Sale 1116 — United States Stamps and Possessions
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 16-17 December, 2015
Category — Essays, Proofs and Specimens, 1869 Pictorial Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3040
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15c-90c 1869 Pictorial Inverts, Plate Proofs on Card (120aP4, 121aP4, 122aP4, 129aP4). Huge margins all around incl. bottom sheet margins (30c is the bottom if viewed with the Eagle and Shield inverted), bright colors and detailed impressionsEXTREMELY FINE. A PHENOMENAL SHEET-MARGIN SET OF THE 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT PLATE PROOFS. ONLY ONE SHEET OF 100 OF EACH WAS PRODUCED.
All known examples of these invert proofs come from the sheets originally in the Earl of Crawford collection.
16,250
9,500