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Provenance: ex Rosenthal est.
FIFTY CENTS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI
USED ON WRAPPER
cover 50c Trans-Mississippi (291), deep rich color, sharp clear impression, fine centered, used with 2c Red (279B), both are tied by separate strikes of neat 'Omaha, Nebr. R D' (Registry Division) double oval handstamps on buff registered wrapper to Fremont, Nebr., purple three-line 'Registry Div., Aug 7 1899, Omaha, Nebr.' postmark,
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cover 50c Trans-Mississippi (291), deep rich color, sharp clear impression, fine centered, used with 2c Red (279B), both are tied by separate strikes of neat 'Omaha, Nebr. R D' (Registry Division) double oval handstamps on buff registered wrapper to Fremont, Nebr., purple three-line 'Registry Div., Aug 7 1899, Omaha, Nebr.' postmark,
VERY FINE, AN EXTREMELY RARE STAMP ON COVER, THIS WRAPPER REPRESENTS A PROPER DOMESTIC REGISTRY USAGE, Scott retail $1,350.00
VERY FINE, AN EXTREMELY RARE STAMP ON COVER, THIS WRAPPER REPRESENTS A PROPER DOMESTIC REGISTRY USAGE, Scott retail $1,350.00