Sale 937 — 2007 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Saturday, 16 June, 2007

Category — Trans-Mississippi Issue

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
205°
E
Sale 937, Lot 205, Trans-Mississippi Issue$1.00 Trans-Mississippi, Vignette Only Large Die Essay on India (292-E3). On 176 x 117mm card with full die sinkage, pencil "March 8, 1898" and initialled at lower right, pencil "34" on back

VERY FINE. A RARE LARGE DIE ESSAY FOR THE VIGNETTE OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE DATE AND SIGNED IN PENCIL.

The $1.00 Trans-Mississippi has been described as the most beautiful stamp in United States philately.

E. 6,000-8,000
10,500