Sale 1118 — The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 March, 2016
Category — 90c 1869 Pictorial Essays and Proofs
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
36
E
90c Rose Red, Frame Only Large Die Proof on India, Three Lines at Top, Two Lines at Bottom (122-E5c var). Cut close on India and die sunk on 150 x 227mm card with full die sinkage, small surface thin (this likely contained a vignette cut-out at one time)VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED PROOF IN ROSE RED THAT SHOWS THREE LINES AT TOP AND TWO AT BOTTOM, AS ON THE ISSUED STAMP.
Ex Finkelburg and Ainsworth.
7,750
5,000
