$1.00 Trans-Mississippi
(292). Rich color, top right corner slightly rounded with two small
corner creases, tiny violet backstamp, otherwise Very Fine (Image)
$1.00 Trans-Mississippi
(292). Top plate no. and imprint block of six, original gum, slight
disturbance from hinge removal, well-centered, excellent impression,
reduced top margin, some rejoined perfs, couple faint thins in previously
hinged areas and tiny repaired tear in corner of bottom right
stampVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF SIX OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE.
The $1.00 Trans-Mississippi stamp is widely regarded as the most beautiful stamp ever issued by the United States. Plate blocks of six are much rarer than the four-stamp plate blocks. The Kobacker and Wampler collections only had plate number blocks of four. (Image)