Sale 1268 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 16-17 November, 2022

Category — Essays, Proofs and Specimens

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
27
E
Sale 1268, Lot 27, Essays, Proofs and SpecimensNational Bank Note Co., 3c Lithographed Plate Essays (79-E25a-r). 61 essays in singles and multiples, printed using lithography rather than steel engraved plates -- the goal being a reduction in the cost of printing the stamps while producing a product that could not be reused, examples here represent the various paper types, patents of Loewenberg, MacDonough and Wyckoff, and the "C" Grill, typical centering on the perforated examples, fresh and Fine-Very Fine group, copies of the patent papers accompany, Scott value approximately $1,500.00

E. 750-1,000
600