The World's Fair Collection of The 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue continued...

**Imprint and Plate Number Pairs and Strips continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
347		50c Trans-Mississippi (291). Bottom imprint and plate no. 603 pair, original gum, lightly hinged, detailed impression, Fine-Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,775.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
348		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 606 pair with wide selvage, crisp impression on bright paper, trivial crease in lower left selvage VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE MINT NEVER-HINGED IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER PAIR OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. With 1987 P.F. certificate. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	7,750.00 SOLD for $6,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
349		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Top imprint and plate no. 606 pair, original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, left stamp natural inclusion not mentioned on accompanying certificate EXTREMELY FINE TOP IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER PAIR OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. With 1987 P.F. certificate. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,000.00 SOLD for $5,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
350		$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Top imprint and plate no. 613 pair with wide selvage, original gum, lightly hinged, rich color on bright paper VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER PAIR OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE FROM THE TOP PLATE POSITION. The Scott Catalogue premium for an imprint and plate number pair versus two singles seems inadequate ($4,750.00 vs. $3,800.00). The premium for a plate block of four versus a block of four is more than ten times. A review of Power Search found only three others offered since 1998, and all of those were from the bottom plate position. With 1987 P.F. certificate. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	4,750.00 SOLD for $9,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
351		$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Top left corner selvage imprint and plate no. 613 strip of five, natural s.e. with part arrow at right, original gum, barely hinged (a few appear Mint N.H.), choice centering, deep rich color and proof-like impression, few sensibly reinforced perf separations VERY FINE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF FIVE OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. The $2.00 Trans-Mississippi Issue is very difficult to obtain in traditional plate block form. Only one plate block of six (ex Ambassador and Kobacker) and one contained in the half-pane of 25 are known. Collectors usually settle for an imprint and plate number block of four. With 1995 P.F. certificate. Undercatalogued in Scott as an imprint and plate number strip of three at $8,000.00; the plate block of four catalogues $90,000.00, and the plate block of six catalogues $175,000.00. This is the only imprint and plate number strip contained in Power Search, which covers all of our Rarities sales since 1964 and regular auctions since 1994. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 15,000-20,000 SOLD for $15,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

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