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 1c-90c 1890-93 Issue, Plate Proofs on India, Card
(219P3-229P3, 219P4-229P4). Complete set on India including 2c Lake, set on card is missing Lake, bright colors, large margins to full, Fine-Very Fine
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$ 1,400.00
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 1c-90c 1890-93 Issue, Panama-Pacific Small Die Proofs
(219P2a-229P2a). Complete set of eleven, bright colors, 1c slightly trimmed and with nick at right and thin spot, 3c small corner crease, 6c tiny pinhole, usual slight overall toningVERY FINE APEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE SET OF
PANAMA-PACIFIC SMALL DIE PROOFS FOR THE 1890-93 ISSUE. From February 20 to December 4, 1915, the Panama-Pacific Exposition was held in San Francisco, to commemorate Balboa's discovery of the Pacific Ocean and to celebrate the opening of the
mankind's greatest engineering achievement, the Panama Canal. The Post Office Department decided to prepare a limited number of proof sets showing every United States stamp printed up to the time of the Exposition. A total of 413 different
designs were made. Only two sets were officially prepared, but it is widely recognized that between 3 and 5 of each were made. These included Officials, Newspapers and Periodicals, Philippines and other special use stamps. This is the first time
we have offered a complete set of Panama-Pacific proofs for the 1890-93 Issue (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
$ 12,100.00
SOLD for $26,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
