Sale 1050 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 16-17 July, 2013
Category — Essays and Proofs
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
11A
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1c-10c Pan-American, Large Die Proofs on India, Presentation Album (294P1-299P1). Full set die sunk on 140 x 194mm cards, bound into a green and black leather trimmed album, deluxe spine titled "Pan-American Postage Stamps, 1901", interleaving between each and a number of additional blank pages, brilliant colors, some splitting along spine but album is intactVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE PRESENTATION ALBUM OF THE 1901 PAN-AMERICAN ISSUE LARGE DIE PROOFS.
Security printers' presentation albums were specially made for a variety of people, often potential customers or dignitaries. Most have been broken apart over the years for the value of the individual proofs. Intact albums are very rare.
Scott Retail for only the individual proofs
3,450
8,500
