Sale 1082 — The William Fekete Collection
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 21-22 October, 2014
Category — Essays and Proofs: 1851-57 Issue
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1c-90c 1857-60 Reprints, Small Die Proofs on Wove (40P2-47P2). Each on original gray card backing, gorgeous fresh colorsEXTREMELY FINE COMPLETE SET OF THE 1857 REPRINTS FROM A ROOSEVELT PRESENTATION ALBUM.
In 1903, during the Theodore Roosevelt administration, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing prepared 85 special presentation albums with small die proofs on white wove paper of all issues printed to that date. The proofs were artfully arranged in albums, and most of the albums were given to government officials.
2,800
1,800