8c-24c 1923 Air Post, Small Die Proofs on Wove (C4P2-C6P2). Approximately 26 x 23mm, with margins 2mm outside the designs, slight yellowish tint to the wove paper somewhat like the Panama-Pacific small die proofs, 16c small thin spot mentioned on accompanying certificate, 8c tiny margin thin not mentioned on certificate

VERY FINE. A RARE SET OF SMALL DIE PROOFS OF THE 1923 AIR POST ISSUE.

In an article in the United States Specialist (Sep. 1994, pp. 410-417), Ronald A. Burns traces the history of small die proof production from the 1903 Roosevelt Albums through the 1950's. The printings after the 1914-15 Panama Pacific sets are not as well documented, but several 1930's proof printings of at least some issues occurred as well as a printing in the 1950's, which Burns characterizes as "yellow wove paper and narrow margins of one to two millimeters...mostly air mails down to and including the 1952 Diamondhead 80c issue." This more closely describes the set offered here than the Brazer description of the set printed in the 1930's, discussed in lots 1179-1181.

Each with 1990 P.F. certificate

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