Sale 1118 — The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 March, 2016
Category — Post Office Announcement, 15c 1869 Pictorial Essays and Proofs
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. III, Hybrid Large Die Proof on India (129P1 var). Stamp size and mounted on India paper which is die sunk on 111 x 144mm card, dramatic vignette shift, tiny thin spots on back from mount removal, still Very Fine, this proof of the design as it appears on 1875 Re-Issue stamps is only known as a hybrid creation, using the plate proof on India -- in this case, the impressions are drastically misaligned -- with 2011 P.F. certificate as sound
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