Sale 1283 — Commemoratives, Featuring Morton Trans-Mississippi, Brody Jamestown and Haber 1909 Issues

Sale Date — Wednesday, 19 April, 2023

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Category — 1909 Lincoln Centenary Issue

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Sale 1283, Lot 1586, 1909 Lincoln Centenary Issue2c Carmine, Lincoln, Large Die Proof on Wove (367P1 var). Die sunk on 153 x 202mm card, brilliant color, blue 329544 Bureau control number on back

VERY FINE. A BEATIFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE LARGE DIE PROOF OF THE 1909 LINCOLN CENTENARY ISSUE, PREPARED FOR AND PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.

This was a special die proof prepared for the stamp collecting President Roosevelt. It was lot 10 in the February 1946 H. R. Harmer sale of Roosevelt's collection. This and the Southgate proof offered in lot 1590 are the only known large die proofs of the 2c Lincoln on wove paper.

Ex President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Livingston. Scott value as normal large die proof

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