Stamp auction sets record highs for U.S. material

Greg Manning Auctions Inc. announced today the results of its H.R. Harmer auction of the Richard Baron Cohen collection on June 24. T his was the first major auction sale containing only numerically third-party graded stamps. The collection realized a total of $1,035,000. The presale estimate was $700,000.

A number of records were set including a mint $5 Columbian stamp that sold for $77,625 and was described as "near perfect."

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