Sale 1082 — The William Fekete Collection
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 21-22 October, 2014
Category — Essays and Proofs: 1861-66 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
70
P
24c Lilac, Large Die Proof on India, "Specimen" Ovpt. (78P1 var). Mounted on 152 x 228mm card with black "SPECIMEN" overprint across stamp and full imprint in yellow brown at bottom, from a National Bank Note Co. sample book, India paper irregularity top left corner, Very Fine and extremely rare, Power Search contains only one other large die proof of No. 78 (offered in 2004) and it was without the imprint and "Specimen", unlisted in Scott
E. 1,500-2,000
1,300