Sale 920 — United States Rarities

Sale Date — Tuesday, 17 October, 2006

Category — 1857-60 Issue and Reprint

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
57
TC
Sale 920, Lot 57, 1857-60 Issue and Reprint90c Black, Large Die Trial Color Proof on India (39TC1). Die sunk on 80 x 89mm card with full die sinkage, intense shade and impression

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A REMARKABLY RARE LARGE DIE TRIAL COLOR PROOF FOR THE 90-CENT 1860 ISSUE.

Scott Catalogue lists only two colors of the 90c large die trial color proof: Black and Brown Orange. We have only offered one other in Black, which did not show full die sinkage

5,000
2,600