Sale 968A — The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Two: 1870-1901 Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 14-15 April, 2009
Category — 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue (Scott 285-293)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
353
8c Trans-Mississippi, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (289a). Original gum, lightly hinged, incl. sheet margin at top, few light natural gum bends -- much less noticeable than usually found on all existing pairsEXTREMELY FINE CENTERING AND SUPERB FRESH CONDITION. ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE EXAMPLES OF THE ONLY MAJOR ERROR OF THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE.
Datz states that 25 pairs are known. We have only offered one other since 2002.
27,500
31,250