Essays and Proofs Collection Balance. Over 35 items, essays incl. 3c Rose Grilled All Over vertical pair (no gum), three different 1869 Small Numerals, Plate Proofs with Nos. 3P4-4P4, three different 1857 Reprints, 73P3, two 73aP4, 1869 Pictorial 3c Atlanta and 3c (pair), 10c and 30c plate proofs on India, 215P4-218P4, blocks of 183P3 and 213P3, eleven different 1c No. 63 trial colors (mixed regular and starch coated paper) and 311P2, also seven different gummed "Specimen/Postage" with Gilbert Stuart Washington vignette as used for No. 2, these we believe are printer's samples ca. 1940 and two "Bank At New Brunswick" $5.00 Bank Notes printed by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson, New York with vignettes of Franklin and Washington as used on the 1847 issue, virtually all Fine-Very Fine with some in higher grade

Plate Proofs Collection. Over 125 different on pages, the majority are accounted for by a complete set of Officials on card, others incl. Nos. 3P4-4P4, four different 1861 on India paper, thirteen Large Bank Notes, set of 1890 on card less 2c Carmine and three of the large Newspapers on card, also five singles and block of four of 3c Plate Essay No. 79E25-c, virtually all Fine-Very Fine, also incl. original envelopes for the 5c and 10c 1847 Reproductions and three different Official Departments

Plate Proofs on Card. Over 40 virtually all different, rich colors and generally large to huge margins, incl. Nos. 3-4, two 73, then mostly large Bank Notes and some Special Delivery and Postage dues plus three of the large 1865 Newspapers, all with mounting thins, some minor, virtually all appear Very Fine-Extremely Fine

Plate Proofs on Card, 1861-88 Issues. 53 items on pages, few duplicates, incl 1857 Reprints, 1861 (ten different), 1873 Bank Notes, 1883-88 complete less No. 212,

Columbian Issue Proofs. 36 items, incl. nearly complete plate proofs on card set, 8c Small Die Proof (2005 P.F. certificate), 5c Large Die (reduced), 1c-$4.00 Large Dies (reduced but well outside of die sinkage area, few trivial toning specks) and 3c-30 Full Large Dies Printed Directly on Card (some toning), otherwise Very Fine lot

Newspaper Issues, Essays and Proofs. Well over 100 items on stock sheets, the three "keys" are essays Nos. PR9-E2b (Brown and Scarlet reduced to stamp size) and PR28-E2, last is listed but unpriced, the PR28-E1 has a Scott Retail of $1,350.00 but does not have the pencil shading, it is safe to assume the E2 is worth at least the same as E1, other material is proofs, issued colors and trial colors, virtually all different, incl. large format early issues plus a scarce "Specimen" Ovpt. on No. PR5, virtually all Fine-Very Fine, nice lot for the specialist

Plate Proofs Collection. Over 75 different on two stock pages, virtually all plate proofs on card, incl. Nos. 3, 4, 40-47, 63/78 (nine different), 21 Bank Notes, 1890 complete less 2c Lake, Columbian complete (seven values, incl. $3.00 and $5.00 on India) and 1c-90c State Officials, virtually all Fine-Very Fine, several in exceptional condition

Proofs. Small collection mostly on pages, all India or card plate proofs except one item (E4P1 on full card with toning specks), includes ten different 1861-66, 1869 Pictorials, 1870 National Bank Notes, four different Official sets and a No. 40TC5 in Dull Violet ("dry print"), some faults, nearly all Fine-Very Fine

Plate Proofs. Fifteen different, most h.r., includes Nos. 3P4, 40P4-47P4 and J1P4-J7P4 sets, both less their 5c values and 224Pa horizontal pair (regummed), left proof thin spots, otherwise Very Fine

Plate Proofs. Small accumulation of 39 virtually all different items (India and card) neatly displayed on stockpage, includes 1847 5c and 10c Reproductions Nos. 3P4-4P4, sixteen 1861-66 India and card with 3c No. 65P3, 4, and the scarce 24c Red Lilac No. 70P4, nine different Large Bank Notes, and eleven different 1890 Small Bank Notes (all values represented except missing the 2c Lake), also includes a 12c Green on Pinkish "Z" grill essay on stamp paper, perforated, no gum, nearly all Very Fine