US 1898 Trans-Mississippi $1 'Western Cattle in Storm'
- Maker
- United States (USPOD)
- Year
- 1898
- Rank
- 38 of 100
US 1898 Trans-Mississippi $1 'Western Cattle in Storm'
US 1898 Trans-Mississippi $1 'Western Cattle in Storm' by United States (USPOD) (1898) is ranked 38 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It carried a price-guide value of $1,200 on 1 January 2026, which is not a sale. The most beloved design of the Omaha issue and the iconic high value of America's first true commemorative set.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The most beloved design of the Omaha issue and the iconic high value of America's first true commemorative set.
Scott 292, $1 black, 'Western Cattle in a Storm'; the iconic Omaha high value; mint-hinged
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $1,200
- Kind
- Price-guide value, not a sale
- Date
- 1 January 2026
Scott catalogue: used ~$650-700; mint-hinged ~$1,100-1,200. Cross-check: companion $2 (Scott 293) VF LH realized $900 at auction, Sep 2024.
This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08