Sale 1221 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 May, 2020
Category — Essays and Proofs, 1847 thru 1868 Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1026
E
National Bank Note Co., 2c-3c Yellow Orange, Untrimmed Shield Die Essay on India (79-E28b). 95 x 51mm with embossed design, signed in pencil "Edmund Oldham" at bottom, translucency at right from hingeVERY FINE AND CHOICE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS 2-CENT-3-CENT DUAL ESSAY.
Edward Oldham was a prominent bank note engraver from Ireland. After emigrating to New York he worked at National Bank Note Co. from 1863 until his death in 1894 (see A History of Long Island by Peter Ross, 1902, at Google Books).
Ex "Lake Shore" and Drews.
E. 1,500-2,000
1,100