Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — Three-Cent: Essays and Proofs
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3c Red, Type I, Plate Proof on India, Brush Stroke Obliteration (11P3). With bottom sheet margin, other sides large to full margins, rich color, Very Fine, in 1854 complete sheets of 200 3c India proofs from Plate 4 were sent by Toppan, Carpenter to Bemrose and Perkins Bacon in England for a perforating experiment, each firm received left and right panes, all of the proofs were cancelled with brush strokes to prevent use as postage
1,000
1,900