Sale 1014 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 12-14 October, 2011
Category — $1.00-$2.00 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue (Scott 292-293)
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1666°
$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Intense shade and impression, gorgeous centering with wide and balanced margins, neat strikes of Boston oval cancelsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. -- ONLY ONE USED EXAMPLE HAS GRADED HIGHER TO DATE.
1990 P.F. certificate no longer accompanies. P.S.E. encapsulated (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,900.00). Only one used copy has graded higher (at 98), and only five others share this desirable grade.
650
2,500