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1893 Columbian issues

Scott 230, 1¢, plate number 152

Scott 231, 2¢, plate number 91

Scott 231var, 2¢ broken hat variety, plate number 168

Scott 232, 3¢, plate number 57

Scott 232P3, 3¢ proof on India paper, plate number 75

Scott 232P4, 3¢ proof on card, plate number 56 (Image courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries)

Scott 233, 4¢, plate number 20

Scott 233P3, 4¢ proof on India paper, plate number 19 (Image courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries)

Scott 233a, 4¢ blue error, plate number 18

This may appear as the same shade as the non-error stamp due to the way colors are captured digitally and rendered on individual computer monitors. There are actually two different shades of the blue error stamp. This example was photographically cropped from a block that received a certificate as the error in color.

Scott 234, 5¢, plate number 10

Scott 235, 6¢ violet, plate number 104

Scott 235a, 6¢ red violet, plate number 104

Scott 235P4, 6¢ proof on card, plate number 104

Scott 236, 8¢, plate number 131

Scott 236P4, 8¢ proof on card, plate number 129

Scott 237, 10¢, black, plate number 101

Scott 237 var, 10¢, black, misperfed in selvage due to paper fold, plate number 101

Scott 237 var, 10¢, gray black, plate number 99

Scott 237P3, 10¢ proof on India paper, plate number 100

Scott 237P4, 10¢ proof on card, plate number 100

Scott 238, 15¢, plate number 58

Scott 238P3, 15¢ proof on India paper, plate number 58

Scott 238P4, 15¢ proof on card, plate number 58

Scott 239, 30¢, plate number 59

Scott 239TC4, 30¢ black, trial color proof on card, plate number 59

Scott 239P3, 30¢ proof on India paper, plate number 59

Scott 240, 50¢, plate number 77

Scott 240 var, 50¢, Chicago silent "newspaper" precancel, plate number 77 (Image courtesy of eBay / parrotprecancels)

It has long been held that the perforating process trimmed all top selvage from the 50¢ panes, so Top plate number positions should only be available on proofs. This precancel is the only reported example of a top plate number position on the finished stamp.

Scott 241, $1, plate number 93

Scott 242, $2, plate number 105

Scott 243, $3, plate number 106

Scott 243P4, $3 green, proof on card, plate number 106 (Image courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries)

Scott 243P4, $3 black, proof on card, plate number 106

Scott 244, $4 crimson lake, plate number 107

Scott 244P4, $4 crimson lake, proof on card, plate number 107

Scott 244a, $4 rose carmine, plate number 107

Scott 244aP4, $4 rose carmine, proof on card, plate number 107 (Image courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries)

Scott 245, $5, plate number 108

Scott 245P3, $5 proof on India, plate number 108

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