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$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H., with part imprint right selvage (mostly detached--it should be removed), brilliant color on fresh paperFRESH AND FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED $4.00 COLUMBIAN.
With 1976 P.F. certificate
$4.00 Pale Aniline Rose, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H., brilliant color in the aniline-ink shade, attractive margins and centering, bright and freshVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED $4.00 COLUMBIAN IN THE PALE ANILINE ROSE SHADE.
With 1997 P.F. certificate. 2008 P.F. certificate graded F-VF 75 no longer accompanies. With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $7,250.00).
$4.00 Pale Aniline Rose, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H., brilliant color in the aniline-ink shade, attractive margins and centering, bright and freshVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED $4.00 COLUMBIAN IN THE PALE ANILINE ROSE SHADE.
With 1997 and 2008 P.F. certificates (F-VF 75). With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $7,000.00).
$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H. vertical strip of three, brilliant color as fresh as the day it was printed, well-balanced margins throughoutVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED STRIP OF THREE OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE IN THE ROSE CARMINE SHADE.
With 2009 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as singles.
$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 certificateEXTREMELY FINE. A GORGEOUS AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED $4.00 COLUMBIAN IN THE PALE ANILINE ROSE SHADE.
With 2011 P.F. certificate
$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
$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H., absolutely gorgeous color which is unmistakably in the aniline-ink Rose Carmine shade, magnificent centering with wide and balanced margins, long and full perforations all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS MINT NEVER-HINGED $4.00 COLUMBIAN IS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE. A TRULY REMARKABLE STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT, THIS HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE AND ONLY ONE OTHER SHARES THIS GRADE.
The $4.00 Columbian depicts the two central figures in the story of Columbus -- Queen Isabella and Columbus himself. The portrait of Isabella is said to be based on a painting in Madrid, but its origins have been lost to history. The portrait of Columbus is based on a painting by the artist Lorenzo Lotto (c. 1480-1556). A student of the great painter Raphael, his realistic and empathetic works, filled with distinctive sharp lines and vivid colors, were in sharp contrast to his contemporaries in Venice such as Titian and Tintoretto. He died penniless after joining a religious order. His works were unappreciated until the late 19th and early 20th Century, when he was identified as a forerunner of the Surrealists due to his inclusion of unusual symbolic references in his works. This portrait of Columbus was painted in 1512 as a commission from Domenico Malpiero, a Venetian senator and historian, and was executed shortly after the death of Columbus in 1504. It is one of the earliest portraits of Columbus (none is known to have been painted in his lifetime). This image was also used for several stamps of Chile.
With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $65,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only one other shares this grade. The next-highest grade for this shade in Mint N.H. condition is an 80. For the normal shade, 95 is also the highest grade awarded to date (three in P.S.E. Population Report), followed by 90 (five in P.S.E. Population Report)
$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H. vertical strip of three, brilliant color as fresh as the day it was printedVERY FINE AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED STRIP OF THREE OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE IN THE ROSE CARMINE SHADE.
Scott Retail as singles
$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H., vibrant shade on bright paper, well-proportioned and nicely balanced marginsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $4.00 COLUMBIAN IN THE ROSE CARMINE SUB-SHADE. A DIFFICULT ISSUE TO OBTAIN IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION.
A review using Power Search found only two Mint N.H. examples of this shade offered since 1992.
With 1999 P.F. certificate
$4.00 Rose Carmine, Columbian (244a). Mint N.H., bright color on fresh white paper, Fine, a rare Mint N.H. example of the Rose Carmine shade, with 1984 and 2003 P.F. certificates