2c Carmine, Ohio River, Large Die Proof on Wove (681P1a). 112 x 89mm, with blue control no. 362980 at bottom along with some extraneous red ink, rich color, Very Fine and quite rare, according to research by essay-proof authority James E. Lee and an article by Clarence Brazer in the Essay Proof Journal, three sets of full-size die proofs on wove paper were produced in the 1930s by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) -- covering issues from the 1898 Trans-Mississippi through the 1934 Mother's Day, one set, with proving room numbers on the face, remained full size and became part of the Hugh M. Southgate collection (thought to be part of a trade with the BEP) and then the Caroline Prentiss Cromwell collection -- this example comes from that set -- the other two sets were trimmed to small die proof size, with 2007 P.F. certificate

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