$1.00 Blue Green, Large Die Essay on India (261-E4A). On 67 x 122mm card with full die sinkage, with triangles at corners but also with unusual white horizontal space above each numeral at bottom, intense color

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. THIS IS THE FIRST ESSAY FOR THE $1.00 VALUE TO SHOW TRIANGLES AT TOP AND WITH THE DENOMINATION MOSTLY ENGRAVED. A GREAT RARITY.

This essay is newly listed in Scott and falls between Nos. 261-E4 (which displays the same characteristic but no corner triangles) and 261-E5 (which has the triangles and displays the finished denomination). Ex Earl of Crawford and Whitpain

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