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VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND SCARCE COMPLETE SET OF LARGE DIE PROOFS FOR THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
This set was created by buying two sets and taking the best proofs. The 24c and 90c are only known as hybrids, and the 15c are normally seen as hybrids. Six with 1998 P.F. certificates (Image)
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VERY FINE AND RARE PRESENTATION ALBUM OF THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE LARGE DIE PROOFS.
Security printers' presentation albums were specially made for a variety of people, often potential customers or dignitaries. Most have been broken apart over the years for the value of the individual proofs. Intact albums are very rare. A similar album realized $7,500 in our Sale 1040. Ex Curtis (Image)
VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SET OF SMALL DIE PROOFS FROM THE ROOSEVELT PRESENTATION ALBUM.
Only 85 albums were produced. Ex Hansen (Image)
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A DESIRABLE SET OF BLOCKS OF THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE PLATE PROOFS ON INDIA PAPER.
Ex Laehder. Each with 1998 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail counting both 24c as normal vignette (the Reddish Lilac is listed but unpriced in Scott) (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. A PHENOMENAL COMPLETE SET OF TOP IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCKS OF THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE PLATE PROOFS ON CARD. THIS IS THE ONLY TOP POSITION SET THAT CAN EXIST.
This unique set of top imprint and plate number blocks on card originates from the set of complete sheets offered in our 1967 Lilly sale (Siegel Sale 321, lot 233). The 1c-12c were printed in sheets of 300 which were divided into panes of 150, with one plate number at top and one at bottom of each pane (no one has ever seen the other pane of 150 and they may never have been released). The four bicolor denominations were printed in sheets of 100, with two imprint and plate numbers at top in the color of the frame and with corresponding imprint and plate numbers at bottom in the color of the vignette.
After the Lilly sale the sheets were divided into two half-sheets. The 1c-12c were divided horizontally into top and bottom halves (70 stamps in the top half, 80 in the bottom). The 15c-90c were divided vertically into equal left and right halves. One set of the half sheets (with the bottom positions for 1c-12c and left halves for the 15c-90c) remains intact today in a private collection. The other half was divided into smaller multiples, including the plate blocks offered here. The bottom plate blocks from the right halves for the bicolor denominations have not been seen since the sheets were broken decades ago.
Ex Lilly. Scott Catalogue lists but does not price the plate blocks of the Plate Proofs on Card. They do price the Plate Proofs on India, which are more common, at $30,000.00. (Image)
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