In my professional opinion, the following item is: #288 Five Cent Trans-Mississippi. Top Plate Block of 4. I grade this item: Medium Fine 3, which means: Well-Centered. Fresh with excellent color. All stamps with moderate gum disturbances. Light foxing spots at upper left. Scarce. Scott Catalog Value for OG: $800 Thank you, Karl Anderson Anderson Stamp & Coin POB 51258, Provo, Utah 84605 APS #130744. I am a full-time stamp and coin dealer; and a regular advertiser in Linn's Stamp News and Coin World Publications (since 1975). |