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United States Stamps continued...

1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue (Scott 285-293) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
892 og Image$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Original gum, small h.r., intense shade, small corner perf crease at bottom right, appears Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,400.00

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
893 og Image$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Top imprint and plate no. 606 pair, original gum, lightly hinged, few sensibly reinforced perf separations at top of selvage (easily trimmed), Fine-Very Fine (Image)

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 $ 3,500.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
894° nh Image$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Mint N.H., rich color, detailed impression, well-balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND SCARCE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE.

All of the $2.00 Trans-Mississippi stamps were printed in a single day's run on June 3, 1898. The $2.00 was printed in sheets that have narrower spacing between the horizontal rows than between the vertical columns. For this reason, it is extremely difficult to obtain stamps with top and bottom margins that equal the sides.

With 1979 P.F. and 2017 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; SMQ $8,500.00). Only six Mint N.H. examples have graded higher (3 at 90, 3 at 95). (Image)

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 $ 6,000.00

SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
895 og Image$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Original gum, barely hinged, rich color and detailed impression, unusually wide margins for this difficult issue

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE, WHICH IS GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.

All of the $2.00 Trans-Mississippi stamps were printed in a single day's run on June 3, 1898. The $2.00 was printed in sheets that have narrower spacing between the horizontal rows than between the vertical columns. For this reason, it is extremely difficult to obtain stamps with top and bottom margins that equal the sides. This stamp essentially achieves that unnatural effect, which could only occur when the horizontal perforations were applied in such a way that the holes impinged on the space allocated to the rows above and below.

With 2012 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $5,600.00). Only three have graded higher (all at 98). (Image)

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 $ 1,900.00

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
896 og Image$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Original gum, lightly hinged, detailed impression, wide margins and well-centered

EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE.

A handsome stamp. (Image)

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 $ 1,900.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
897 og Image$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Original gum, fresh color, Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,900.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
898 og Image$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, Very Fine (Image)

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 $ 1,900.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
899 og Image$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). With top imprint selvage, original gum, lightly hinged, Fine (Image)

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 $ 1,900.00

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
900 ogbl Image$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Top imprint and plate no. 613 block of four, original gum, bottom right and top left stamps h.r., rich color, selvage reduced, few expertly rejoined perfs between left stamps

FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE TOP IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE FROM THE TOP POSITION.

The design of the $2.00 Trans-Mississippi depicts the Eads bridge, which spans the Mississippi River at St. Louis. The original engraving was used on the admission ticket to the Republican Convention of 1896, which nominated William McKinley as candidate for president. The stamp, issued during the McKinley Administration, illustrates the natural boundary between East and West and so was appropriate for the Trans-Mississippi Issue. All of the $2.00 Trans-Mississippi stamps were printed in a single day's run on June 3, 1898.

There are perhaps three imprint and plate number blocks of six in existence. The imprint and plate number block of four format is also extremely scarce, especially from the top position.

With 2017 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 100,000.00

SOLD for $42,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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