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Auction 30

Lot 29

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1893, $5 Columbian, plate proof on card (Scott 245P4), perfectly centered within large margins, with bright rich color, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott $375.
Estimate $200 - 300

A $5 Columbian as regularly issued (Scott 245), NH, with this centering, catalogs $9,500 Scott and $30,000 SMQ. Think of the money you would save by buying this instead - and the impression is finer. Proofs may well be THE bargains of 19th century US philately .

Realized $150

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