Sale 1040 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 26-28 March, 2013
Category — Essays and Proofs (1922 Issue thru Back-of-Book)
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2c-$60.00 1875 Newspapers & Periodicals Issue, Atlanta Trial Color Plate Proofs on Card (PR9TC4-PR32TC4). Complete set of 120 proofs in all five issued colors, full to large margins throughout, characteristic vivid colorsVERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE COMPLETE SET OF ATLANTA TRIAL COLOR PROOFS FOR THE 1875 NEWSPAPER 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 each value/color was made available after 1881.
5,160
4,500