Sale 1305 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 13-14 December, 2023
Category — Essays and Proofs: Columbian Issue
1c-$5.00 Columbian, Large Die Proofs on Card (230P1-245P1). Printed directly on 211 x 132mm cards, with American Bank Note Co. imprints at bottom, rich colors, some with edges showing slight toning which is actually much more apparent in the PDF scan than in person
VERY FINE SET OF LARGE DIE PROOFS OF THE 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION ISSUE.
The Columbian large die proofs come as hybrids, printed directly on card and on India paper die sunk on card.
1c-$5.00 Columbian, Small Die Proofs on Wove (230P2-245P2). Complete set of 16, either expertly removed from card backing or never affixed to an album—the adhesive used makes it very difficult to remove these without causing thins, which are not present in this set—the $3.00 and $4.00 with just some slight corner bends/creases
FRESH AND VERY FINE COMPLETE SET OF THE COLUMBIAN ISSUE SMALL DIE PROOFS FROM A ROOSEVELT PRESENTATION ALBUM.
It is believed that only 85 Roosevelt albums were produced.
1c-$5.00 Columbian, Plate Proofs on India (230P3-245P3). Complete set of 16, brilliant colors, each with full to large margins, very few of the usual India paper flaws normally encountered, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, the Columbian India proofs are far scarcer than the card proofs
1c-$5.00 Columbian, Plate Proofs on Card (230P4-245P4). Complete set with additional 2c pair, 2c single and $3.00, large even margins, beautiful rich colors, Very Fine, nice quality
5c Orange Brown, Large Die Trial Color Proof on Card (234TC1d). 73 x 60mm, deep rich color, central card thinning from old mount removal is not apparent from the front due to the thickness of the card, appears Very Fine