Sale 1007 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 8-10 March, 2011
Category — 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue (50c thru $2.00, Scott 291-293)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2570
$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Block of four, original gum, h.r., lovely bright color, nicely centered for this challenging issue, almost imperceptible natural light paper wrinkle top right stampFINE-VERY FINE BLOCK OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE.
This block was part of an old-time collection for many years and, as a result, is much fresher and brighter than the average $2.00 Trans-Mississippi
Scott Catalogue assigns only a $650.00 premium for a block versus four singles
8,250
3,000