Contact Siegel
6 West 48th Street
9th Floor
New York, NY 10036
9th Floor
New York, NY 10036
9 Selected Lots, Page 1 of 1
FILTER: Area=United States, Sub Area=U.S. Stamps, General=19th Century Issues, Issue/Country=Trans-Mississippi Issue, All Sale Dates thru 2023/01/01, Catalogue = 286, Symbol IN ("USED")
Area/Sub/
General/Issue
General/Issue
Sale#/
Date
Date
Lot#/
Grade
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
United States
U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
Trans-Mississippi Issue
1410
PSE 95
2c Trans-Mississippi (286). Rich color, neat wavy-lines machine cancel, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $350.00), only five grade higher (four at 98 and one at 100)
2
425
United States
U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
Trans-Mississippi Issue
484
PSE 98
2c Trans-Mississippi (286). Radiant color, perfectly centered with wide margins, bold parallel bars machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $750.00), more than 159 million of the 2c stamp were printed, yet to find a truly superbly centered and sound used example is astonishingly difficult, the P.S.E. Population Report lists only this and three other used stamps at 98 with only one higher (at 100)
2
600
Back to TopUnited States
U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
Trans-Mississippi Issue
1211
PSE 95
2c Trans-Mississippi (286). Wide margins and precise centering, deep rich color, light wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $350.00), only five grade higher
2
300
Back to TopUnited States
U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
Trans-Mississippi Issue
1235
PSE 98
2c Trans-Mississippi (286). Radiant color, perfectly centered with wide margins, neat quartered cork cancel and part of circular datestamp at left, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $700.00), more than 159 million of the 2c stamp were printed, yet to find a truly superbly centered and sound used example is astonishingly difficult, the P.S.E. Population Report lists only this and two other used stamps at 98 with only one higher, only four others have even graded as high as 95, this compares to approximately 55 Mint N.H. stamps graded 95 or better, the far more common Mint N.H. 98's have an SMQ value of $2,750.00
2
650
Back to TopUnited States
U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
Trans-Mississippi Issue
2c Trans-Mississippi (286). Tied by "8/26/1898" manuscript cancel and used as a Revenue stamp on National Bank of Commerce check from Kansas City Mo., perforated "Paid", Very Fine, scarce Revenue use during a shortage of Revenue stamps
E. 200-300
120
Back to TopUnited States
U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
Trans-Mississippi Issue
3411
PSE 98
2c Trans-Mississippi (286). Wide perfectly balanced margins, bright color on crisp paper, neat strike of duplex cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a spectacular example of this workhorse value from the Trans-Mississippi series, with 2011 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $700.00), more than 159 million of the 2c stamp were printed, yet to find a truly superbly centered and sound used example is astonishingly difficult, the P.S.E. Population Report lists only this and one other used stamp at 98 with none higher, only three others have even graded as high as 95, this compares to approximately 50 Mint N.H. stamps graded 95 or better including nine at 98 or 98J, the far more common Mint N.H. 98's have an SMQ value of $2,750.00
2
425
Back to TopUnited States
U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
Trans-Mississippi Issue
2c Trans-Mississippi (286). Four singles, used with horizontal pair of 5c Dark Blue (281), cancelled or tied by handstamps, purple "Registered Feb. 16, 1899 Military Station No. 4, Washington D.C., San Juan, Porto Rico" four-line handstamp on cover front only to New York, few toned spots, right stamp two tears, Very Fine double-rate use, ex Roca and Acevedo
E. 200-300
325
Back to TopUnited States
U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
Trans-Mississippi Issue
2c Trans-Mississippi (286). Tied by blue "O.C.T.& S.D. Co. Jul. 10, 1898" ds on bank check, Very Fine, scarce provisional use of Trans-Mississippi issue during early period Spanish-American War revenue act when normal revenue stamps were not available
E. 200-300
40
Back to TopUnited States
U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
Trans-Mississippi Issue
2c Trans-Mississippi (286). Remarkably well-centered, cancelled by July 2, 1898 ms. and tied by large purple bank's "Paid" handstamp on bank check from Norwich Conn., light fold away from stamp, Very Fine and choice, the 2c is seen less often used as a revenue than the 1c of the series
E. 200-300
500
Back to TopFILTER: Area=United States, Sub Area=U.S. Stamps, General=19th Century Issues, Issue/Country=Trans-Mississippi Issue, All Sale Dates thru 2023/01/01, Catalogue = 286, Symbol IN ("USED")
9 Selected Lots , Page 1 of 1
Copyright 2021. All rights reserved by Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. Information and images may be used with credit to Siegel Auction Galleries or siegelauctions.com subject to guidelines and restrictions.
Website Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Website Terms of Use and Privacy Policy