Sale 1003 — Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers

Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 15-17 December, 2010

Category — United States Postage Due Issues (Proofs and Trial Color Proofs)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5251
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Sale 1003, Lot 5251, United States Postage Due Issues (Proofs and Trial Color Proofs)1c-50c Claret, 1894 Postage Due, Large Die Proofs (J31P1-J37P1). All cut down to stamp size except 2c is 32 x 35mm, off-card, also extra 5c also cut down and on card backing, 2c plate proof on card (J32P4), and unlisted 1c, 2c and 10c proof singles on card in slightly different shade with extra wide margins and probably not plate proofs, each with diagonal ruled ms. line at bottom right for invalidating (?), possibly printer's samples, the cut down proofs generally Fine, others Extremely Fine, the three proofs with ms. lines deserve catalog listing once they have been properly attributed

E. 400-500
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