Sale 1179 — United States and Possessions

Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 March, 2018

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Category — Essays, Proofs and Specimens: 1869 Pictorial Issue

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2043
TC
Sale 1179, Lot 2043, Essays, Proofs and Specimens: 1869 Pictorial Issue15c-90c 1869 Pictorial Issue, Atlanta Trial Color Plate Proofs on Card (129TC1-132TC1). Complete for all four bicolor denominations (except for the one unique 90c), large margins, bright colors, h.r, a few with minor translucencies, one 24c with thin spot, one 90c small toned specks

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL SET OF ATLANTA TRIAL COLOR PROOFS FOR THE BICOLORED DENOMINATIONS OF THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

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 of each value/color was printed.

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