ORCOEXPO Stamp Show Auction ORCOEXPO Stamp Show Auction Jan. 2014 | Page 43
Session II: Saturday, January 18, 2014
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1444
1448
1445
1452
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(292) 1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI $1 BLACK ........... PH
(292) 1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI $1 BLACK ........... PH
1447
1453
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$250
Heavy duplex cancel, fine. Cat $700.
1447
1446
1451
Session II: Saturday, January 18, 2014
1446
Estimate
$250
USA EARLY 20TH CENTURY ISSUES
Double oval ‘REG’ postmark, light creases, tiny surface scrape
below ‘T’ of ‘United,’ otherwise fine to very fine. Cat $700.
1448
(292) 1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI $1 BLACK ........... PH
$250
Rich color, vignette-free cancel lower right, fine. Cat $700.
1454
1449
(293) 1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI $2 ORANGE
BROWN ...................................................................... PH $4000
Choice example of this rare and desirable stamp, exceptional
centering. Full original gum, previously hinged, reperforated
at top, otherwise sound and extremely fine. The 4¢ invert was
a later ‘special printing’ and nearly all have disturbed gum,
and many are thinned as a result of being removed from
mounting paper. Makes for an incredible showpiece! (1999
PF Cert #342202). Cat $75,000.
A MINT never hinged copy, scarce thus. Expertly reperfed at
left. Great color, well centered within large margins, extremely
fine appearance for this issue. (2004 PSE Cert). Cat $6000.
1450
(293) 1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI $2 ORANGE
BROWN ...................................................................... PH $3000
A well-centered example of this notoriously off-centered stamp.
Original gum, lightly hinged, extremely fine. (1984 APS Cert
#52908, 1996 PF Cert #299836, and 2003 PSE Cert #00096692).
Cat $1900.
1451
1455
(293) 1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI $2 ORANGE
BROWN ...................................................................... PH $1200
Deep shade, well centered, slightly disturbed original gum,
previously hinged, very fine. Cat $1900.
1452
(293) 1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI $2 ORANGE
BROWN ...................................................................... PH
$750
Fine to very fine, natural straight edge at right, nibbed perf at
bottom. Original gum, previously hinged. Cat $1900.
1453
(296a) 1901 PAN-AMERICAN 4¢ DEEP RED BROWN
& BLACK, CENTER INVERTED ............................. PH $42,500
(293) 1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI $2 ORANGE
BROWN ...................................................................... PH
$500
Well centered, fresh color, NY double oval registry cancel,
reperforated at left, otherwise very fine. (2013 PF Cert #514582)
Cat $1100.
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(296a) 1901 PAN-AMERICAN 4¢ BROWN & BLACK,
INVERTED CENTER ............................................... PH $20,000
The rarest of the Pan-American inverts and one of the classics
of USA philately. The 4¢ invert was a special printing produced
at the request of Third Assistant Postmaster General Edwin C.
Madden. Of the 400 inverts originally produced, 106 were
distributed by Madden to individuals inside and outside of
government, a pane of 100 was given to the Post Office
Department for the National Museum in Washington and 194
were later destroyed. From the pane of 100 given to the National
Museum, 97 reached the philatelic community through an
exchange for other stamps needed for the country’s collection,
for a total of 203 distributed inverts (many with a specimen
handstamp). Most of the 4¢ inverts are in rough condition and
have badly disturbed gum. This example has nicer gum than
normally found, with a few thin spots and a minor crease, fine
for this. (1958 PF Cert #8848) Cat $75,000.
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