Sale 1140 — Outstanding United States Stamps, featuring The Irwin Weinberg Inventory

Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 9-11 November, 2016

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*A buyer’s premium of 15% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.

Category — $1.00-$2.00 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue (Scott 292-293)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
717
ogbl
Sale 1140, Lot 717, $1.00-$2.00 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue (Scott 292-293)$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Block of four, original gum, bright color, top pair well-centered (the top right stamp particularly so), few tiny edge tears at bottom of bottom pair

A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE WITH TWO SOUND VERY FINE STAMPS.

Scott Catalogue assigns only a scant $400.00 premium for a block of four versus four singles. This block will likely not stay intact

8,000
3,250