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Essays, Proofs and Specimens: 1869 Pictorial Issue continued...

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2035

30c Deep Blue & Deep Green, Large Die Trial Color Proof on India (121TC1). On 71 x 79mm card with full die sinkage, bright colors, India with usual two small hole punches

VERY FINE. THIS COLOR COMBINATION FOR THE 30-CENT 1869 TRIAL COLOR PROOF IS REPORTEDLY UNIQUE.

Eleven colors are listed in Scott Catalogue, and all are believed to be unique. (Image)

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$ 3,500.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
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2036

90c Washington, Plate Essay on Stamp Paper (122-E2b). Five blocks of four in four of the five Scott-listed colors (lacking Orange Red), including two in Dull Violet with one showing top right corner margin, large margins, Blue with bottom sheet margin, rich colors, free from the usual defects that can plague these essays

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE GROUP OF BLOCKS OF FOUR OF THE 90-CENT SMALL NUMERAL WASHINGTON ESSAY, SCOTT 122-E2B.

Scott Retail as singles (Image)

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$ 5,500.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
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2037

1c-90c 1869 Pictorial, Hybrid Large Die Proofs on India (112P1-122P1, 129P1). Complete set of all values (15c Ty. III), approximately 147 x 225mm, fresh colors on pristine white cards

VERY FINE. A FRESH AND CHOICE COMPLETE SET OF LARGE DIE PROOFS FOR THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

The 24c and 90c are only known as hybrids and the 15c is normally seen as a hybrid (Image)

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$ 8,000.00

SOLD for $2,500.00
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2038

1c-90c 1869 Pictorial, Hybrid Large Die Proofs on India, Presentation Album (112P1var-122P1var). Each stamp size and mounted on approximately 180 x 225mm cards with drawn in die sinkage area, bound into black leather gold-stamped presentation album, titled on front "PROOFS. United States Postage Stamps, Series of 1869, Engraved by the National Bank Note Company, New York.", inside cover with manuscript "President Grant" (not in his hand), covers have been professionally restored and appear pristine, toning on cards which is mostly minor except for 3c which has a block of darker toning not affecting the proof, 2c with 2c Trans-Mississippi mounted beneath proof

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE PRESENTATION ALBUM OF THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE LARGE DIE PROOFS.

Security printers' presentation albums were specially made for a variety of people, often potential customers or dignitaries. Most have been broken apart over the years for the value of the individual proofs. Intact albums are very rare. (Image)

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E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

2039

1c-90c 1869 Pictorial, Small Die Proofs on Wove (112P2-122P2). Complete set including both 15c types, on original gray card backing, rich colors as fresh as the day they were printed

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SET OF SMALL DIE PROOFS FROM THE ROOSEVELT PRESENTATION ALBUM.

Only 85 albums were produced. (Image)

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$ 4,575.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

2040

1c-90c 1869 Pictorial, Plate Proofs on India (112P3-122P3, 129P3). Blocks of four, virtually all with choice large margins, excellent colors, 10c with some waterstaining at top, 90c thin spot

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A DESIRABLE SET OF BLOCKS OF THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE PLATE PROOFS ON INDIA PAPER.

This is a scarce set of blocks on India paper (Image)

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$ 5,460.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
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2041

1c-90c 1869 Pictorial, Plate Proofs on India (112P3-122P3, 129P3). Complete set of eleven on card backing, including both 15c, large margins, bright colors, 2c and 3c with small flaws in top margin, overall Very Fine (Image)

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$ 1,205.00

SOLD for $850.00
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2042

15c-90c 1869 Pictorial Inverts, Plate Proofs on Card (120aP4, 121aP4, 122aP4, 129aP4). Large to full margins, deep rich colors on bright cards

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL SET OF 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE INVERT PLATE PROOFS. ONLY ONE SHEET OF 100 OF EACH WAS PRODUCED.

The card proof sheets of 100 of the four inverted high values of the 1869 Pictorial issue were prepared for and displayed at the Atlanta International Cotton Exposition in 1881. They were printed in response to the publicity surrounding the actual inverted stamps that began to appear in the 1870’s. The sheets were somehow acquired by James A. Petrie of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, at the close of the exposition. Petrie claimed that he rescued the inverts along with the trial color card proof sheets (the Atlanta trial color proofs) just before they were to be burned. For some years he tried to sell his find and in 1895 he began to advertise them in the philatelic press, finding no takers. In 1903 he sold them to James Ludovic Lindsay, the 26th Earl of Crawford, one of the great collectors of stamps, essays, proofs and philatelic literature at the turn of the 20th Century. In November 1915 the Earl of Crawford’s collection was purchased by John A. Klemann of the Nassau Stamp Company in New York. It was Klemann who eventually cut up the sheets (Image)

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$ 11,000.00

SOLD for $7,000.00
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2043

15c-90c 1869 Pictorial Issue, Atlanta Trial Color Plate Proofs on Card (129TC1-132TC1). Complete for all four bicolor denominations (except for the one unique 90c), large margins, bright colors, h.r, a few with minor translucencies, one 24c with thin spot, one 90c small toned specks

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL SET OF ATLANTA TRIAL COLOR PROOFS FOR THE BICOLORED DENOMINATIONS OF THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

The Atlanta trial color plate proofs on card were prepared for display at the 1881 International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta. Only one sheet of 100 of each value/color was printed. (Image)

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$ 19,000.00

SOLD for $10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction