Sale 1026 — United States Stamps and Postal History, CSA, General Foreign

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 June, 2012

Category — Revenues thru U.S. Possessions

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1583
P
Sale 1026, Lot 1583, Revenues thru U.S. PossessionsNorth Carolina, Revenue Stamp Large Die Essays. Four, in Black, Green, Orange and Carmine, "North Carolina" and state crest at top, blank value tablet below, each on India paper and die sunk on approximately 227 x 152mm cards, the India paper with untrimmed edges around the die sinkage area, die numbers at top and signed on the die "John Hay", which appears in reverse, also pencil signed by Hay on the cards, Green with toning spots and Carmine with staple holes, otherwise Very Fine and interesting group, Hay was a prominent banknote company engraver and is listed in Gene Hessler's The Engraver's Line on page 166

E. 300-400
225