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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2581		50c Trans-Mississippi (291). Original gum, barest trace of hinging (described on 2000 P.F. certificate as Mint N.H.), intense color on crisp paper, long and full perforations all around, Very Fine and choice, with 2000 and 2008 P.F. certificates (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,100.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2582		50c Trans-Mississippi (291). Original gum, h.r., rich color, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a huge stamp (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	700.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
2583		50c Trans-Mississippi (291). Mint N.H. horizontal block of six, wonderfully fresh, small separation between pos. 2 and 3, centered bottom left, perfs essentially clear all around, reasonably attractive and a scarce multiple in post-office fresh condition (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	12,600.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2584		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Original gum, lightly hinged, sharp proof-like impression which shows every nuance of this remarkable engraving, mathematically perfect centering with wide margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED THE PERFECT GRADE OF GEM 100 BY P.S.E. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE, AND, IN FACT, IT IS PRESENTLY THE ONLY DOLLAR-VALUE COMMEMORATIVE STAMP WITH A P.S.E. GEM 100 GRADE FOR ANY ISSUE. The focus on stamps with a Gem 100 grade is growing more intense as collectors strive for the highest possible ranking in the P.S.E. Set Registry. We are now about four years into the start of the bull market for graded stamps, which some track to the Siegel firm's 2005 record-breaking sale of an XF-Superb 95 Inverted "Jenny." During this period, the P.S.E. Population Report has grown significantly. P.S.E. currently has a total of 6,348 Columbian and Trans-Mississippi stamps in the Population Report. Of these, 1,169 dollar-denominated Columbian and Trans-Mississippi stamps have been graded in any category of unused condition. Remarkably, only one stamp has achieved a Gem 100 grade, and that stamp is the $1.00 Trans-Mississippi offered here. Only twelve other dollar-value stamps with original gum have achieved 98 (all of them hinged, and none with the Jumbo appellation). It is difficult to argue with these statistics. The rarity of perfectly-centered 98-point-plus dollar-value commemoratives is obvious: the one Gem 100 stamp represents 0.086% of the P.S.E. graded population of all unused dollar-value commemoratives. With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $8,700.00 as 98). This is the only $1.00 Trans-Mississippi to grade Gem 100 (followed by one 98). The highest Mint N.H. grade is 95. The SMQ value for a 98 seems conservative, and the premium for Gem 100 should be a multiple of the 98 value. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $45,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2585		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade on bright paper, beautiful centering with wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-XUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $4,150.00). Only two hinged examples have graded higher to date (none in Mint N.H. condition have graded higher). (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2586		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Original gum, lightly hinged, handsome margins and attractive centering, fresh, Very Fine and choice, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85, SMQ $1,600.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2587		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Original gum, lightly hinged, wide margins and attractively centered, Very Fine and choice, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85, SMQ $1,600.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2588		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Original gum, h.r., intense shade and impression, choice centering, tiny natural gum wrinkle, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
2589		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Original gum, h.r., detailed impression, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $825.00 Will close during Public Auction
2590		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Original gum, owner's handstamp on back, Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
2591		$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Original gum, fresh and Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction

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