Sale 1244 — The Arthur S. Przybyl Collection of United States, Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 9-10 November, 2021
Category — 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue (Scott 285-293)
8c Trans-Mississippi, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (289a). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, few natural gum creases as found on most examples of this rare error, which originated from one pane of 50EXTREMELY FINE CENTERING AND VERY RARE. THIS IS THE ONLY MAJOR ERROR OF THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE.
According to the Neil-Rosenthal book (pp. 115-118), one pane of 50 was discovered by Robert Watts, a stamp clerk at one of the sales windows at the Philadelphia General Post Office, who found it between the wrapping paper of a bundle of stamps. He sold it for double face value ($8.00) to Herman Lewis, a locksmith in Philadelphia. Lewis soon sold it to William S. F. Pierce, who broke it into three pieces: a vertical strip of ten with sheet margin and full arrow at right, a vertical block of 20 containing both plate blocks, and a vertical block of 20 with natural straight edge at left.
Ex "Laila". With 2000 P.F. certificate.
1c-50c Trans-Mississippi (285-288, 290-291). Including two each of 5c and 10c, also Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. pair of 1c, 2c and one 10c Mint N.H., 4c small tear, Fine-Very Fine group
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8c Trans-Mississippi (289). Mint N.H., fresh color, attractive centering and margins, Very Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
50c Trans-Mississippi (291). Mint N.H., vibrant color on post-office fresh paper, Very Fine
$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Mint N.H. with part arrow selvage at left, sharp proof-like impression on crisp paperVERY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.
With copy of 2002 P.F. certificate for vertical strip of three (middle stamp)
$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Mint N.H., sharp proof-like impressionFRESH AND VERY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.
With 2002 P.S.E. certificate