Sale 1040 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 26-28 March, 2013
Category — Essays and Proofs (Postmasters Provisionals thru 1869 Pictorial Issue)
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1035
TC
1c-90c 1861-66 Issue, Atlanta Trial Color Plate Proofs on Card (102TC4-111TC4). 50 total, complete sets for all five colors, large margins, bright colors and freshEXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR COMPLETE SET THE ATLANTA TRIAL COLOR PROOFS FOR THE 1861-66 ISSUE.
The Atlanta trial color plate proofs on card were prepared for display at the 1881 International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta. Only one sheet of 100 in each color was made available after 1881.
4,500
5,250