US Stamp Prices Scott 287: 1898 4c Trans Mississippi Exposition: Indian Hunting Buffalo. Page 4

4c Trans-Mississippi (287). Mint N.H. block of four, rich color with a hint of oxidation, choice centering throughout, Extremely Fine, an attractive block, with 1974 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 353

4c Trans-Mississippi (287). Block of four, bottom right stamp Mint N.H., others lightly hinged, vivid color, fresh and Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 352

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Bright color, used with 8c Columbian (236) and 1c Trans-Mississippi (285), tied by penstrokes, purple “Registered, Lamar, Mo. Mar. 24, 1901” shield-style datestamp on registered cover to Sydney, Australia and forwarded to Suva, Fiji, San Francisco registry label, various backstamps incl. San Francisco, Newtown N.S.W. and Sydney, Very Fine, unusual use properly paying the 8c registry fee plus 5c UPU rate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 401

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Radiant color, used with 1c Green (279), tied by “New York N.Y. Mar. 31 7-PM ’98” machine cancel on cover to Padang, Sumatra, transit and receiving backstamps, tiny cover tear at top, Very Fine, a rare use to Indonesia

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 400

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Vibrant color, tied by “Chicago Ill. Station ? Jan. 24 2:30PM” duplex datestamp on 2c Grant lettersheet to Hamburg, Germany, transit backstamp, Very Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 395

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Vibrant color, used with 8c Lilac (272) and 1c Trans-Mississippi (285), tied by indistinct duplex datestamps on red and blue “Anglo Saxon, One Tongue, One Purpose” Canadian Friendship illustrated cover to Antwerp, Belgium, bold “New York N.Y. Reg’y Div., 1-13 1898” double-oval datestamp, receiving backstamp, 4c one short perf at top, Very Fine a colorful and scarce use properly paying the 8c registry fee plus 5c UPU postage

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 394

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Bright color, used with 1c Trans-Mississippi (285), s.e. at right, tied by “New York N.Y. Oct. 26 12-30P 1898” machine cancel on mourning cover to Karachi, India, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, trivial toning, still Very Fine use paying the 5c UPU rate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 397

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Vibrant color, s.e. at right, used with horizontal strip of four of 1c Deep Green (279) and single 2c Red, Ty. IV (279B), tied by bold strikes of purple Kicking Mule fancy cancel on registered 2c entire to Manila, Philippines, blue “Registered May 8, 1900, Port Townsend, Wash.” three-line datestamp, San Francisco (May 10) and Manila (June 14) backstamps, minor edgewear, Very Fine, a colorful use from the Gardner-Perry correspondence

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 391

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Brilliant color, used with 1c Trans-Mississippi (285), tied by “New York May 5, 1899 11AM” duplex datestamps on red and blue Spanish-American War Overall Flag Patriotic cover to Antwerp, Belgium, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a colorful use

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 393

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Vibrant color, used with 8c Columbian (236) tied by New York registry ovals on registered 5c Blue entire to Montevideo, Uruguay, “New York U.S.A. Foreign 1-14, 1903” oval datestamp, New York and Montevideo registry labels, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, a colorful and scarce use

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 392

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Vibrant color, used with 8c Violet Brown (272) on registered 1c Columbian entire (U348) to Quetta, Baluchistan, stamps tied by light strikes of registry ovals, “New York N.Y. Reg’y. Div. 10-24 1899”, transit and receiving backstamps, red London transit, manuscript “Please preserve this envelope” at left, filing hole affects 8c stamp, horizontal file fold well away from stamps, still Very Fine use properly paying the 8c registry fee plus 5c UPU rate to an unusual destination, Quetta is the capital of the Baluchistan province of what is now Pakistan

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 399

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Vibrant color, used with 1c Deep Green (279), tied by “Dubuque, Iowa Jun. 29 10PM 99” duplex datestamps on cover to Novorossisk, Russia, deficiency handstamp and Russian due oval, receiving backstamp, vertical file fold well away from stamps which have few toned perfs, Very Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 398

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Bottom imprint and plate no. 634 block of four, original gum, h.r. where few perf separations sensibly reinforced, vibrant color, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, the top right stamp is especially nice

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 326

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Cancelled by intricately carved Admiral Dewey fancy cancel of East Clarendon Vt., small thin spot, Extremely Fine strike of this exceedingly rare cancel — Admiral Dewey was born in Montpelier Vt., he served in the Civil War and also distinguished himself in the Spanish-American War where on April 30, 1898, over the course of six hours, he sunk or captured the entire Spanish Pacific fleet in Manila Bay — our Sale 616 (lots 772 and 776) included a strike on cover with 2c 1898 dated Dec. 5, 1900, and another 4c Trans-Mississippi off cover, with 1995 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 321

4c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 287). Choice centering, tied by “Exposition Sta. Omaha Nebr. Aug. 3 4:30 PM 98” duplex cancel on cover to Springfield Mass., receiving backstamp, some toning affects stamp, otherwise Very Fine, desirable with the exposition cancel

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1056, Lot 370