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**1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1281		292	#292, $1.00 Trans-Mississippi, an extraordinarily handsome and choice mint example of this popular commemorative, possessing an overall freshness and crispness seldom encountered, with truly prooflike color and impression on unusually bright paper, outstanding centering as well, with large even margins all around, especially clean o.g., lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem in every regard; 1983 and 1997 PF certificates. (Image)	1,250.00 SOLD for $2,300.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1282		292	#292, $1.00 Trans-Mississippi, incredibly well centered within margins that are truly huge for this issue, deep rich color and impression, o.g. which is just a bit disturbed, extremely fine; a striking large-margined gem; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image)	1,250.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1283		292	#292, $1.00 Trans-Mississippi, an incredibly handsome and choice full top margin imprint and plate no. 606 pair, marvelously bright and fresh, intense color and a deeply etched impression, about as perfectly centered as one could desire, not only for a pair, but for the two individual stamps as well, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine gem; easily one of the premier examples of this rare imprint and plate number pair extant; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	3,000.00 SOLD for $5,750.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1284	/	292	#292, $1.00 Trans-Mississippi, top margin imprint and plate no. 606 pair, deep color, faint overall paper toning, o.g., left stamp never hinged, right stamp with faint trace of hinging (if any), fine. (Image)	4,250.00+ SOLD for $2,300.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1285	O	292	#292, $1.00 Trans-Mississippi, a marvelously well centered used single possessing large even margins all around, crisp sharp impression on bright white paper, unobtrusive cancel of lines, extremely fine and select example of this popular stamp. (Image)	600.00 SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1286		293	#293, $2.00 Trans-Mississippi, a gem full top margin plate no. 613 single, possessing numerous physical attributes seldom encountered on an example of this notoriously difficult commemorative, not the least of which is its overall brilliance and freshness, with sumptuously rich color which is not at all affected by oxidization as is so often the case, plus its impression is prooflike on immaculate paper, very nearly perfectly centered within large margins, pristine o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; the rarity of this stamp both never hinged and with such outstanding centering cannot be overstated; 1991 PF certificate; ex-"Southern Cross" collection. (Image)	5,000.00 SOLD for $11,500.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1287		293	#293, $2.00 Trans-Mississippi, an incredibly handsome and choice full top sheet-margin imprint single, in a quality rarely encountered on this value, possessing a marvelous overall freshness, with sumptuously rich color in a deep shade, plus its impression is deeply etched on bright paper, extraordinarily well centered, pristine o.g., never hinged (lightly hinged in the sheet selvage only), extremely fine; a true condition rarity in this premium never hinged condition; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	5,000.00 SOLD for $9,000.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1288		293	#293, $2.00 Trans-Mississippi, well centered within lavishly large margins which are most unusual on this value, strong color, unblemished o.g., never hinged, choice very fine; one of the few premium quality certified never hinged examples of the Two Dollar Trans-Mississippi available; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)	5,000.00 SOLD for $5,000.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1289		293	#293, $2.00 Trans-Mississippi, handsome and bottom margin imprint and plate no. 613 pair, deep luxuriant color, quite well centered, particularly for this notoriously difficult value, full o.g., light trace of hinging, overall very fine for this rarity. (Image)	5,000.00 SOLD for $2,700.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1290	O	293	#293, $2.00 Trans-Mississippi, highly select used example, being incredibly well centered and margined, particularly so for this challenging value which is often found very tightly margined and poorly centered, deep luxuriant color and a strong impression, light unobtrusive strikes of double oval registry postmarks, extremely fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	1,000.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1291	O	293	#293, $2.00 Trans-Mississippi, used, especially fresh color and paper, natural s.e. at right, unobtrusive registry postmark, nearly very fine. (Image)	1,000.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1292	O	293	#293, $2.00 Trans-Mississippi, used, strong color and impression, light double oval registry cancel, fine; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image)	1,000.00 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM

**1901 Pan-American Issue**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1293		294-95	#294-95, 1c and 2c Pan Americans, choice mint single of each value, both particularly well centered within large margins, and each features unusually rich colors, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1c with 2002 PSE certificate, 2c with 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	72.50 SOLD for $70.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1294		294	#294, 1c Pan-American, bottom plate no. 1175 single, precisely centered, lovely rich colors, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine and handsome; 2001 PF certificate (Image)	37.50 SOLD for $120.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1295	PB	294	#294, 1c Pan-American, an incredibly choice full bottom margin imprint, arrow and plate nos. 1175, 1156 block of ten, extraordinarily well centered and margined throughout, brilliantly fresh and crisp, o.g., nine stamps n.h., one l.h., extremely fine; plate blocks of this are seldom found in this premium condition; ex-Vreeland. (Image)	450.00 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1296		294a	#294a, 1c Pan-American, Center Inverted, strong colors, centered to bottom right, large part o.g., two tiny thin spots, fine appearance; an affordable example of this rare and popular invert. (Image)	9,500.00 SOLD for $2,700.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1297		295	#295, 2c Pan-American, extraordinarily well centered within lavishly large margins, strong rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a choice large-margined gem; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	35.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1298		295	#295, 2c Pan-American, outstanding centering within particularly wide margins, brilliant colors and an unusually crisp impression, o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; 2001 PSE certificate for a block of nine, this being the bottom left stamp. (Image)	35.00 SOLD for $110.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1299		295	#295, 2c Pan-American, flawlessly centered within especially large margins, strikingly intense colors on immaculate paper, unusually long and even perforations all around, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; an essentially "perfect" little stamp. (Image)	35.00 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1300	PB	295	#295, 2c Pan-American, top margin arrow, double imprint and plate no. 1167 block of twenty, with full selvage on both sides, well centered, deep rich color, o.g., n.h., very fine; the double plate blocks of twenty are seldom encountered. (Image)	1,032.00+ SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM

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