$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Bottom imprint and plate no. 606 block of four, original gum, detailed impression, few perf separations sensibly reinforced with hinge slivers, top right stamp faint diagonal crease, bottom right stamp small natural gum wrinkle and small thin spot

FINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE.

The $1.00 stamp issued for the Trans-Mississippi Exposition was based on an image of cattle in a storm in an engraving by C. O. Murray, a copy of which was loaned to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing by Mrs. C. B. Johnson. The engraving was used as a trademark by an American cattle company, but the image originated in an oil painting by J. A. MacWhirter entitled "The Vanguard", which depicts cattle in the West Highlands of Scotland. The Post Office Department was embarrassed when the painting was identified as the property of the Lord Blysworth, who was sent a formal apology and philatelic memento through the British Ambassador. The memento, a proof item, was donated to by Lord Blysworth to The Royal Philatelic Society London, where it resides today.

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