Washington Vignette, Black
Die Essay on India (Unlisted). Die sunk on 95 x 153mm card with full
die sinkage, fresh and Very Fine, we cannot attribute this vignette to any
stamp issue (Image)
New York N.Y., 5c Black,
Large Die Essay on India (9X1-E1a). Die sunk on 60 x 114mm card with
full die sinkage, Very Fine and choice
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New York N.Y., 5c Black on
Yellow Bond, Reprint Plate Proof (9X1RP var). Position 9 from sheet of
nine, bright color, Very Fine and choice, unlisted
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Providence R.I., 5c Gray
Black, Plate Proof on Thick Card (10X1P4). Large margins, bright shade,
scuff at left and tear at top, otherwise Very Fine
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Providence R.I., 5c Brown
Carmine, Trial Color Plate Proof on Card (10X1TC). Brilliant color,
fresh and Very Fine (Image)
5c Red Brown, 10c Black,
Reproduction, Plate Proofs on Card (3P4-4P4). Full to large margins,
intense colors, Extremely Fine (Image)
Danforth, Bald & Co., 3c
Black, Die Essay on India, Double Line Frame (11-E10a). Die sunk on 149
x 225mm card with full die sinkage, pencil "No dot in T of Three" at bottom
right, trivial edgewear, Very Fine (Image)
3c Black, Vignette Proof on
Thick Old Ivory Paper (11-E23b). Block of four, crisp impressions,
small thin spot and trivial edgewear, Very Fine and choice, an exceedingly
rare essay, none was offered in the Brazer sale
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5c Deep Orange, Trial Color
Plate Proof on Wove (12TC5). Large margins, some oxidation, Very Fine
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3c Rose, Bedspring Essay
(65-E). Stamp with unusual bedspring overprinting, tied by neat
"Washington D.C. Mar. 14, 1863" circular datestamp on top right corner of
cover, fresh and Very Fine, unusual and extremely rare essay, this trial
cancellation piece is probably unique, unlisted in Scott or Brazer (Image)
3c 1861 Issue, Numeral "3"
Essays (65-E var). Four items, each with large "3" of slightly
different design, including bottom margin horizontal pair of No. 65 with
large "3" in purple and red, right margin copy of No. 65 with large "3" in
blue with "0" and "100", bottom margin copy of No. 65 with imprint and
faint large black "3", last is top margin perforated and gummed essay with
partly hand-drawn large "3" with "1" and "100", fresh and bright
colorsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE GROUP OF NUMERAL ESSAYS FOR THE 3-CENT 1861 ISSUE. WE ARE UNAWARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF ANY OTHERS.
Each of the esssays offered here shows a slightly different "3". The lines are thicker on some, there are double-lines on one, and one has the hollowed "3" partly filled with hand-drawn lines. These are unlisted in either Scott or Brazer, and we have been unable to find any reference to them in Essay-Proof literature. Their origin and maker remain a mystery, although they were clearly part of the many experiments to prevent cancellation removal in the 1860's. (Image)