Sale 1079 — The George A. Schwenk Collection of Newspapers & Periodicals
Sale Date — Thursday, 18 September, 2014
Category — 1879-95 Issues Essays and Proofs, Group Lots
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1c-$100.00 1895 Issue, Panama-Pacific Small Die Proofs on Wove (PR102P2a-PR113P2a). Complete set of 12 values, large margins, few with light toning as normally seen on these issueVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE COMPLETE SET OF PANAMA-PACIFIC SMALL DIE PROOFS FOR THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING'S 1895 NEWSPAPER ISSUE.
Prepared in 1915 for the Panama-Pacific Exposition, it is believed that no more than five examples of each were produced.
4,200
5,750