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2013 Rarities of the World continued...

Essays and Proofs: 1869 Pictorial Issue Safety Paper Essays
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
111 E Image5c Carmine, Die Essay on Scarlet Safety Paper, Type 1 Underprint (115-E3a). 33 x 31mm, bright complementary die and underprint colors, trivial corner crease at bottom right, Very Fine, only four different essays are recorded with this underprint, this and the following lot make up the entire population of 5c essays, ex Earl of Crawford and Finkelburg (Image)

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 $ 3,250.00

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
112 E Image5c Orange, Die Essay on Scarlet Safety Paper, Type 1 Underprint (115-E3a). 30 x 31mm, vivid colors, thinned at top, Very Fine appearance, ex Earl of Crawford (Image)

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 $ 3,250.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
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113 E Image5c Carmine, Die Essay on Violet Safety Paper, Type 2 Underprint (115-E4a). 32 x 31mm, deep rich colors, Very Fine, the paper on which the 1869 safety essays were printed is very thin and fragile and was described by Clarence Brazer as "thin wove", it appears similar to India paper and many examples show thin fibers like those found in India paper, as such completely sound examples such as this are vastly in the minority, this and the following lot represent the entire population of 5c essays with this underprint, ex Earl of Crawford and Finkelburg (Image)

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 $ 3,250.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
114 E Image5c Orange, Die Essay on Violet Safety Paper, Type 2 Underprint (115-E4a). 28 x 31mm, bright colors, slight translucencies or thinning as normally encountered, Very Fine appearance, ex Earl of Crawford and Juhring (Image)

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 $ 3,250.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
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115 E Image30c Carmine, Die Essay on Violet Safety Paper, Type 2 Underprint (115-E4c). 34 x 37mm with margins that extend above and below the underprint, rich complementary colors, small thin spots, Very Fine appearance, ex Earl of Crawford and Kuphal (Image)

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 $ 3,500.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
116 E Image30c Orange, Die Essay on Violet Safety Paper, Type 2 Underprint (115-E4c). 30 x 32mm, bright color and crisp impression, slight thinning at top, Very Fine appearance, ex Earl of Crawford and Juhring (Image)

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 $ 3,500.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
117 E Image5c Carmine, Die Essay on Brown Safety Paper, Type 3 Underprint (115-E5a). 31 x 30mm, gorgeous depth of color for both the die proof and the underprint, trivial thin spot at top left, Very Fine, a particularly striking combination, ex Earl of Crawford and Finkelburg (Image)

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 $ 3,250.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
118 E Image5c Orange, Die Essay on Brown Safety Paper, Type 3 Underprint (115-E5a). 32 x 30mm, glowing die color, couple minor thin spots, Very Fine appearance, the underprints in Brown are scarcer than the Scarlet, this and the previous lot represent the complete listings of the 5c essay with Brown underprint, there are also two other 5c essays known with a Brown Type 13 and Type 15 underprints, ex Earl of Crawford and Juhring (Image)

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 $ 3,250.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
119 E Image10c Carmine, Die Essay on Orange Red Safety Paper, Type 3 Underprint (115-E5b). 30 x 29mm, gorgeous colors, tiny thin spot at edge, Very Fine, a beautiful example with the vignette clearly visible, ex Earl of Crawford and Brazer (Image)

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 $ 5,000.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
120 E Image30c Carmine, Die Essay on Orange Red Safety Paper, Type 3 Underprint (115-E5c). 32 x 32mm, underprint with horizontal orientation, lovely color, light hinge stain and thins, appears Very Fine, for some of the 1869 Safety Paper essays Scott lists both horizontal and vertical underprint orientation if one design is known with both, Scott does not list different orientations for this design, ex Earl of Crawford and Brazer (Image)

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 $ 3,500.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
121 E Image5c Orange, Die Essay on Scarlet Safety Paper, Type 4 Underprint (115-E6a). 28 x 28m, vivid color, tiny thin, Very Fine, this is the only 5c die color known with this underprint type, ex Earl of Crawford and Juhring (Image)

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 $ 3,250.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

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