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Essays & Proofs
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1018 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., ca. 1931, specimen sample book of 7 different stamp-type die essays, 10-page booklet, cover overprinted "SPECIMEN" and handstamped "Return to Record & Specimen Dept." with red control no. D12586; each of the die proofs has a double security punch, Extremely Fine. A unique collectible from the American Bank Note Co. archives. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $500-750
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1019 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., ca. 1931, 5(¢) Rembrandt, engraved die essay, in dark blue, die-sunk on the right side of a 10" x 6" card, with a red control no. "P5003" and a security punch through the right "5", Extremely Fine. This is one of seven designs included (in this color) in the 1931 A.B.N.Co. salesmen's Sample Book and also in the company's salesmen's Color Chart Books from the same period in the company's salesmen's Color Chart Books from the same period. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
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1020 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., ca. 1931, 3(¢) "Education", engraved die essay, black on India, die-sunk on full 9" x 6" card, die no. 69332, Extremely Fine. This is one of seven designs included (in this color) in the 1931 A.B.N.Co. salesmen's Sample Book and also in the company's salesmen's Color Chart Books from the same period in the company's salesmen's Color Chart Books from the same period. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
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1021 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., ca. 1931, 3(¢) "Education", engraved die essay, deep violet on India, die-sunk on full 9" x 6" card, die no. 69332, penciled "D12586" on the reverse, Extremely Fine. This is one of seven designs included (not in this color) in the 1931 A.B.N.Co. salesmen's Sample Book and also in the company's salesmen's Color Chart Books from the same period in the company's salesmen's Color Chart Books from the same period. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
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1022 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., ca. 1931, 3(¢) "Education", engraved die essay, black on India, mounted on a 9" x 6" card handstamped "Index Copy" with typed and handwritten archival notations dated 1931 and 1960 including "D 12586", Extremely Fine. This is one of seven designs included (in this color) in the 1931 A.B.N.Co. salesmen's Sample Book and also in the company's salesmen's Color Chart Books from the same period in the company's salesmen's Color Chart Books from the same period. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
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1023 E   image1920, Peckmore & Sons Co., George Washington engraved "Specimen/Postage" essay, imperf & gummed, full sheet of 50 in bright orange; bright, fresh and never hinged, Very Fine. (Image)

Estimate $500-750
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1024 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., ca. 1932, 3(¢) Mercury, photo engraved die essay, die of five subjects in black on India on card, 92 x 213mm; manuscript notation in blank margin, "1st Imp., photo engraving from Drawing, 5/11/32", Very Fine. This is one of seven designs included (not in this color) in the 1931 A.B.N.Co. salesmen's Sample Book. (Image)

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Estimate $500-750
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1025 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., Philatelic Events, 1934 National Stamp Exhibition, New York, large die proof of the label issued for the show, die no. 72560, in dark blue on India die-sunk on full 9" x 6" card, Very Fine. (Image)

Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1026 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., ca. 1931, 25(¢) "Communication", engraved die essay, black-brown on India, die-sunk on full 9" x 6" card, die no. 69335, penciled "D12586" on the reverse, Very Fine. This is one of seven designs included (in this color) in the 1931 A.B.N.Co. salesmen's Sample Book and also in the company's salesmen's Color Chart Books from the same period in the company's salesmen's Color Chart Books from the same period. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
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1027 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., ca. 1931, 1(¢) "Liberty" engraved die essay, dark violet on India, mounted on a 9" x 6" card handstamped "Index Copy" with typed and handwritten archival notations dated 1931, 1960, and 1970, including "D 12586"; proof damaged in archives, card Very Fine. A unique historical proof. This is one of seven designs included (in this color) in the 1931 A.B.N.Co. salesmen's Sample Book. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
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1028 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., engraved trial color reversed die proofs of Fuchs & Lang Mfg. Co. stamp-like logo, four different colors on approximately 63 x 75mm India paper, Very Fine. Fuchs & Lang manufactured lithographic and printing equipment during thelate 19th and early 20th century. Their logo pictures Johann Senefelder, a German actor and playwright who is credited with the invention of lithography. (Image)

Estimate $200-300
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1029 E   imageColumbian Bank Note Company, Color Chart Sample Book, small bound booklet containing 23 5" x 2¾" engraved pages, each with the same marvelous George Washington simulated banknote in a different color ranging from "No. 1 Green" to "No. 102 Black", Very Fine. (Image)

Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
1030 E   imageUnited States Banknote Corporation Color Chart Sample Book, bound booklet containing 27 7" x 3½" engraved pages, each with the same intricate engraved lathework pattern in a different color ranging from "SC-1 Light Green" to "SC-21 Ochre", each page with the same black vignette, Very Fine. (Image)

Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
1031 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., Philatelic Events, 1936 INTERPEX, New York, group of four large die proofs of the labels issued for the show, die no. 74090, in deep brown on India die-sunk on full 9" x 6" card, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
1032 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., Philatelic Events, 1947 CIPEX, New York, four large die proofs of the label issued for the show, die no. 88719, in carmine, green, blue and violet, on India die-sunk on full 9" x 6" cards, Very Fine. (Image)

Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1033 E   imageUnattributed, George Washington "Specimen" essays, blocks of 10 in orange and in ultramarine, perf 14 and gummed; on a sample page as examples of "Single Color Collogravure" (noted on the reverse); the blocks are affixed to the page by their upper left & upper right stamps, the rest never hinged; the page bears the oval handstamp of "Dr. Aug. Nefgen" of Bad Godesberg, Germany, Very Fine. A unique George Washington collectible. (Image)

Estimate $300-400
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1034 E   imageUnattributed, John Hoy, Independence Hall, progressive "SPECIMEN" die essays, engraved progressive proofs combining various pars of the red, green & blue design; 13 pieces in all, containing 22 impressions, including duplication, one on pelure paper, the rest on soft wove, two signed in reverse by Hoy; generally Fine. A unique group. (Image) (Image2)

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1035 E   image1920, Peckmore & Sons Co., George Washington engraved "Specimen/Postage" essays, perf 12½ & gummed, five different colors in full sheets of 50; violet, carmine, orange, black and dark blue; all bright, fresh and never hinged; each sheet with a slight fault, the black and carmine in the selvage only, the violet with two stamps torn, the carmine lightly creased between the top two rows, and the blue with a small hole in one stamp, otherwise Very Fine. A rare group. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1036 E   imageAmerican Bank Note Co., Philatelic Events, 1956 FIPEX, New York, set of four trial color large die proofs of the label issued for the show, die no. 98205, green, blue, purple and violet, on India die-sunk on full 9" x 6" cards, penciled "N-32462" on the reverse, purple also marked "Recieved 8/3/55, Seal, 22-Purple"; the violet with a bit of light spotting on the card only, otherwise Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
1037 P   imageAbraham Lincoln, small vignette, steel plate engraving, die-sunk on card, die 59x73 mm, card 103x129 mm; signed in pencil by American Bank Note Co. engraver, Charles Schlecht, fresh and clean, Extremely Fine. (Image)

Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
1038 EP   image1932, American Bank Note Co., 3¢ Mercury, plate proof in dark blue green, small plate consisting of a vertical strip of 5, two impressions, one on proof paper, the other on thin wove; each affixed to a thin card backing about 3" x 8½", each with a manuscript notation, the first "1st Imp. from Drawing 5/10/32", the second "First Imp. photo engraved from Drawing 5/10/32", Very Fine. A unique pair of one of the designs used for American Bank Note Co. salesman's sample books. (Image)

Estimate $250-350
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1039 Pbl   image1959, A.B.N.Co. sample sheet, sheet of 25 blank "stamps", perf 12 on gummed paper, overprinted with a red double-lined "SPECIMEN" in a diagonally repeated pattern; imprinted in the selvage, "Submitted by American Bank Note Company, February 3, 1959", o.g., never hinged; folded once through the center, Very Fine. (Image)

Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction
1040 EP   imageNumeral "1" indicia from Bank Notes & Securities, die proofs on India, 42 separate proofs representing 25 different designs in various colors, most with die numbers, several with National Bank Note Co. imprint, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate $500-750
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1041 EP   imageAbraham Lincoln vignette, die proof on India, portrait in the center of heavy lathework, reminiscent of Bank Notes or Securities, die-sunk on large, thin card, 244x285 mm (die size about 55x45 mm); mounting remnants on the reverse, Very Fine. (Image)

Estimate $300-400
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1042 EP   imageNumeral "10" indicia from Bank Notes & Securities, die proofs on India, 56 separate proofs representing about 28 different designs in various colors, most with die numbers, four with National Bank Note Co. imprint, one with partial "Rawdon, Wright, Ha(tch & Edson)", Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

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Estimate $500-750
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1043 EP   imageNumeral "5" indicia from Bank Notes & Securities, die proofs on India, 49 separate proofs representing 26 different designs in various colors, most with die numbers, none with company imprint, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $500-750
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1044 Ebl   imageUnattributed, 1861(?), 3(¢) Numeral, typographed essay in red, sheetlet of 3 die-sunk on thin white card, perf 12, Very Fine. Exceedingly rare. (Image)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $325.00
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1045 Ebl   imagePeckmore (H.L.), George Washington "Specimen/Postage" plate essay, in violet, c. 1920, full sheet of 50 on 8½" x 11" Strathmore bond with "H.L. Peckmore & Son" imprint; printed on a bit of an angle and overprinted "Donahue Distributors", the overprint spanning the lower left corner block of 6; without gum, Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
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1046 Ebl Essay 2-F var. imageAmerican Bank Note Co., 5¢ Liberty Coupon plate essays on creamy wove (Turner Essay 2-F var.), ten different colors in full sheets of 50; comprises three subtle shades of green and four shades of red brown, plus blue, dark violet & brownish black; nine of the ten sheets are identified in pencil with numbers between "No. 2" and "No. 30", the blue sheet is also marked "90 ct. stamp ?" A unique holding, all in fresh, Very Fine condition. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Estimate $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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