Scott #240, 50c Columbian, F/VF-OG-LH, bold color & sound, 1989 PF certificate

Description

UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Scott #240
50c "Recall of Columbus" - Slate Blue
(1893 Columbian Exposition Issue),
Fine / Very Fine centering with full original gum that is moderately hinged,
a richly colored stamp that has light
plate wash above the central portion of the design,
with 1989 Philatelic Foundation certificate #205119A (stating: "it is genuine previously hinged")
Rupp Brothers'
buy-it-now price,
to acquire this Scott #240, is 5
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We are particularly interested in the 1847/1856 Issue (Scott #1-17), 1869/1875 Pictorials (Scott #112-133), dollar-value Columbians (Scott #241-245), First Bureau Issues (Scott #246-284), Trans-Mississippis (Scott #285-293), the 1903 Second Bureau Issue (Scott #300-322), the Graf Zeppelin Issue (Scott #C13-C15) and the Shanghai/China overprints (Scott #K1-K18).