1898, 8¢ Trans-Miss. Bottom margin plate “609” block of 4 with imprint, o.g., never hinged, well centered, rich deep color on fresh paper, Very Fine and choice, with 1991 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 289; $3,400. AN ATTRACTIVE NEVER HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 8¢ TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 2888 |
US$1,700.00 | |
1898, 8¢ Trans-Miss. Top margin plate number “609” single with portion of adjacent stamp at bottom, o.g., never hinged, strong deep color, attractive centering amid large margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1998 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 289; $425. Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 2769 |
US$290.00 | |
1898, 8¢ Trans-Miss. O.g., very lightly hinged, rich color and crisp impression, attractively centered, fresh and Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 289; $150. Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 2288 |
US$150.00 | |
1898, 8¢ Trans-Miss. (Scott 289), top margin single with imprint, o.g., never hinged, incredibly fresh and choice stamp with lively rich color, in pristine mint condition, Very Fine, 1995 P.S.E. certificate for imprint and plate number pair, from which this stamp was taken, this being the left stamp from the pair. Scott $425. Estimate value $350 – 500. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1564 |
US$400.00 | |
Scott #289, 8c Trans-Mississippi, wonderfully well centered for this difficult value, intense color, pristine o.g., n.h., choice very fine; 1982 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top right stamp. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2015, Sale 150, Lot 132 |
US$400.00 | |
United States 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue 1898 8c violet brown, upper right corner block of four with plate number, well centered, fresh color, n.h., few tiny natural gum skips, fine-v.f. (catalogued as for n.h. singles) Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 201501, Lot 167 |
US$900.00 | |
USA (Scott 289) 1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI 8¢ VIOLET BROWN Fresh, MINT never hinged, very fine. (Copy of 2013 PSE Cert #01263341 for pair) Cat value $425. Regency-Superior, Jan 2015, Sale 109, Lot 1041 |
US$270.00 | |
USA (Scott 289) 1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI 8¢ VIOLET BROWN (PSE GRADED CERT 95) Choice stamp, rich color, cds, extremely fine to superb. An extremely difficult stamp to find in this very high end 95 condition. (2014 PSE Graded Cert #01286559, XF-Sup 95, Used) Regency-Superior, Jan 2015, Sale 109, Lot 1039 |
US$700.00 | |
1898, 8¢ Trans-Miss. (Scott 289), o.g., never hinged, attractive mint example in Post Office fresh condition with dazzling color, Fine to Very Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $425. Estimate value $250 – 350. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2014, Sale 661, Lot 253 |
US$200.00 | |
USA (Scott 289) 1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI 8? VIOLET BROWN Extremely fine centering and crisp, clear impression. Original gum, previously hinged. (2005 PSE Cert #1024029) Cat price $150. Regency-Superior, Nov 2014, Sale 108, Lot 601 |
US$90.00 | |
USA (Scott 289) 1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI 8? VIOLET BROWN (BOTTOM PLATE) Bottom margin plate block of 4 (plate #609). Fresh original gum, one stamp lightly hinged, others MINT never hinged. Just fine. Cat $1950. Regency-Superior, Nov 2014, Sale 108, Lot 1278 |
US$300.00 | |
8c Trans-Mississippi (Scott 289). Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. 609 block of four with extra two stamps at right, wonderful depth of color and crisp impression FINE-VERY FINE. A CHOICE MINT NEVER-HINGED TOP PLATE BLOCK OF THE 8-CENT TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. This issue is listed and collected as a top or bottom plate block of four or six. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2014, Sale 1084, Lot 3660 |
US$1,300.00 | |
289, 1898 8c Trans Mississippi,bottom imprint single, NH, fresh and Very Fine (Scott $450) H.R. Harmer, Oct 2014, Sale 3006, Lot 1298 |
US$350.00 | |
1898, 8¢ Trans-Miss. (Scott 289), o.g., never hinged, wonderfully fresh stamp in pristine condition with gleaming unblemished gum, Fine to Very Fine, 1983 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates. Scott $425. Estimate price $200 – 300. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2014, Sale 660, Lot 2274 |
US$275.00 | |
8c Trans-Mississippi, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (Scott 289a). With right selvage, original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, wide margins, few natural gum creases as almost always VERY FINE. A DESIRABLE PAIR OF THE 8-CENT TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY, WITH WIDE SHEET SELVAGE AT RIGHT. According to the Neil-Rosenthal book (pp. 115-118), one pane of 50 was discovered by Robert Watts, a stamp clerk at one of the sales windows at the Philadelphia General Post Office, who found it between the wrapping paper of a bundle of stamps. He sold it for double face value ($8.00) to Herman Lewis, a locksmith in Philadelphia. Lewis soon sold it to William S. F. Pierce, who broke it into three pieces: a vertical strip of ten with sheet margin and full arrow at right, a vertical block of 20 containing both plate blocks, and a vertical block of 20 with natural straight edge at left. The block of ten was reportedly sold for $15.00 and was taken to Europe when the owner moved there. It returned to the U.S. in the 1930’s, when it was broken. The vertical block of 20 with straight edge at left was sold to Arthur E. Tuttle, a Philadelphia stamp dealer, who retailed them for $10.00 per pair. The block of 20 with both plate numbers was retained by Pierce, who later sold the top and bottom plate blocks to Albert Batchelder of the New England Stamp Co. for $175.00. The pair offered here comes from the first block. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2014, Sale 1082, Lot 425 |
US$6,250.00 | |