Sale 1206 — United States Stamps and Confederate States

Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 July, 2019

Category — Essays and Proofs

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
20
E
Sale 1206, Lot 20, Essays and ProofsNational Bank Note Co., Gibson Patent, 3c Typographed Die and Plate Essays (79-E23-79-E25). Substantial collection housed in an annotated stock book, more than 200 essays with many in blocks of four, covering numerous varieties of the 79-E23 thru 79-E25 sub-letter listings, starts with a few quite rare including two of No. 79-E24b full size in Red Violet and Red, 79-E24c in Black, 79-E23a and b, continues with a wide range of experiments in different colors and sizes, including perforated and imperf, grills, coated and chemical papers, sensitive inks, etc., each is identified by Scott number, condition is fresh throughout, Very Fine collection of these fascinating essays, total Scott Retail over $10,000.00

E. 2,000-3,000
2,400