Lot 149
1898, 1¢ Trans-Miss. (285), tied by "Washington, D.C. Sta. C. Jun 17 1898" waving flag machine cancellation on cover with typewritten address of "Herrn Hermann August Kah, Baden-Baden, Germany", Washington D.C. "Transit 2" machine backstamp, unsealed 1¢ circular rate; slight cover abrasion of no consequence, otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $15,000
REGARDED AS THE FINEST OF LESS THAN 5 RECORDED 1¢ TRANS-MISSISSIPPI FIRST DAY COVERS.
Provenance: Fischer
This first day cover comes from matched set of Trans-Mississippi first day covers sent by J.M. Bartels to Herrn Hermann August Kah. There are at least eight different values sent, the 2¢ and 5¢ examples are offered in the following lots.
Illustrated in the Alan Berkun census, First Days, June 1998, p. 279.
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