Sale 1240 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 20-21 July, 2021

Category — Essays, Proofs and Specimens: 1870 thru 1904 Issues

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
49
E
Sale 1240, Lot 49, Essays, Proofs and Specimens: 1870 thru 1904 Issues1c-$2.00 Trans-Mississippi, Bi-Color Large Die Essays on India (285-E8a to 293-E7a). On approximately 190 x 125mm cards with full die sinkage, none are hybrids and all with brilliant colors, 10c with couple tiny stained spots outside the India paper

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL SET OF THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI BI-COLOR LARGE DIE ESSAYS.

Of the 166 sets printed in these colors, many were hybrids. This is a choice set of true die sunk impressions.

6,550
3,750