Outstanding United States Stamps continued...

**$1.00-$2.00 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue (Scott 292-293) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1664		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Original gum, lightly hinged, sharp impression, wide margins, reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,100.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1665		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Block of four, original gum, very lightly hinged, intense shade and detailed impression VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL LIGHTLY HINGED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. With 1997 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	5,500.00 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1666°		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Intense shade and impression, gorgeous centering with wide and balanced margins, neat strikes of Boston oval cancels EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. -- ONLY ONE USED EXAMPLE HAS GRADED HIGHER TO DATE. 1990 P.F. certificate no longer accompanies. P.S.E. encapsulated (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $3,900.00). Only one used copy has graded higher (at 98), and only five others share this desirable grade. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	650.00 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1667		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Wide balanced margins, New York oval registry cancel, reperfed at left and with tiny perf tear at bottom, Extremely Fine appearance, with clean 1985 P.F. certificate, with 2010 P.S.E. and 2011 P.F. certificates as reperfed (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	650.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1668°		$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Mint N.H., rich color and detailed impression on bright paper, choice centering VERY FINE AND CHOICE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. With copy of older P.F. certificate for large multiple and with 1999 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85, SMQ $8,950.00). Only five examples have graded higher to date (top is 95) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,000.00 SOLD for $4,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1669°		$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Mint N.H., detailed impression, well-proportioned margins A FINE AND ATTRACTIVE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. With 1997 P.F. and 2010 P.S.E. certificates (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,000.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1670		$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Mint N.H., bright color and detailed impression, light corner perf crease top right, Fine appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,000.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1671°		$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Original gum, lightly hinged, detailed impression showing every nuance of the engraving, post-office fresh paper, unusually choice centering for this difficult issue EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. The $2.00 Trans-Mississippi Issue is widely regarded as being the most difficult denomination of the series to obtain with any decent-size margins. The margins are almost always narrow on the $2.00, making it difficult for collectors of Gem-quality stamps to fill this space in their albums. P.S.E. encapsulated (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $5,400.00). Only one example in any condition category has graded higher to date (hinged, at 98) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,900.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1672		$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Mint N.H. except slight gum disturbance incl. fingerprint, Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate as Mint N.H., Scott Retail as hinged since this surely would not receive a Mint N.H. certificate by today's expertizing standards (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,900.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
1673		$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Original gum, wide nicely balanced margins, warm color, Very Fine and choice, with 1996 A.P.S. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,900.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1674		$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Original gum, rich color, Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,900.00 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction

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