Sale 1096 — The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 28-30 April, 2015
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
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1c-90c 1861-66 Issue, Atlanta Trial Color Proofs on Card (102TC4-111TC4). Complete set of 50 in all five colors, all with ample to large margins, brilliant colorsVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE COMPLETE SET OF ATLANTA TRIAL COLOR PROOFS FOR THE 1861-66 ISSUE DESIGNS. THIS IS ONLY THE THIRD COMPLETE SET OF ALL 50 PROOFS WE HAVE OFFERED IN DECADES.
The Atlanta trial color plate proofs on card were prepared for display at the 1881 International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta. Only one sheet of 100 in each color was made available after 1881. Very few remain as intact sets.
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3,750