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**1890-1893 American Bank Note Company continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
241		221	#221, 3c Purple, virtually perfectly centered, well margined, brilliantly fresh color and paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a pristine gem. (Image)	160.00 SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
242		222	#222, 4c Dark brown, precisely centered, deep luxuriant color, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	180.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
243		223	#223, 5c Chocolate, wonderfully well centered and margined, bright fresh color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and choice. (Image)	160.00 SOLD for $575.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
244		225	#225, 8c Lilac, gem mint example, possessing exceptionally large margins and being wonderfully well centered within them, crisp detailed impression, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2000 and 2001 PF certificates. (Image)	120.00 SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
245		227	#227, 15c Indigo, an impressively large-margined mint example, with unusually wide and well balanced margins all around, luxuriously rich color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1987 PF certificate. (Image)	250.00 SOLD for $220.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
246		229	#229, 90c Orange, a gem mint example which possesses great eye appeal, flawlessly centered within extravagantly large margins, strikingly intense color and a deeply etched impression on bright paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)	550.00 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

**1893 Columbian Exposition**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
247		230	#230, 1c Columbian, a jumbo mint single, with four enormous margins and being perfectly centered within them, strikingly intense color in a deep shade, crisp impression as well on fresh white paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and striking; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	45.00 SOLD for $200.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
248		231	#231, 2c Columbian, incredibly well centered amid enormously large jumbo margins, sumptuously rich color in an especially deep shade, prooflike impression on immaculate paper, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a visually striking example that is definitely not your "run-of-the-mill" Two Cent Columbian; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	42.50 SOLD for $220.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
249		232	#232, 3c Columbian, a most impressive mint example in a quality surpassed by very few others, boasting enormously large margins all around and being nearly perfectly set amid them, but just as striking is this stamp's unusually bright fresh color and an incredibly detailed impression on brilliantly fresh paper, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; the perfect stamp for the collector assembling their set of Columbians one gem mint single at a time. (Image)	120.00 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
250		233	#233, 4c Columbian, a gorgeous bottom sheet-margin mint single in a quality which is sheer perfection, boasting mathematically precise centering amid extravagantly large margins, but adding further to this gem stamp's overall appeal is its spectacular deep ultramarine color and its razor-sharp impression on brilliantly fresh paper, unblemished o.g., n.h., in a word - superb; 1997 PF certificate for a horizontal pair, this being the left stamp. (Image)	175.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
251		233	#233, 4c Columbian, impressive mint single, boasting huge margins all around which are most uncharacteristic, plus it is incredibly well centered within these lavish borders, bright fresh color and a detailed impression, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a large-margined gem; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	175.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
252		233a	#233a, 4c Blue Columbian, error of color, a phenomenal mint example of this high profile rarity, possessing an overall freshness and crispness unlike any other, with sensationally rich and true error color, plus its impression is extraordinarily detailed on bright clean paper, and most impressive of all is this stamp's spectacular centering amid the most immense margins of any existing example, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine. The Four Cent Columbian color error exists in two different shades, one being far more deep, having come from at least two different sheets. The example offered here possesses the most intense rich shade of any we have had the pleasure to offer in our auctions. An exciting opportunity to acquire what has long been considered one of the very finest Four Cent Columbian color errors in existence. The last appearance at auction of this incomparable stamp was in the September 1992 sale of the Roland E. Anderson collection (Ivy, Shreve & Mader, lot #557). It was the highlight of the Anderson sale, realizing a record $32,500.00 (plus 10% buyer's premium) against a then catalog value of $6,500.00. Since that time no comparable #233a has appeared on the auction block. Accompanied by a 1951 PF certificate; ex-Hetherington and Anderson. (Image)	19,000.00 SOLD for $27,000.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
253		234	#234, 5c Columbian, an incomparable mint single, boasting four gigantic margins and being flawlessly centered within these enormous borders, plus its color is especially deep and rich, while its impression could not be more prooflike on immaculate paper, o.g., n.h., a superb jumbo; the finest centered and margined Five Cent Columbian we have ever encountered. (Image)	190.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
254		234	#234, 5c Columbian, excellent centering, marvelously fresh and crisp, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)	190.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
255		235	#235, 6c Columbian, precisely centered mint single, with unusually large and perfectly balanced margins all around, gorgeous rich color and a crisp detailed impression, immaculate o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem for the perfectionist; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	170.00 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
256		235a	#235a, 6c Columbian, the red violet shade, a visually stunning bottom sheet-margin plate "No. 104" single, in the most pristine state imaginable, gorgeous sumptuously rich color and a deeply etched impression on immaculate paper, perfectly centered within lavishly large margins, unblemished o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem for the perfectionist; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)	170.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
257		236	#236, 8c Columbian, an eye-arresting mint single which possesses the most immense margins imaginable, especially for this value which is typically tightly margined, and it is virtually perfectly centered within these lavish margins, even its color is more deep and rich than usual, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a most impressive gem; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)	150.00 SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
258		236	#236, 8c Columbian, highly select mint single, flawlessly centered within uncharacteristically large margins, brilliantly fresh and crisp, rich color, o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; photocopy of a 1990 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp. (Image)	150.00 SOLD for $190.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
259		237	#237, 10c Columbian, an uncommonly choice right sheet-margin partial imprint single, possessing far larger margins than typically encountered on this value, and being wonderfully well centered within them, strong color and a crisp detailed impression, unblemished o.g. without a single gum bend or skip, n.h., extremely fine and handsome; 1988 PSE certificate. (Image)	280.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM
260		237	#237, 10c Columbian, exceptionally fresh and crisp, strong rich color in the more preferred black brown shade, razor-sharp impression, excellent centering, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	280.00 SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

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