Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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United States and Possessions, Featuring the Irwin Weinberg Inventory continued...

Essays and Proofs continued...

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212

Toppan, Carpenter & Co., 1c Franklin, Schernikow Die Essays (63-E1/63-E9). 33 essays, each of the three stages of the die represented with a variety of colors, on old proof paper, colored bond, glazed card, most full-size, very few condition issues, Very Fine group (Image)

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$ 3,150.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

213

1c Blue, Large Die Proof on India (63P1). Die sunk on 128 x 190mm card, with blue die no. 440 and imprint, Extremely Fine, this is much rarer than the version usually seen, which has an albino die number and black imprint (Image)

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$ 700.00

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

214

1c-90c 1861-66 Issue, Plate Proofs on Card (63P4-78P4). Complete set including the scarce 24c Red Lilac (which came only from the 1879 printing) and the 3c Scarlet, large margins, brilliant colors, Extremely Fine, a very choice set of card proofs (Image)

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$ 1,185.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

215

Toppan, Carpenter & Co., 24c Washington, Schernikow Die Essays (70-E1/70-E4). 40 essays, each of the four stages of the die represented with a variety of colors, on old proof paper, colored bond, glazed card, most full-size, just a few with condition issues, Very Fine group (Image)

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$ 3,645.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

216

30c Black, First Design, Die Essay on India (71-E2a, formerly 61TC1). Die sunk on 66 x 80mm card, intense shade, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

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$ 1,750.00

CLOSED
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217°

90c Blue, Die Essay on India (72-E5b). Die sunk on 80 x 92mm card, deep rich color, few toning specks at edges of card are inconsequential

VERY FINE. THIS IS ONE OF ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THE 90-CENT TOPPAN, CARPENTER 1861 ISSUE ESSAY DIE SUNK ON CARD KNOWN TO US. A RARE AND DESIRABLE CLASSIC ESSAY.

This essay is from the original Toppan, Carpenter & Co. submission as part of the 1861 contract competition. These were re-printed in 1903 in various formats and papers by Ernest Schernikow, but this original is extremely rare. We consulted essay and proof specialist James Lee, who states that there are two examples recorded die sunk on card -- the other ex Finkelbeg, "Lake Shore" and Hansen (Image)

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$ 2,500.00

CLOSED
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218

2c Black, Francis Patent Essay (73-E). Horizontal pair, original gum, lightly hinged, large even margins, intense shade, slight wrinkling from the gum as often encountered with this thin greenish paper, Very Fine, scarcer than the Decalcomania essays, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

219

National Bank Note Co., 3c Typographed Plate Essays (79-E25). Substantial collection covering numerous varieties of the 79-E25 sub-letter listings, including Gibson Patent, more than 275 plate essays in total including complete sheet of 100, 35 blocks of four, bottom margin strip of five and 39 singles, wide range of colors, papers, printings, grills, both imperf and perforated, etc., all mounted on album pages with headings and many identified by Brazer numbers, Very Fine, an outstanding array of these essays, we have not offered these in substantial numbers since our "Lake Shore"" sales more than ten years ago, and even then not in this quantity, Scott Retail ranges between $25.00 and $50.00 per single, total Scott Retail well over $7,500.00 (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

220

1c-90c 1869 Pictorial, Hybrid Large Die Proofs on India (112P1-122P1). Stamp size, mounted on India and die sunk on approximately 137 x 215mm cards with full die sinkage, 1c cut to shape, 2c tiny nick in margin only, still Very Fine set (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $600.00
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221

1c-90c 1869 Pictorial, Plate Proofs on India (112P3-122P3). Complete set, 15c Ty. II, large margins, few small thin spots as often seen, still a Very Fine set (Image)

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$ 855.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

222

3c Orange, Small Numeral, Plate Essay on Stamp Paper, Perforated 12, Grilled (114-E6d). Block of four with full "National Bank Note Co. New York" bottom imprint, original gum, h.r., vivid color, "3" pencil notation in selvage, Fine, extremely rare with the full imprint, three sheets of 150 are believed to have been printed in this color and they do not come with plate numbers, a Power Search review failed to find another imprint multiple (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction