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1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 783		E U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi 1¢-$2, Bi-Color Essays Complete, #285-E8-293-E7, nine die sunk on card, measuring 4¼ x 4¾, $1 is a hybrid, bright, fresh colors, Very Fine. Scott $6,550. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,185
Lot 784		E U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi 1¢-$2, Bi-Color Essays Complete, #285-E8-293-E7, die sunk on card, measuring 3" x 2½", 1¢, 2¢, 5¢, 8¢ and $2 are hybrids, clean, Very Fine. Scott $6,550. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 785		/ U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 1¢ to 50¢ Group, #285-291, all n.h. to o.g. specialized collection on quad pages with 2¢, 4¢, 5¢, 10¢ and 50¢ singles, 1¢ top plate number imprint strip of five n.h., 1¢ plate number imprint pair (2) one n.h., 2¢ plate number imprint block of six and plate imprint number pair, fresh and worth inspection, much Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 786		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 1¢ Dark Yellow Green, #285, Aug. 20, 1898 Chicago, Ill. waving flag machine cancel, Grade 95 Extremely Fine to Superb, 2012 P.F., 2012 P.S.E. certs. SMQ $300, 10 known same grade, 7 graded higher . Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 787		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 1¢ (2), Tied By "Omaha, Neb. Jun. 18 7-PM '98" Machine Cancel on EKU Cover, #285, se. at right, to Los Angeles Cal. and forwarded to Sacramento, left stamp also tied by "Los Angeles Cal. Jun. 22 1PM 98" duplex, transit and receiving backstamps, a Very Fine cover. The Exposition was open to the public from June 1 to November 1, 1898. The stamps were not ready in time for the opening, and the official First Day was June 17. The 1¢ June 17 First Day Covers are known from Washington D.C., New York and Pittsburgh, but none known from Omaha, home of the Exposition. The cover offered here, postmarked one day after the stamps were issued in Omaha, is a significant use, Ex World's Fair Collection. This is the earliest reported example of the 1¢ Trans-Mississippi issue used from Omaha, Nebraska, which was the home of the exposition, wonderful showpiece . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 788		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 4¢ Orange, Plate Block of 4, #287, n.h., top pl. #599, Fine. Scott $1,700. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 789		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 5¢ Dull Blue, Plate Block of 4, #288, o.g., bottom pl. #618, sharp impression, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 790		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 8¢ Violet Brown, #289, used, Grade 95 Extremely Fine to Superb, 2012 P.S.E. cert. SMQ $625, 7 known same grade, 5 graded higher . Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 791		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 10¢ Gray Violet, #290, used, Grade 95 Extremely Fine to Superb, 2012 P.S.E. cert. SMQ $575, 17 known same grade, 4 graded higher . Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 792		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 50¢ Sage Green, #291, o.g., Very Fine, 1982 P.F., 2018 P.S.E. certs. Scott $550. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 793		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 50¢ Sage Green, #291, "Disturbed o.g., reperfed at the left", Fine to Very Fine appearing, 2018 P.S.E. cert. Scott $550. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 794		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 50¢ Sage Green, #291, New York double oval registered, Grade 95 Extremely Fine to Superb, 2011 P.S.E. cert. SMQ $1,100, 13 known same grade, 3 graded higher . Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 795		P U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, Engraving, #292P, By C.O. Murray, from the original oil by J.A. MacWhirter, same design used on the $1 adhesive, a lovely piece, Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 796		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, o.g., Grade 95 Extremely Fine to Superb, 2007 P.S.E. encapsulated cert. SMQ $3,250, 10 known same grade, 4 graded higher . Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 797		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, o.g., thin at very top, looks nice from front, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,400. Estimate $325-375. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 798		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, "Part o.g.", Fine to Very Fine, 2018 P.S.E. cert. Scott $1,400. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 799		() U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, regummed, well centered, small repair at upper left, light toning, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 800		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, light partial cds, an outstanding example, Grade 98 Superb, 2000, 2009 P.F., 2012 P.S.E. certs. SMQ $11,750, 2 known same grade, 1 graded higher . Estimate $4,000-6,000. View details and photo	Realized $10,350
Lot 801		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, used, Very Fine or better, 1987 P.F., 2006 P.S.E. (Grade 85), 2015 P.F. certs. Scott $700. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 802		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, light cancel, Very Fine. Scott $725. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 803		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $1 Black, #292, duplex cancel, Fine to Very Fine, 2018 P.S.E. cert. Scott $700. Estimate $240-280. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 804		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, o.g., Fine to Very Fine, 2018 P.S.E. cert. Scott $1,800. Estimate $650-750. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 805		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, l.h., Fine and attractive. Scott $1,800. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 806		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, l.h., Fine, 2002 P.S.E. cert. Scott $1,800. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 807		U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, "large part o.g., with a thin at the bottom left", Fine, 2018 P.S.E. cert. Scott $1,800. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 808		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, used, Grade 85 Very Fine to Extremely Fine, 2012 P.S.E. cert. SMQ $1,500. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 809		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, double oval Branch-Madison, Very Fine. Scott $1,050. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 810		o U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, $2 Orange Brown, #293, double oval registry cancel, sound and fresh, Fine, 2018 Crowe cert. Scott $1,050. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $253

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