Lot 152
1898, 5¢ Trans-Miss. (288), fresh with rich color, tied by "Washington, D.C. Sta. C. Jun 17 1898" waving flag machine cancellation on cover with typewritten address of "Herrn Herm. August Kah, Baden-Baden, Germany", Washington D.C. "Transit 2" machine backstamp, Baden-Baden (6.26.1898) arrival backstamp; slight cover abrasion at far left, otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $20,000
THE FINEST OF ONLY THREE RECORDED 5¢ TRANS-MISSISSIPPI FIRST DAY COVERS.
Provenance: Fisher
Illustrated in L.S. Fisher's "Up-dating the Tran-Mississippi's", First Days, Jul.-Aug. 1969, p. 34.
Illustrated in the Alan Berkun census, First Days, June 1998, p. 279.
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