Sale 1283 — Commemoratives, Featuring Morton Trans-Mississippi, Brody Jamestown and Haber 1909 Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
Category — 1909 Lincoln Centenary Issue
2c Carmine, Lincoln, "Southgate" Large Die Proof on Wove (367P1 var). 76 x 97mm and with blue Bureau control no. 361791 at bottom, rich colorVERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE "SOUTHGATE" LARGE DIE PROOF OF THE 1909 LINCOLN CENTENARY ISSUE, PRODUCED DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
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 unmounted 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 proof comes from that set. The other two sets were trimmed to small die proof size.
Ex Southgate, Prentiss Cromwell, Livingston and Ainsworth. Scott value as normal large die proof.
