Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue (Scott 285-293)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1925
$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and proof-like impressionFRESH AND FINE-VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE.
The $1.00 Trans-Mississippi Issue is widely considered to be the most beautiful stamp in United States philately.
5,000
2,400