Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Essays and Proofs (1861-66 Issue)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1049
E
5c Black, First Design, Die Essay on India (67-E9a; formerly 57TC1). Die sunk on 140 x 229mm card with full die sinkage, "442" and imprint at bottom, from a salesman's book and retaining the original binding and tissue paper interleaving, some overall toning incl. in the design, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, this is the first we have offered in this full size since before 1999
2,500
550