1893 Rare Stamps, Art, Hisorical 40x35 Columbus

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Very rare one of a kind collage of 1893 Stamps made for the 1893 Columbian Expo commenting the 4ooth anniversary … Read more Very rare one of a kind collage of 1893 Stamps made for the 1893 Columbian Expo commenting the 4ooth anniversary of the landing of Columbus. They are meticulously attached to a piece of fine milk glass which was very special in the time period.
The milk glass is carefully framed in a all wood frame with UV acrylic not glass.
Features a memorial tree and monuments for Christoper Columbus made from 1893 Columbus stamps. It looks like the stamps were varnished at the time to protect them.
This took tons of time and tons of patience to make this incredible piece.
You can look at it for hours. Also the person who made is was rich as he used a small fortune of stamps to make this...

Too big for me to ship so I have to use Chairish shipping....but the price is such a bargain paying the shipping its still a great deal

The American stamps were Issued in conjunction with the Columbian Exposition of 1893 commemorating the 400th anniversary of the landing of Columbus. The sixteen Columbian stamps were issued in denominations ranging from one cent to five dollars. The total face value of $16.34 was more than many collectors of the time could comfortably afford and the higher values did not sell well. The Columbian Issue stamps were the last produced by the American Bank Note Company before stamp production was turned over to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1894.

These are the prices of the stamps Denom.
Description Mint Used
1 cent Columbus in Sight of Land $31.50 $0.50
2 cent Landing of Columbus $28.50 $0.40
2 cent "Broken Hat" Variety $80.00 $1.65
3 cent Flagship of Columbus $90.00 $13.50
4 cent Fleet of Columbus $110.00 $7.00
5 cent Soliciting Aid from Isabella $125.00 $7.50
6 cent Columbus Welcomed at Barcelona $110.00 $21.50
8 cent Columbus Restored to Favor $105.00 $10.75
10 cent Columbus Presenting Navtives $195.00 $7.75
15 cent Announcing His Discovery $315.00 $65.00
30 cent Columbus at La Rabida $475.00 $85.00
50 cent Recall of Columbus $800.00 $175.00
$1 Isabella Pledging Jewels $2,000.00 $600.00
$2 Columbus in Chains $2,000.00 $575.00
$3 Columbus Describing Third Voyage $3,000.00 $950.00
$4 Crimson laIsabella and Columbus $4,000.00 $1,275.00
$5 Columbus $4,750.00 $1,400.00

Printed by the American Bank Note Company
The 1893 Columbian Series was printed by the American Bank Note Company. The engraving was done by Alfred Jones and Charles Skinner. The stamps were printed in black ink in sheets of 100 subjects on soft porous white wove paper and perforated 12.

About the Columbian Series
The Columbian Series is a milestone in American history. Its impact on stamp collecting was so great that the series’ degree of completion is often the “yardstick by which a U.S. collection is measured” (Max Johl, 1947).

The series was issued in advance of Chicago’s 1893 World Columbian Exposition, an international fair celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ 1492 arrival in the New World. The series was used to advertise the event – the first time postage stamps were used to promote a commercial event.

The 1893 Columbian Exposition stamp series was like nothing before it. The Columbians were the first U.S. commemorative stamps, and they created a worldwide phenomenon. Expertly engraved and generous in size, the Columbians are among the most sought-after of all U.S. stamps.

An Instant Hit with Collectors
At the time they were issued, the Columbian stamps were controversial. Collectors eagerly awaited the series, forming long lines to purchase the stamps. Yet many were frustrated by the price of owning the complete series, which equaled more than $2,030 in today’s unskilled labor wages. Some postal clerks refused to sell Columbian stamps because demand far exceeded supply.

As a consequence, used Columbian stamps were selling for almost full face value in 1893 – even as mint stamps were officially on sale. The craze for Columbian stamps was even more pronounced in Europe, where collectors hounded American tourists and begged for stamps from their mail. A corner of Hamburg’s stock exchange was devoted to trafficking Columbian stamps. On August 11, 1893, the New York Times reported these transactions were conducted “as carefully as they handled the highest gilt-edged securities.” See less