$2.00 Orange Brown, Trans-Mississippi (293). Mint N.H., deep rich color, choice centering for this difficult issue

FRESH AND EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE.

The design of the $2.00 Trans-Mississippi is based on the famed Eads Bridge that spans the Mississippi River at St. Louis. The river has long been considered the dividing line between East and West, and is a fitting theme for this issue.

All of the $2.00 Trans-Mississippi stamps were printed in a single day's run on June 3, 1898. The $2.00 was printed in sheets that have narrower spacing between the horizontal rows than between the vertical columns. For this reason, it is extremely difficult to obtain stamps with top and bottom margins that equal the sides. This makes it difficult to fit the collecting criteria of most Gem-quality collectors. The stamp offered here, which is Mint Never-Hinged with choice centering and fresh color, is a true condition rarity.

Ex "Piedmont" and "Hanover". With 2005 P.S.E. certificate. With 1989, 1998 and 2011 P.F. certificates (XF 90). By way of comparison, P.S.E. has certified only three higher and four equal. These are extremely low population numbers for the top denomination of one of the most popular Commemorative sets.

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