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Tobacco Essays and Proofs
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2595   image10 Pound Tobacco, 1868 Issue, Original Artist's Pen and Ink Sketch. Prepared for Continental Bank Note Co., artist's notes in margins, small ink smear at top, unique (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
2596   imagePaper Tobacco Wrappers, 1868 Proof. Sturgeon, Clements & Co. checks with imprints of the -1/2 Oz. and 2 Oz. denominations of the 1868 Paper wrapper issue, these were essayed for Revenue Stamped Paper, slight creasing, very rare with only two known, see Hicks page 197, No. 7 (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2597 E image-1/2 Pound Tobacco, 1868 Issue, Hybrid Die Essay on India (Turner TF-5 Essay). Cut to shape and pressed on 81 x 56mm card, "CBNCO" incorporated into vignette (on tobacco crate in background), Continental Bank Note Co. imprint at base of design deleted, also photo essay of vignette showing the "CBNCO" imprint deleted and an unlisted Trial Color Proof in Black of the 20 Pound, India paper on card, Fine-Very Fine (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
2598 E imageTobacco Essay (Turner T-129b Essay). For 21 Pound of Plug Tobacco, 135 x 140mm, beautifully engraved in Black with Lilac surface-printed Safety Ovpt., ms. "Fugative (sic) tint" at top and "American Bank Note Co." at bottom, Very Fine and exceptionally handsome (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
2599 E imageTobacco Essay (Turner Unlisted). Black and Deep Orange Essay for U.S.I.R. stamp for 21 Pounds of Tobacco at 32 cents per Pound, beautiful engraving on India paper, 106 x 106mm, card mounted, indicia of Pioneer Tobacco in the Second Collection District of New York, unusual and exceptionally handsome (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2600 E imageTobacco Essays and Proofs, Series of 1916. Three items, incl. Die Essay on India of frame and vignette of One Pound denomination, die sunk on 139 x 88mm card, Indian Head and Border on card and mounted on 60 x 76mm thick gray card and a proof of finished 8 Pound denomination on India paper die sunk on 145 x 93mm card, also a copy of the used stamp (Springer TF332) and original 1953 invoice from Clarence W. Brazer for these three items where he notes "a XX century bargain no doubt the only ones known" and came from the family of John Eissler, the engraver, Very Fine (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2601 P image-1/2 Pound-100 Pound Tobacco, 1868 Issue, Plate Proofs on India (Turner T-36-T47). Complete set less 50 Pound, most on card, 10 Pound repaired tear, 20 Pound trimmed to shape, otherwise virtually all Very Fine, rare group (Image) E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2602 P image-1/2 Pound-40 Pound Tobacco, 1868 Issue, Plate Proofs on India (Turner T36-T41, T-44). One Pound card mounted, all trimmed close except One Pound, -1/2 Pound repaired tear, otherwise Fine (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
2603 P imageTobacco Plate Proofs, Series of 1871/1872. Frames only in Black on India, card mounted, -1/2, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 40 Pound denominations, Continental Bank Note Co. imprints (Turner T-64-T-68, T-75), Very Fine (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2604 P imageTobacco Strip Stamp Plate Proofs, Series of 1879, 1883. Six different in Green mounted on large 15 x 16 in. card, three from the first series incl. 1oz., 3oz. and 4oz., the later series incl. 2oz., 8oz. and 16oz., Very Fine, all unlisted in Turner (Image) E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2605 P imageTobacco Stamp Plate Proofs, Series of 1883. The set of twelve different, -1/2 Pound thru 60 Pound, incl. Turner-listed Nos. T99-T104 and Turner-unlisted 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 Pound denominations, on wove paper mounted on large 15 x 16 in. cards, Very Fine (Image) E. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

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