The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers continued...

**1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue (Scott 285-293) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3665		50c Trans-Mississippi (291). Original gum, wide and balanced margins, fresh color, Very Fine and choice (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 600.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
3666		50c Trans-Mississippi (291). Choice centering with well-proportioned margins, bold strike of New York circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Natalee Grace, with 2002 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,100.00), only three have graded higher (highest is 98) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 200.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
3667		50c Trans-Mississippi (291). Rich color, tied by well-struck Omaha Nebr. registry oval on folded cover to Fremont Nebr., neat purple "Registered, Omaha, Nebr. Jul. 18, 1899" three-line datestamp on back, Fine, unusual commercial use paying the 8c registry fee plus 21 times the 2c domestic rate, ex World's Fair collection (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
3668		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Choice centering with balanced margins, detailed impression, unobtrusive strike of duplex cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, with 2009 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 725.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
3669		$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Original gum, rich color and proof-like impression, remarkable centering with well-balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI IS THE MOST DIFFICULT VALUE TO OBTAIN IN THIS CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,900.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
3670		$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Neat duplex cancel, well-centered, beautiful rich color and fine impression, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,100.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
3671		$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Block of four, rich color, four strikes of New York oval registry cancel, well-centered throughout, each stamp affected by creasing as the block was apparently folded at one time, though creases are less obvious from front VERY FINE APPEARING AND EXTREMELY RARE USED BLOCK OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. Used dollar-value 19th Century commemorative blocks are extremely scarce, if only for the fact that this $8.00 face-value postage is worth more than $200 in today's inflation-adjusted dollars. This block comes from an old-time collection. It is the first used block we have offered since our 2001 Twigg-Smith sale, and Power Search turned up only four or five other blocks. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 6,000.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction

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