Sale 930 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 February, 2007
Category — Essays, Proofs and Specimens: 1861-68 Issues
Lot
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1081°
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Toppan, Carpenter & Co., 12c Black, Die Essay on Old Proof paper, Corners Drawn in Pencil (69-E4d). 58 x 68mm, crisp impression, part of paper symmetrically cut away at corners, small thin spots at top and bottomVERY FINE APPEARANCE. PROBABLY A UNIQUE DIE ESSAY FOR THE 12-CENT 1861 ISSUE.
This essay and one other (offered in our Sale 890, lot 103), each with pencil numerals, are believed to be the only examples extant.
1,500
3,250