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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 250 |  |
 4c Columbian, Error of Color (233a). Bottom imprint, plate no. 18 and letter "D" strip of four, original gum, h.r., deep rich color in the darker of the two shades, centered to left, completely
soundFINE. THE ONLY CERTIFIED SOUND IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 4-CENT COLUMBIAN COLOR ERROR, AND ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED. OFFERED TO THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES. 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 two panes reached collectors, and the few cancelled examples indicate that stamps used by the public came from other panes. 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. This imprint and plate number strip is from Plate 18, the other recorded example is from Plate 17. The shade of this plate strip is the deeper of the two known Blue error shades. With 1975 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
150,000.00 | 170,000.00 |
| 251 | |
 1c, 3c Columbians (230, 232). Top imprint, plate no. and letter strips of four, stamps Mint N.H., h.r. in ungummed part of selvage, two 1c with double transfers, Fine-Very Fine, also incl. additional
3c pair with plate no. and part imprint at bottom, Scott Retail as singles (Image Magnifier) |
960.00 | 400.00 |
| 252 | |
 10c
Columbian (237). Top imprint, plate no. 103 and letter "Y" strip of four, original gum, barely hinged, brilliant color and detailed impression, wide margins, left stamp small thin spot, appears Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
750.00 | 500.00 |
| 253 | |
 10c Columbian (237). Top imprint, plate no. 103 and
letter "Y" strip of four, original gum, h.r., brilliant color and detailed impression, fresh and Fine (Image
Magnifier) |
750.00 | 350.00 |
| 254 | |
 15c Columbian (238). Bottom imprint, plate no. 58 and letter "M" strip of four, original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color and proof-like impression, left stamp diagonal creases at top left, right stamp
trivial toned speck at top center, appears Very Fine-Extremely Fine, an attractive multiple (Image
Magnifier) |
1,250.00 | 1,100.00 |
| 255 | |
 50c Columbian (240). Bottom imprint, plate no. 77 and letter "S" strip of four, original gum, deep rich color and proof-like impression, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, top left stamp small toned
spot from gum at top, second spot in selvage at center, second stamp from right tiny tear at rightVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE AND ATTRACTIVE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 50-CENT COLUMBIAN ISSUE. The left stamp shows a clear plate scratch at top in "Postage". This has been plated to Position 47 of the left pane. Scott Retail with no premium for the double transfer (Image Magnifier) |
3,750.00 | 3,250.00 |
| 256 | |
 $1.00 Columbian (241). Bottom imprint, plate no. 93 and letter "W" strip of four, original gum which is lightly hinged, brilliant color, few perf separations expertly reinforcedVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF FOUR OF THE $1.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE. With 1972 .P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
6,500.00 | 10,000.00 |
| 257 | |
 $5.00 Columbian (245). Bottom imprint, plate no. 108 and letters "D D" strip of four, original gum, lightly hinged, bright shade and detailed impression, choice centering for this difficult multipleVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF FOUR OF THE $5.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE. This choice $5.00 Columbian imprint and plate number strip is one of the two finest, second only to the Mint N.H. strip last sold in our Sale 836 (lot 1616) for $52,500 hammer. With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
22,500.00 | 55,000.00 |