Cost of US Stamp Scott Catalog # 243: 1893 US$3.00 Columbian Exposition: Columbus Describing His Third Voyage. Page 21

$3.00 Columbian (Scott 243). Unused (no gum), deep rich color, fresh and Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2010, Sale 984, Lot 601

$3.00 Columbian (Scott 243). Bright shade, unobtrusive strikes of oval cancel, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90, SMQ value $1,700.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2010, Sale 984, Lot 602

$3.00 Columbian (Scott 243). Beautiful color on bright white paper, wide balanced margins, neat strike of Hyde Park N.Y. circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2010, Sale 984, Lot 603

$3.00 Columbian (Scott 243). Wonderful margins and centering, deep rich color with a light indistinguishable cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2010, Sale 984, Lot 604

$3.00 Columbian (Scott 243). Unused (no gum), detailed impression, fresh and Very Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2010, Sale 984, Lot 600

United States 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue 1893 $3 yellow green, neat registry cancel, well centered, v.f., with 1988 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2010, Sale 201003, Lot 143

United States 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue 1893 $3 olive green, well centered, fresh color, slightly disturbed original gum, v.f., with 1984 and 2008 PFCs

Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2010, Sale 201003, Lot 142

U.S.; General Issues, 1893, $3 Columbian, #243. O.g., Fine. Scott $1,600. Estimate value $350-400.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Feb 2010, Sale 84, Lot 1460

U.S.; General Issues, 1893, $3 Columbian, #243. Glazed o.g., small thin resulting in tiny pinhole, Fine to Very Fine centering. Scott $1,600. Estimate $200-250.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Feb 2010, Sale 84, Lot 1462

$3.00 Columbian (Scott 243). Part original gum, rich color, minor thin spots, Fine appearance

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2009, Sale 982, Lot 5585

$3.00 Columbian (Scott 243). Original gum, well-centered, some gum toning, tiny margin flaw, Very Fine appearance

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2009, Sale 982, Lot 5586

$3.00 Columbian (Scott 243). Bright shade and detailed impression, unusually wide and balanced margins for this difficult issue, bold strike of “52” duplex cancel EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE $3.00 COLUMBIAN ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. — THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE TO THIS SHADE. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ value $4,650.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only five others share this grade. The next highest is graded 90. For the 243a sub-shade, two have graded 98 and only one has graded 95, and the next-highest is a 90.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2009, Sale 982, Lot 5587

$3.00 Columbian (Scott 243). Well-centered with choice margins, beautiful color, light duplex circular datestamp, Very Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2009, Sale 982, Lot 5588

$3.00 Olive Green, Columbian (Scott 243a). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color and proof-like impression, beautifully centered with well-proportioned margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $3.00 COLUMBIAN IN THE OLIVE GREEN SHADE, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. P.S.E. encapsulated (OGph, XF-Superb 95, SMQ price $5,300.00). Only three have graded higher to date in the P.S.E. Population Report.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2009, Sale 978, Lot 1073

$3.00 Columbian (Scott 243). Original gum, lightly hinged, warm color, almost perfect centering on post office fresh paper EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB $3.00 COLUMBIAN WITH LIGHTLY-HINGED ORIGINAL GUM, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. P.S.E. encapsulated (OGph, XF-Superb 95, SMQ $5,300.00). Only three have graded higher to date in the P.S.E. Population Report.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2009, Sale 978, Lot 1072