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Sale 121


 
Lot 759



U.S.; General Issues, 1893, Columbian, 4¢ Blue, Color Error, #233a, dist. o.g., centered bottom like many are, "tiny thins at left…and at upper right….selvage with faults and reattached", presentable copy. 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 4¢ error and 1¢ Columbian have the same components, Ex Siegel 1977 Rarity sale. 2006 P.F. cert.
Scott $17,500.
Estimate $2,500-3,000.

 
Realized $3,450



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