Sale 1003 — Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 15-17 December, 2010
Category — War Department Issues (Essays and Proofs)
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5445
P
1c-90c War, Panama-Pacific Small Die Proofs (O83P2a-O93P2a). Light toning as always with genuine examples, each with nice marginsVERY FINE. A RARE SET OF WAR DEPARTMENT PANAMA-PACIFIC SMALL DIE PROOFS.
In 1915 the Bureau of Engraving and Printing used the Continental dies to prepare a display for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Four sets were pulled; the Government kept one and gave three to H. M. Southgate in return for Pan-American inverts missing from its collection
5,500
1,800