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Important United States Essays and Proofs continued...

1902-20 Issues
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2395 E Image2c 1902 Issue, Preliminary Pencil Sketch for Frame Design on Tracing Paper (301-E1). On 169 x 214mm tracing paper, showing preliminary pencil drawing by Raymond Ostrander Smith, differs significantly from adopted design with shield at top center, scrolls at sides, lettering at top and bottom and other differing prominent features, light file folds

VERY FINE. THE UNIQUE FIRST UNADOPTED DESIGN FOR THE 2-CENT 1902 ISSUE. A WONDERFUL EXHIBITION ITEM.

Similar unadopted sketches are listed for other denominations in Scott Catalogue, with values from $2,000.00 to $4,500.00. In our opinion this is undercatalogued. (Image)

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 $ 1,500.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2396 P Image1c-$5.00 1902-03 Issue, Small Die Proofs on Wove (300P2-313P2). Complete set, on original gray card backing which is trimmed to proof size, brilliant colors, 50c barest trace of oxidation, cards with slight thinning not affecting wove paper, Very Fine, approximately 85 sets were produced (Image)

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 $ 4,275.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2397 P Image2c Carmine, Ty. I, Large Die Proof on India (319P1). On 85 x 93mm card with full die sinkage, intense color and impression, Very Fine, Clarence Brazer was only aware of the existence of four examples of this rare proof (Image)

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 $ 1,500.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2398 P Image1c-10c Louisiana Purchase, Large Die Proofs on India (323P1-327P1). Complete set, on approximately 100 x 90mm cards with full die sinkage, brilliant colors

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE SET OF LARGE DIE PROOFS FOR THE 1904 LOUISIANA PURCHASE ISSUE.

Very few sets are known -- we have offered only one other since our 1982 Rarities sale. (Image)

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 $ 7,000.00

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
2399 P Image2c-5c Louisiana Purchase, Small Die Proofs on Wove (324P2-326P2). Bright colors, 3c slight thinning at top, Very Fine, small die proofs after the 1902 Issue are rare and elusive (Image)

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 $ 2,250.00

SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2400 P Image1c-5c Jamestown, Small Die Proofs on Wove (328P2-330P2). Radiant colors, fresh and Very Fine, small die proofs after the 1902 Issue are rare and elusive (Image)

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 $ 2,700.00

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2401 P Image1c-$1.00 1908-09 Issue, Panama-Pacific Small Die Proofs (331P2a-342P2a). Complete set of twelve values, intense colors, large margins, usual slight toning that is a hallmark of genuine Panama-Pacific proofs, few with trivial tiny thin spots or translucencies

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE SET OF PANAMA-PACIFIC SMALL DIE PROOFS FOR THE 1908-09 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE OFFERED THESE AS A COMPLETE SET.

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 this issue. (Image)

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 $ 14,400.00

SOLD for $18,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2402 P Image2c Alaska-Yukon, Small Die Proof on Wove (370P2). Rich color on crisp paper, Extremely Fine, very scarce (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2403 P Image2c Hudson-Fulton, Small Die Proof on Wove (372P2). Intense shade and impression, Very Fine and rare, this is the first we have offered since keeping computerized records (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2404 P Image1c-10c Panama-Pacific, Panama-Pacific Small Die Proofs on Wove (397P2a-400AP2a). Large margins, rich colors, a bit of the toning that is a hallmark of genuine Panama Pacific proofs, few translucencies or small thin spots

VERY FINE. A PHENOMENALLY RARE COMPLETE SET OF PANAMA-PACIFIC SMALL DIE PROOFS OF THE PANAMA-PACIFIC ISSUE. A RARITY OF THE HIGHEST ORDER.

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.

A series of commemorative stamps were created to promote the exposition, depicting Balboa (1c), the locks at the Panama Canal (2c), the Golden Gate (5c) and Discovery of San Francisco Bay (10c). These were released in 1913 as Perf 12, and again in 1914-15 as Perf 10 stamps.

Separately, 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.

As part of the special proof set, the Post Office Dept. included the new Panama-Pacific designs, which had just been issued. We are aware of one other set, which we recently sold in our 2015 Rarities sale for $35,000 hammer. We have not seen any other individual values offered. (Image)

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 $ 6,250.00

SOLD for $26,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2405 P Image1c-$1.00 1912-14 Issue, Panama-Pacific Small Die Proofs (405P2a-407P2a, 414P2a-421P2a, 423P2a). Complete set of twelve values, large margins, rich colors, generally free from the light toning that is endemic to these issues

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE SET OF PANAMA-PACIFIC SMALL DIE PROOFS FOR THE 1912-14 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST INTACT SET WE HAVE EVER OFFERED.

When the Washington-Franklin issue was first produced in 1908 (Scott 331-342), the 1c was the only denomination to show Franklin's portrait. Starting in 1912, Washington's head appeared on the first six denominations and Franklin's appeared on the next five.

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 this issue. (Image)

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 $ 14,400.00

SOLD for $18,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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