MSCS received a donation with a mix of stamps including some with high catalog values. The club obtained APEX certificates for some of these stamps.
Scott # 133 and Scott #396 were auctioned at the March meeting along with the Expertized Fakes shown below.
In accordance with club auction rules, MSCS auctioned the Scott #396 line-pair stamp and the Scott #394 single line watermark as Club Lots at the 06 April 2023 meeting.
In accordance with club auction rules, MSCS auctioned the Scott 353 pair, unused, full original gum, never hinged as a Club Lot at the 04 May 2023 meeting.
In accordance with club auction rules, MSCS auctioned the Scott 354 pair, unused, original gum, previously hinged, small nick top left corner of the right stamp, as a Club Lot for members and guests, at the 01 June 2023 meeting.
In accordance with club auction rules, MSCS auctioned the Scott 244, unused, regummed, filled thin and sealed tears, as a Club Lot for members and guests, at the 06 July 2023 meeting.
In accordance with club auction rules, MSCS auctioned the Scott 355 Line Pair, unused, original Gum, previously hinged, as a Club Lot for members and guests, at the 03 August 2023 meeting.
In accordance with club auction rules, MSCS auctioned the Scott 355 Line Pair, unused, original Gum, previously hinged, as a Club Lot for members and guests, at the 07 Sept 2023 meeting.
PCS folder with $2 Trans Mississippi issue, Scott # 293, CV $900
The folder additionally displays some of the following postal history:
"The Trans-Mississippi Exposition opened in Omaha, Nebraska on June 1,1898 to celebrate the American West. To help advertise and promote the event, the U.S. issued a set of nine commemorative postage stamps. They were the second commemoratives in U.S. history and the last of the 19th century."
"The first day of issue was June 17,1898 in Omaha.
The highest value stamp in the Trans-Mississippi Exposition issue was the $2 stamp featuring the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois. Designed and built by engineer James Buchanan Eads at a cost of $10 million, the bridge was dedicated on July 4, 1874."
"At the time it was built, the Eads Bridge was the world's largest. It consisted of three large spans, and it was one of the first bridges to carry railroad tracks across the Mississippi River. As a result, it became one of the most heavily used Mississippi River crossings and played a key role in the expansion of the American West."
"The design of the stamp was based on an engraving of the bridge on the admission ticket to the Republican National Convention in St. Louis in 1896. The stamp was printed in orange brown."
"The $2 stamp was printed in the smallest quantity of the stamps in the Trans-Mississippi issue, making it the rarest of the nine stamps. Due to the limited need for $2 in postage, except on heavy items and international mail, this stamp was available only in large postoffices and major cities. Less than half of the stamps were actually sold; the remainder were returned to the Post Office Department and destroyed."
In accordance with club auction rules, MSCS auctioned the Scott 391 Vertical Pair, unused, original Gum, never hinged, as a Club Lot for members and guests, at the 02 November 2023 meeting.
There are many fake, counterfeit, and facsimile issues of Confederate stamps. The most common are known as the “Springfield” facsimiles.
Fourteen counterfeits were created and sold in the 1930's by a stamp dealer in Springfield, MA. They were sold as singles and blocks of four.
At some point, the dealer put the word “facsimile” on the back. The facsimiles were also used in booklets issued in 1941 by the Tatham Stamp Company.
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