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o U.S., 1893, $2 Columbian, #242. Used, short perfs at left, small fault at top, light cancel, otherwise Fine. Scott $600. Estimate price $100. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 79, Lot 136 |
US$207.00 |
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o U.S., 1893, $2 Columbian, #242. Used, Fine. Scott $600. Estimate price $200. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 79, Lot 134 |
US$219.00 |
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() U.S., 1893, $2 Columbian, #242. Unused, thinned at right, blind perf, rich color, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott $625. Estimate price $200. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 79, Lot 133 |
US$230.00 |
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$2.00 Columbian (Scott 242). Original gum, fairly lightly hinged, rich color, Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2008, Sale 962, Lot 2519 |
US$700.00 |
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$2.00 Columbian (Scott 242). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color on crisp paper, unusually wide and balanced margins for this difficult issue EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. — THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE AND IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE. ONE OF THE KEYS TO A HIGH-GRADE SET OF THE COLUMBIAN ISSUE. The $2.00 Columbian Issue is notorious for being one of the most difficult denominations to obtain with choice centering or with wide margins. For hinged and Mint N.H. categories, the next-highest grade is XF-Superb 95 (one used copy has also been graded 98). With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, SMQ value $9,250.00). Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2008, Sale 962, Lot 2518 |
US$22,000.00 |
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$2.00 Columbian (Scott 242). Mint N.H., fresh color, Very Good Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2008, Sale 962, Lot 2521 |
US$550.00 |
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$2.00 Columbian (Scott 242). Original gum, h.r., rich color, Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2008, Sale 962, Lot 2520 |
US$450.00 |
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o 1893, $2 Columbian (242), quite well centered with large margins, rich, warm color and a light barred ellipse cancel, fresh and Very Fine. Scott $600 Matthew Bennett International, Jun 2008, Sale 328, Lot 768 |
US$290.00 |
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1893, $2 Columbian (242), virtually perfectly centered with beautifully balanced margins and deep, rich color. O.g., lightly hinged. A choice, Extremely Fine gem. SMQ value $2,100. Scott $1,250 QUITE A REMARKABLE MINT $2 COLUMBIAN WITH EXCEPTIONAL CENTERING AND OVERALL FRESHNESS. Expertization: 2006 P.S.E. Certificate graded XF 90. Matthew Bennett International, Jun 2008, Sale 328, Lot 767 |
US$2,600.00 |
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U.S.; General Issues, 1893, $2 Columbian, #242. O.g., thin, fresh, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott $1,250. Estimate value $200-250. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jun 2008, Sale 78, Lot 1430 |
US$374.00 |
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() U.S.; General Issues, 1893, $2 Columbian, #242. Regummed, natural inclusion, rich color, overall Very Fine. Scott $625. Estimate value $200-300. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jun 2008, Sale 78, Lot 1431 |
US$322.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1893, $2 Columbian, #242. Used, tiny thin spot, Fine appearance. Scott $600. Estimate $100-120. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jun 2008, Sale 78, Lot 1434 |
US$115.00 |
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U.S.; General Issues, 1893, $2 Columbian, #242. O.g., “natural gum skip”, Fine to Very Fine, PSE (2002) cert. Scott $1,250. Estimate price $400-500. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jun 2008, Sale 78, Lot 1427 |
US$518.00 |
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U.S.; General Issues, 1893, $2 Columbian, #242. L.h., bright color, Fine to Very Fine, PF (1989) cert. Scott $1,250. Estimate value $400-500. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jun 2008, Sale 78, Lot 1428 |
US$546.00 |
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() U.S.; General Issues, 1893, $2 Columbian, #242. Unused, Extremely Fine. Scott $625. Estimate price $400-500. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jun 2008, Sale 78, Lot 1429 |
US$431.00 |