Sale 1290 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 28-29 June, 2023

Category — Essays, Proofs and Specimens

Lot
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1017
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Sale 1290, Lot 1017, Essays, Proofs and Specimens1c-90c 1857-60 Issue, Plate Proofs on India (26P3/47P3). Set of eight proofs, compiled with a mix of the Reprint proofs (Scott 40P3-47P3) and the original 1857 proofs (Scott 24P3-39P3), including 1c (40P3 Reprint), 3c (26P3 original), 5c (42P3 Reprint), 10c (35P3 original, 1980 P.F. certificate), 12c (36BP3 original, 1981 P.F. certificate), 24c (37P3 original, 1981 P.F. certificate), 30c (38P3 original, 2015 P.F. certificate) and 90c (47P3 Reprint), mostly full margins, 3c just in at top, brilliant colors, Very Fine set, the original plate proofs on India are considerably scarcer than the Reprints, each catalogues more than 10-times as much

6,555
1,500