Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — One-Cent: Essays and Proofs
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5
E
Toppan, Carpenter, Casilier & Co., "Six Cents" Black, Die Essay on India (5-E2). Cut to shape as always, mounted on 75 x 127mm card with imitation die sinkage area, intense impressionVERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE "SIX CENTS" FRANKLIN ESSAY PREPARED BY TOPPAN, CARPENTER, CASILEAR & COMPANY FOR THE 1851 CONTRACT.
According to the Ashbrook book, a 6c stamp was contemplated to pay the letter rate for distances over 3,000 miles. It appears that the 6c was changed to 1c because of the greater need for this value (see Robert Hegland's article in 1851 Sesquicentennial book for a discussion of this essay). This essay is typically cut down to the shape of the design. In this case, it has been mounted inside a die-sunk area of a large card.
Ex Wagshal. Scott value $2,750.00.
E. 1,500-2,000
3,500