.00
531		$2.00 Columbian (242). Mint N.H., deep rich color on fresh paper VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BRILLIANT MINT NEVER-HINGED $2.00 COLUMBIAN. With 1977 P.F. certificate (Image)	3,000.00	3,500.00
532		$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centered with unusually wide margins for this issue, beautiful rich color and sharp proof-like impression on bright paper EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 COLUMBIAN, A SCARCE STAMP WITH SUCH PRECISE CENTERING. With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,550.00	2,300.00

1893 Columbian Issue ($1.00-$2.00):

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

519

$1.00 Columbian (241). Mint N.H., near-perfect centering, beautiful bright color and sharp proof-like impression on fresh and crisp paper

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 COLUMBIAN.

With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,900.00

4,750.00

520

$1.00 Columbian (241). Mint N.H., rich color and sharp impression, incredibly wide margins and perfect centering, faint diagonal crease at lower right (invisible on face), otherwise Extremely Fine, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

2,900.00

700.00

521

$1.00 Columbian (241). Original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centered with wide even margins all around, brilliant color and impression on bright white paper

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 COLUMBIAN.

With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,500.00

2,700.00

522

$1.00 Columbian (241). Original gum, lightly hinged, almost perfectly centered, crisp impression, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,500.00

1,000.00

523

$1.00 Columbian (241). Original gum, barest trace of hinging, deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, Extremely Fine and choice, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,500.00

1,200.00

524

$1.00 Columbian (241). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color and proof-like impression on fresh paper, Extremely Fine (Image)

1,500.00

1,300.00

526

$1.00 Columbian (241). Original gum, single hinge mark, rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,500.00

800.00

527

$1.00 Columbian (241). Original gum, single small h.r. at top, rich color, well-centered, Very Fine, with 1975 A.P.S. certificate erroneously stating disturbed original gum (Image)

1,500.00

575.00

530

$1.00 Columbian (241). Fresh color, neat target cancel, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

650.00

800.00

531

$2.00 Columbian (242). Mint N.H., deep rich color on fresh paper

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BRILLIANT MINT NEVER-HINGED $2.00 COLUMBIAN.

With 1977 P.F. certificate (Image)

3,000.00

3,500.00

532

$2.00 Columbian (242). Original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centered with unusually wide margins for this issue, beautiful rich color and sharp proof-like impression on bright paper

EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 COLUMBIAN, A SCARCE STAMP WITH SUCH PRECISE CENTERING.

With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,550.00

2,300.00