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**Essays and Proofs continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
45	E	2c Black, Decalcomania Patent Essay (73-E). Block of four and single, block has large margins all around, single margins to in incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, few faults often associated with this fragile paper, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	210.00
46	P	2c Black, Die I, Plate Proof on India (73P3). Horizontal pair, large even margins, tiny scuff on left stamp, otherwise Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles (Image)	300.00	100.00
47	P	2c Black, Die I, Plate Proof on India (73P3). Block of four, large margins to clear, two small thin spots affect top stamps, Very Fine appearance (Image)	750.00	240.00
48	P	2c Black, Die II, Small Die Proof on Wove (73aP2). On original gray card backing from Roosevelt presentation album, fresh and Very Fine, only 85 were produced (Image)	1,350.00	900.00
49	P	2c Black, Die II, Plate Proof on Card (73aP4). Four, large margins, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	300.00	170.00
50	TC	2c 1861-66 Designs, Trial Color Plate Proofs on India (73TC3). Six, incl. Scarlet, Dull Rose, Olive Green, Green, Dull Chalky Blue and Light Blue, large margins to one just touched, few small faults often associated with this fragile paper, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image)	1,750.00	700.00
51	TC	2c 1861-66 Designs, Atlanta Trial Color Plate Proof on Card (103TC). Each color represented, large margins all around, Extremely Fine, a beautiful set (Image)	875.00	850.00
52	S	2c Black, Specimen Overprint Ty. B, J (73SB two, 73SJ). Original gum or part original gum, one Ty. B with natural s.e. at left, Fine (Image)	800.00	130.00
53	E	2c Bronze & Violet, Re-Use Prevention Essay (79-E2b). U.S. 10mm high, original gum, h.r., part of design punched out VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE. ONLY A VERY FEW OF THESE RE-USE PREVENTION ESSAYS ARE KNOWN. Unlike some other essays of this type which are folded designs, this re-use essay was pierced with "S"-shaped cuts, with the numeral cut out. This made the stamp too fragile, preventing its reuse. Ex Finkelburg (Image)	5,000.00	3,250.00
54	E	3c 1867 Essays, Lowenberg, National Bank Note Co. Essays (79-E8j, 79-E25j). Eleven of first and seven of second, range of colors, original gum, few small imperfections to be expected, Fine (Image)	285.00	220.00
55	E	10c Dark Carmine, Sturgeon Patent Essay "Canceled" Diagonally (79-E10b). Margins to just in and affixed to small piece, neat strikes of "Canceled", fresh and Fine (Image)	350.00	425.00

Essays and Proofs continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2c Black, Decalcomania Patent Essay (73-E). Block of four and single, block has large margins all around, single margins to in incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, few faults often associated with this fragile paper, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

210.00

2c Black, Die I, Plate Proof on India (73P3). Horizontal pair, large even margins, tiny scuff on left stamp, otherwise Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles (Image)

300.00

100.00

2c Black, Die I, Plate Proof on India (73P3). Block of four, large margins to clear, two small thin spots affect top stamps, Very Fine appearance (Image)

750.00

240.00

2c Black, Die II, Small Die Proof on Wove (73aP2). On original gray card backing from Roosevelt presentation album, fresh and Very Fine, only 85 were produced (Image)

1,350.00

900.00

2c Black, Die II, Plate Proof on Card (73aP4). Four, large margins, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

300.00

170.00

2c 1861-66 Designs, Trial Color Plate Proofs on India (73TC3). Six, incl. Scarlet, Dull Rose, Olive Green, Green, Dull Chalky Blue and Light Blue, large margins to one just touched, few small faults often associated with this fragile paper, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image)

1,750.00

700.00

2c 1861-66 Designs, Atlanta Trial Color Plate Proof on Card (103TC). Each color represented, large margins all around, Extremely Fine, a beautiful set (Image)

875.00

850.00

2c Black, Specimen Overprint Ty. B, J (73SB two, 73SJ). Original gum or part original gum, one Ty. B with natural s.e. at left, Fine (Image)

800.00

130.00

2c Bronze & Violet, Re-Use Prevention Essay (79-E2b). U.S. 10mm high, original gum, h.r., part of design punched out

VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE. ONLY A VERY FEW OF THESE RE-USE PREVENTION ESSAYS ARE KNOWN.

Unlike some other essays of this type which are folded designs, this re-use essay was pierced with "S"-shaped cuts, with the numeral cut out. This made the stamp too fragile, preventing its reuse. Ex Finkelburg (Image)

5,000.00

3,250.00

3c 1867 Essays, Lowenberg, National Bank Note Co. Essays (79-E8j, 79-E25j). Eleven of first and seven of second, range of colors, original gum, few small imperfections to be expected, Fine (Image)

285.00

220.00

10c Dark Carmine, Sturgeon Patent Essay "Canceled" Diagonally (79-E10b). Margins to just in and affixed to small piece, neat strikes of "Canceled", fresh and Fine (Image)

350.00

425.00