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1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 818		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 1¢ Dark Yellow Green, Imprint Plate Block of 4, #285, n.h., large top #612, deep shade, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 819		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 2¢, June 17th 1898 FDC, #286, fine, tied by flag cancel with excellent strike of Chicago JUN 17 5-PM 1898, used locally, restored at right not affecting the adhesive, incl. attractive enclosure showing "English Training Department", "Metropolitan Business College" report card (doing reasonably well!), dated 6/17 1898 (filled out same day as mailed!), Fine appearing. Scott $8,000. Henry Scheuer has estimated that approximately twelve to twenty 2¢ Trans-Mississippi First Day covers are known, plus an additional three covers with the 2¢ used with other denominations . Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,955
Lot 820		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 4¢ Orange, Imprint Plate Block of 4, #287, large top #599, very l.h., slight oxidation, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $950. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 821		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 5¢ Dull Blue, #288, n.h., Grade 90 Extremely Fine, 2008 PSE cert. Scott Stamp Values $700. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 822		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 5¢ Dull Blue, #288, n.h., Extremely Fine, 1999 and 1985 PF certs. Scott $275 ++. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 823		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 5¢ Dull Blue, Imprint Plate Block of 4, #288, n.h., large top #618, excellent color, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,600. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 824		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 8¢ Violet Brown, Imprint Plate Block of 4, #289, n.h., large top #609, Fine and attractive. Scott $3,400. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 825		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Miss., 50¢ sage green, #291, o.g., intense color, Grade 85 Very Fine to Extremely Fine, 2017 PSE cert. Scott Stamp Values #291 $725. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 826		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, o.g., Grade 75 Fine to Very Fine, 2017 PSE cert. Scott $1,400. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 827		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, o.g. (h.r.) with vertical crease at left, cert states right, attractive Very Fine appearance, 2017 PSE cert. Scott $1,400. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 828		() U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, regummed, fresh, Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 829		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, Plate # Imprint Pair, #292, o.g., top imprint #606, reinforced vert., fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,500. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 830		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, used, Fine to Very Fine, 2000 PF cert. Scott $725. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 831		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, couple of small thins with Portland cds, Very Fine appearance. Scott $725. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 832		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, $1 on Twice Remailed 1931 Zeppelin Flight, #292, adhesives complete to $1 with $1 fine, 1¢, 8¢ s.e. copies, on twice remailed Zeppelin flight on Postal Stationery 4¢ Lincoln #10 envelope (Scott U371); began its journey with an on board cancel on Graf Zeppelin for 1931 3rd South America flight (Sieger #133); upon arrival in Pernambuco sent by surface to New York via Rio de Janeiro, upon receipt in New York, it was registered and franked with short set of the Trans-Mississippi incl. the $1 (Scott #285-292) and sent to Switzerland; it has all the appropriate markings except for a Switzerland arrival, cover has a couple of wrinkles, a nick in the right side, and a light vert. fold not affecting the three multi-franking country adhesives. Scott $4,500 +. A very exciting usage and an important item for both the Zeppelin and 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue exhibitor . Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 833		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 on 1898 Cover, #292; 291, fine to very fine, tied along with 50¢ by Baltimore reg. ovals on AUG 26 1898 to Basel, Switz., a Very Fine cover, 2017 PF cert. Scott $4,500. $1 in combination with 50¢ never seen before by us, perhaps 20 covers are known with the $1 franking incl. approximately 14 with single frankings, not seen on the market since ? . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $7,763
Lot 834		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, full o.g., fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,900. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 835		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, o.g. (h.r.), Fine. Scott $1,900. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 836		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, o.g., small thin from hinge, Very Fine appearance. Scott $1,900. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 837		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, Plate # Imprint Pair, #293, o.g., bottom imprint #613, heavily reinforced vert., fresh, Fine. Scott $5,500. Estimate $1,400-1,700. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 838		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, Top Imprint Plate Block of 4, #293, #613 with large top, very l.h. at top and "right two stamps with perfs reinforced at the right….bottom left stamp never hinged", very well centered for the $2 and lovely color. One of the better centered pl. blocks, Very Fine and very rare. No record of this plate block being offered in any auction in many decades. Scott $100,000. 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 rare, particularly from the top position. Estimate $50,000-60,000 The design of the $2 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 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 Trans-Mississippi stamps were printed in a single day's run on June 3, 1898. View details and photo	Realized $48,875
Lot 839		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, black double oval REG cancel, Grade 90 Extremely Fine, 2017 PSE cert. Scott Stamp Values $2,250. Estimate $700-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 840		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, used, nice centering, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,100. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 841		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, used, tiny thin, repaired tear and small crease, Very Fine appearance, 2017 PSE cert. Scott $1,100. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $230

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