Sale 1026 — United States Stamps and Postal History, CSA, General Foreign
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 June, 2012
Category — Essays and Proofs: Bank Note Issues thru Groups, Specimens
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1077
P
$1.00-$5.00 1894 Issue, Large Die Proofs on India (261AP1-263P1). All three of the dollar values, die sunk on approximately 148 x 197mm card with full die sinkage, couple minor toned spots on $1.00 and $2.00 cards far from the India paper, Very Fine and desirable group of these high denomination die proofs, an article by Lewis Kaufman in the Philatelic Foundation's Opinions VII explains the unusual nature of the $1.00 die proof in this set, which while listed in Scott as Type II, is actually not Type I or Type II as on the issued $1.00 stamps, but is more akin to the Type II of the 10c 1899 issue
1,500
900
