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The Dr. William H. Johnson Collection of the U.S. 1890 Small Bank Note Issue continued...

Essays continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2014° E Image5c Seward, Composite Photographic and Hand-Drawn Essay (223-E1). Stamp size, photo of Seward with watercolor frame design, the frame is significantly different than the one adopted, affixed to top right corner of an envelope, letters in the bottom label are individually drawn and affixed, three of the letters have fallen off and are missing

VERY FINE. THE UNIQUE HAND-DRAWN ESSAY FOR THE 5-CENT 1890 ISSUE, WITH A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM SEWARD. THE PORTRAIT OF GRANT WAS SUBSTITUTED IN THE ISSUED DESIGN.

The case could be made that this was the first essay produced for the 1890 Issue. On October 25, 1889, Third Assistant Postmaster General A. D. Hazen wrote to James Macdonough at American Bank Note Co. "Referring to your visit here on the 23rd instant, I enclose you herewith a set of proofs of engravings made by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, of General U. S. Grant, furnished me in compliance with request. One of these engravings you will observe is in profile. I hope to be able to send you within a day or two a list of the selected heads for the new stamps." The contract for the new issue was signed November 7, 1889, approximately two weeks after the letter was sent. This strongly suggests the 5c Seward design was rejected at an early date.

Ex Brazer. (Image)

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E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2015 E Image5c Grant Facing Left, Large Die Essays on India (223-E2). Two, complete for Scott-listed colors, Black and Orange Brown, 73 x 71mm with full die sinkage, the Orange Brown with unusual grid lines in background and also with faint horizontal printed lines to right of design mirroring those used in the design, Very Fine and very rare essay with Grant's hair neatly combed and facing left, Third Asst. PMG A. D. Hazen sent a letter to ABN Co. on Nov. 13, 1889, stating "I am glad to hear of the progress made in securing a good head of General Grant...In view of the fact that it will probably be necessary to make a departure from the line of profiles by putting General Grant in three-quarter face, would it not add to the attractiveness of the series to use three-quarter or full face in some of the other pictures?" -- by Feb. 10, 1890 the decision was made to have the portraits of both Grant and Lincoln (for the 4c) face right, which resulted in a delay in issuing these two denominations, they were not available until June 2 (Image)

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$ 1,400.00

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
2016 E Image5c Grant Facing Left, Chocolate, Large Die Essay on India (223-E3). On 72 x 71mm card with full die sinkage, showing lock of hair over his forehead and with eye pupils not solid color, rich color, fresh and Very Fine, very rare, ex Brazer, this is the first we have offered since keeping computerized records (Image)

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$ 700.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2017 E Image5c Grant Facing Left, Die Essay on Glazed Paper (223-E7b). Complete set of all four Scott-listed colors, approximately 64 x 75mm, imprint reads "Essay - March 1890 American Bank Note Co. N.Y.", Scarlet signed by both Ronaldson and Skinner, fresh and Very Fine, a rare complete set and desirable with one signed by both the frame engraver (Ronaldson) and vignette engraver (Skinner), Scott Retail with no premium for the signatures (Image)

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$ 3,000.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2018 E Image5c Grant, Die Essay on Ivory Paper (223-E10b). Complete set of all four Scott-listed colors, approximately 65 x 74mm, imprint reads "Essay - March 1890 American Bank Note Co. N.Y.", Black Brown with small thin spot at bottom right, still Very Fine, a rare complete set, we have offered only one other complete set since keeping computerized records (Image)

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$ 3,000.00

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
2019° E Image5c Grant, Ferrotype Metal Plate and Printing from Metal Plate (223-E11, 223-E12). Two items: first is ferrotype metal plate, 39 x 52mm, depicting portrait of Grant facing left, with outline of his head, face and other elements engraved and filled with red ink, scratch or defect in the plate at left, second is 43 x 56mm thick card showing impression taken from the engraved elements of the plate which is reversed and so shows Grant facing right

VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE PAIR OF ITEMS, CONSISTING OF A FERROTYPE PHOTOGRAPH OF ULYSSES S. GRANT WHICH HAS BEEN PARTLY ENGRAVED, AND A PRINT MADE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH. HIGHLY EXHIBITABLE ITEMS.

Third Assistant Postmaster General A. D. Hazen sent a letter to American Bank Note Co. on November 13, 1889, which notes in part "I was duly in receipt of yours of the 9th instant, and am glad to hear of the progress made in securing a good head of General Grant. Should you photograph the picture sent you a few days since, I should be glad to have a couple of copies, the Postmaster General having expressed a wish to secure one." This is no doubt one of those prints. We have been able to locate perhaps one other (ex "Belmont", Sale 581, 5/22/1981, lot 299).

This probably ex Brazer (Image)

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E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2020 E Image10c Black, Unadopted Frame, Die Essay on White Glazed Paper (226-E2). 64 x 77mm with full die sinkage, crisp impression, Very Fine and rare, we have sold only two others (for well above Scott Catalogue value) since keeping computerized records, only one other shows the full die sinkage area (Image)

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$ 1,000.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2021° E Image15c Clay, Composite Essay on Card (227-E1). 111 x 81mm thick card, with pencil drawing at right of frame essentially as adopted, with 52 x 55mm card mounted at left with cutout of engraved vignette and top label with watercolor and pencil drawing of frame and bottom label, back of card with unusual light offset of 90c design

VERY FINE. THE UNIQUE COMPOSITE ESSAY FOR THE 15-CENT 1890 ISSUE, CONSISTING OF THE ENGRAVED VIGNETTE OF CLAY WITH WATERCOLOR FRAME, AND AN ENLARGED PENCIL DRAWING OF THE IMPORTANT FRAME ELEMENTS. A PHENOMENAL RARITY.

In a letter to ABN Co. of November 13, 1889, Third Assistant Postmaster General A. D. Hazen wrote "The picture of Clay on the twelve-cent stamp formerly in use, does not look well. How would it appear in full or three-quarter face? I greatly prefer a representation on the three-quarter over that of full face." The essay offered here, with the three-quarter face portrait of Clay and hand-drawn frame elements essentially as adopted, was no doubt made in response to this suggestion.

Ex Brazer. (Image)

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E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $6,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
2022 E Image(30c) Jefferson, Black, Vignette Only Large Die Essay on India (228-E2). On 72 x 71mm card with full die sinkage, second state of the die with additional shading on hair and with vertical shading on chin, Very Fine and choice, extremely rare, this is the first we have offered since keeping computerized records (Image)

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$ 750.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2023 E Image(90c) Perry, Orange, Vignette Only Die Essay on India (229-E1). On 100 x 127mm card with full die sinkage, unusual grid laid out on India, fresh and Very Fine, very rare, we have offered only one other since keeping computerized records and none was offered in the Brazer sale (Image)

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$ 750.00

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

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