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Confederate States Stamps and Postal History continued...

General Issue Essays and Proofs
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2298 P Image5c Green, Plate Proof on Wove (1P5). Large margins to barely touched at bottom left, bright shade, tiny corner crease at top left and light stained spot at left, Very Fine appearance, an extremely rare proof, this only the second example we have offered since 1997 and fewer than 10 are believed to exist, these originate from a book kept by George Offutt, Chief of the Post Office Department's Contract Bureau, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,750.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2299 P Image10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig, Plate Proof on Wove (2P5). Full margins, gorgeous deep color and sharp impression which shows every detail of the lithograph, fresh and Very Fine, a rare proof with fewer than 10 believed to exist, these originate from a book kept by George Offutt, Chief of the Post Office Department's Contract Bureau (Image)

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 $ 1,500.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2300 TC Image10c Black, Stone Y, Trial Color Plate Proof on Wove (2eTC5). Full to large margins, distinctive Stone Y impression, faint diagonal crease at top left not mentioned on accompanying certificate

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL GENERAL ISSUE PROOFS WITH ONLY THREE EXAMPLES RECORDED. A KEY TO A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION.

Ex Murphy. With 1972 P.F. certificate. 2012 C.S.A. Catalogue value $5,500.00. Scott Retail is the same as it was when we last sold an example, which was this item in 1997 (Image)

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 $ 3,000.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
2301 E Image5c Black, De La Rue, Progressive Die Essay on Glazed Card, Early State (6E1). Cut to size and showing incomplete vignette with shallow engraving (lacking detail) and no definition to the hair, Very Fine and very rare, a striking "spectral" visage of Jefferson Davis, ex Murphy, pictured in 2012 C.S.A. Catalogue, the Progressive Die Essays are mentioned in Scott but do not have formal listings and are unpriced, C.S.A. Catalogue value (Image)

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 $ 1,750.00

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
2302 E Image5c Black, De La Rue, Progressive Die Essay on Glazed Card, Intermediate State (6E1). Cut to size, showing vignette which has slightly greater detail than the previous lot, Very Fine and very rare, ex Murphy, pictured in 2012 C.S.A. Catalogue, the Progressive Die Essays are mentioned in Scott but do not have formal listings and are unpriced, C.S.A. Catalogue value (Image)

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 $ 1,750.00

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
2303 E Image5c Black, De La Rue, Progressive Die Essay on Glazed Card, Advanced State (6E1). Cut to size, showing vignette with much greater detailed engravings than in the previous two lots, Very Fine and very rare, ex Murphy, pictured in 2012 C.S.A. Catalogue, the Progressive Die Essays are mentioned in Scott but do not have formal listings and are unpriced, C.S.A. Catalogue value (Image)

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 $ 1,750.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2304 E Image5c Black, De La Rue, Progressive Die Essay on Glazed Card, Intermediate State (6E1). 93 x 61mm card dated "Jan. 8-62", showing partly completed vignette, Very Fine and scarce, pictured in 2012 C.S.A. Catalogue, the Progressive Die Essays are mentioned in Scott but do not have formal listings and are unpriced, C.S.A. Catalogue value (Image)

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 $ 1,750.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2305 E Image5c Black, De La Rue, Progressive Die Essay on Glazed Card, Complete State (6E1). 93 x 61mm, dated "Jan. 14-62" and showing apparently complete detail in the vignette, Very Fine and scarce, ex Murphy, this was titled in the owner's exhibit "advanced state" and is listed and pictured in 2012 C.S.A. Catalogue with the note "minor differences" from the example offered in the next lot which is complete, the Progressive Die Essays are mentioned in Scott but do not have formal listings and are unpriced, C.S.A. Catalogue value (Image)

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 $ 1,750.00

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2306 E Image5c Black, De La Rue, Progressive Die Essay on Glazed Card, Complete State (6E1). 93 x 61mm, dated "Jan. 14-62" and showing complete detail in the vignette, slight oxidation at edges, Very Fine and scarce, ex Birkinbine, this was titled in the owner's exhibit "complete vignette", pictured in 2012 C.S.A. Catalogue, the Progressive Die Essays are mentioned in Scott but do not have formal listings and are unpriced, C.S.A. Catalogue value (Image)

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 $ 1,750.00

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
2307 TC Image5c Black, De La Rue, Large Die Trial Color Proof on Glazed Card (6TC1 var). 92 x 61mm, dated "Oct. 30, 1862" and also "BEFORE STRIKING" in typeset line at top, trivial edge toning, Very Fine and extremely rare, ex Murphy, pictured in 2012 C.S.A. Catalogue, Scott lists the regular trial color proofs without inscriptions or imprints but does not list this item, C.S.A. Catalogue value (Image)

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 $ 2,500.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2308 TC Image5c Black, De La Rue, Large Die Trial Color Proof on Glazed Card (6TC1c). 93 x 60mm, intense shade, backstamped with De La Rue oval, Extremely Fine and very scarce, ex Birkinbine (Image)

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 $ 900.00

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

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