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
39
E
Sale 1268, Lot 39, Essays, Proofs and Specimens[2c Pan-American], Large Die Proof of Partly Adopted Design Elements (295-E var). On 125 x 152mm card with full die sinkage, depicting winged female figures and ornamentation at sides of oval, most of which were adopted for use on the issued stamp, some toned spots, Very Fine and attractive item, a torch was added to the outside hands of the figures for the issued design, a closer version of the design shown here was used for the 1901 Series legal tender $10.00 banknote, Johl notes it was likely the stamp design was copied from the currency issue, ex Price

E. 300-400
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