Sale 1040 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 26-28 March, 2013
Category — Essays and Proofs (1870-90 Bank Note Issues)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1062
E
Continental Bank Note Co., 3c Black, Columbia Portrait, Large Die Essay on India (147-E1C). On 36 x 40mm card, deep rich colorVERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE KNOWN TO US IN BLACK OF THIS RARE ESSAY, WHICH WAS PRINTED BY THE CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY.
We have offered one other in the other known color, Green.
2,500
2,600