Auction: 14USA - Spink Shreves September 2008 Collector's Series                                                                         
                    
                    Lot: 1251
                
                    
                        #242, $2.00 Columbian, a fabulously fresh and choice mint example, being one of the finest quality never hinged Two Dollar Columbians we have ever had the pleasure to offer in our auctions, and certainly among the finest in existence, possessing a marvelously overall mint ""bloom"" very few other high value Columbians still retain, with truly prooflike color and a razor-sharp impression on immaculate paper, wonderfully well centered within large margins, unblemished o.g. without a single gum bend or skip, never hinged, extremely fine; a perfect stamp for the serious collector who is diligently assembling a choice never hinged set of Columbians; 2004 and 2006 PF certificates (the latter graded XF 90), as well as a 2007 PSE certificate (also graded XF 90; SMQ $18,900.   Estimate US$ 14,500-17,000                        
                                            
                
                    
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                        $14,500 to $17,000