US Stamps Price Scott 293: 1898 US$2.00 Trans Mississippi Exposition: Mississippi River Bridge. Page 3

$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (293). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 613 pair, rich color and detailed impression FINE-VERY FINE. A RARE MINT-NEVER HINGED PLATE NUMBER PAIR OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI. This issue is unpriced as a plate number pair in Mint N.H. condition. Scott Retail as two singles

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1100, Lot 68

293, 1898 $2 Orange brown, well centered within balanced margins, o.g., Extremely Fine, 1993 PF certificate (Scott value $1,900)

H.R. Harmer, Jun 2015, Sale 3007, Lot 3285

293, 1898 $2 Orange brown,well centered with large margins at top and bottom, rich color, full o.g., h.r., Very Fine, signed Bloch, 1980 Friedl certificate (Scott price $1,900)

H.R. Harmer, Jun 2015, Sale 3007, Lot 3286

293, 1898 $2 Orange brown,light cancel, tiny shallow thin, Very Fine centering (Scott price $1,100) 

H.R. Harmer, Jun 2015, Sale 3007, Lot 3289

293, 1898 $2 Orange brown,part o.g., some paper adherences on reverse, Fine, 2014 PF certificate (Scott $1,900) 

H.R. Harmer, Jun 2015, Sale 3007, Lot 3287

293, 1898 $2 Orange brown,crisp and detailed impression, light black cancel, a few very light vertical paper wrinkles, Fine (Scott $1,100) 

H.R. Harmer, Jun 2015, Sale 3007, Lot 3288

1898, $2 Trans-Miss. (Scott 293), top margin single with plate number, o.g., never hinged, impressive example with gorgeous rich color and gleaming fresh gum in a wonderful state of preservtion, a very scarce stamp when found in this pristine mint state, Fine, 1994 A.P.S. certificate. Scott $6,000. Estimate $2,000 – 3,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2015, Sale 669, Lot 2831

1898, $2 Trans-Miss. (Scott 293), o.g., lightly hinged, extraordinary well margined example with fabulous rich color, very impressive $2 Trans, Very Fine, 1992 P.F. and 2015 P.S.E. certificates. Scott $1,900. Estimate price $1,500 – 2,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2015, Sale 669, Lot 2832

1898, $2 Trans-Miss. (Scott 293), o.g., hinged, well margined high quality stamp; wide margins and vibrant rich shade, a gorgeous example of this stamp, Very Fine, 1988 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,900. Estimate $1,500 – 2,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2015, Sale 669, Lot 2833

1898, $2 Trans-Miss. (Scott 293), double oval New York registry cancellation, extremely fresh and choice example with dazzling rich color, a very pretty stamp, Fine to Very Fine, 2014 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,100. Estimate $750 – 1,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2015, Sale 669, Lot 2834

1898, $2 Trans-Miss. (Scott 293), canceled two partial New York REG ovals, fresh, rich color, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,100. Estimate price $400 – 600.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2015, Sale 669, Lot 2835

$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (Scott 293). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, rich color and proof-like impression, choice centering VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. With 2004 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 517

$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (Scott 293). Bright shade, neat “King’s Point Station N.Y.” double oval cancel, fresh and Fine, with 1981 A.P.S. and 1992 P.F. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 516

$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (Scott 293). Bottom imprint and plate no. 613 block of four, original gum, very lightly hinged, rich color and proof-like impression EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $2.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE. WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE TWO OR THREE FINEST IN TERMS OF CENTERING, FRESHNESS AND GUM. The design of the $2.00 Trans-Mississippi depicts the Eads bridge, which spans the Mississippi River at St. Louis. The original engraving was used on the admission ticket to the Republican Convention of 1896, which nominated McKinley as candidate for president. The stamp, issued during the McKinley Administration, illustrates the natural boundary between East and West and so was appropriate for the Trans-Mississippi Issue. All of the $2.00 Trans-Mississippi stamps were printed in a single day’s run on June 3, 1898. There are perhaps three imprint and plate number blocks of six in existence. The imprint and plate number block of four format is also extremely rare.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 518

$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (Scott 293). Slightly disturbed original gum, attractive margins and centering, two corner creases at top left, Extremely Fine appearance

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 515