United States Revenues continued...

GENERAL ESSAYS continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
21	E	Turner Essay 21a	Turner Essay 21a, $1.00 U.S.I.R. Lincoln die essay in bright buff and gray blue, 45x61mm, attractive bright colors, faint thin spot, otherwise very fine; the scarcest of the One Dollar Lincoln essays. (Image)	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
22	E	Turner Essay 21b	Turner Essay 21b, $1.00 U.S.I.R. Lincoln die essay in orange and dull purple, trimmed to shape with colored border, exceptionally bright and fresh, very fine. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
23	E	Turner Essay 23a	Turner Essay 23a, 5c U.S.I.R. die essay in black on white glazed paper, a balanced 58x59mm, a very fine example of this essay, in which the blank central vignette would eventually incorporate Washington's head. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
24	E	Turner Essay 25-Cb	Turner Essay 25-Cb, $2.00 U.S.I.R., surface printed in black on heavy white paper, 35x46mm, quite fresh, very fine. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction
25	E	Turner Essay 31b	Turner Essay 31b, 3c Washington Essay in gray brown on heavy white glazed card, 64x76mm with die sinkage, fresh color, trivial hinge thin, very fine. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
26	E	Turner Essay 31b	Turner Essay 31b, 3c Washington Essay in blue on heavy white glazed card, 64x75mm with die sinkage, exceptionally bright and fresh, small thin spot at top right, otherwise very fine. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
27	E	Turner Essay 32-Aa	Turner Essay 32-Aa, Frame essay with central oval of vertical lines, in black on white wove paper, 42x49mm, very fine; a scarce and seldom offered essay. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $240.00 Will close during Public Auction
28	E	Turner Essay 36-Ba	Turner Essay 36-Ba, $2.00 U.S.I.R. Washington die essay in black on heavy white wove, nearly full size, being a large 58x75mm, very fine; ex-Little. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
29	E	Turner Essay 37b	Turner Essay 37b, $2.00 U.S.I.R. Franklin, complete engraved die essay, black on white glazed paper, 49x64mm, fresh and very fine; ex-Little. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
30	E	Turner Essay 41-A	Turner Essay 41-A, 2c U.S.I.R. plate essay in blue, block of six, o.g., each with usual central faults, some of which are due to exploded percussion caps, this being a unique attempt to prevent re-use of a stamp, the damage ranges from extremely minor to severe, very fine overall and an unusually large multiple. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
31	E	Turner Essay 42-A	Turner Essay 42-A, 2c Bank Check frame essay in red on white laid paper, with the central part on tissue paper affixed to the reverse, with ms. "hot water" at top, very fine; a most unusual essay and the rarest of the Henry Lowenberg Decalcomanias. (imagea) (Image)	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
32	E	Turner Essay 42-A	Turner Essay 42-A, 2c Bank Check frame essay in red on white laid paper, with the central part on tissue paper affixed to the reverse, similar to the above essay, but in a pair with one sideways, ms. "cold water" and "good enough", very fine; the first example of this scarce essay we have seen in this format. (imagea) (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction
33	E	Turner Essay 47	Turner Essay 47, 5c U.S.I.R. die essay in pale olive, with network of wavy lines not crossing, balanced margins measuring 54x66mm, tiny faint hinge thin, otherwise fresh and very fine. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
34	E	Turner Essay 52d	Turner Essay 52d, Lincoln portrait in light carmine on thin wove paper, with all four corner "guide lines" complete, attractive color, o.g., very fine. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
35	E	Turner Essay 128 var.	Turner Essay 128 var., Washington vignette die essay in black on yellow celluloid paper, 74x94mm, minor handling marks at the outer edges as usual, very fine and scarce. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
36	E	Turner Essay 122B/127	Turner Essays 122B/127, Washington vignette die essay collection of 47 different, with various colors, types and sizes, with the vast majority being full size, neatly hinged on album pages, possibly some minor mounting flaws but overall a very fine lot.	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction

FIRST ISSUE ESSAYS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
37	E	R3E	#R3E, 1c Proprietary, red on experimental wove paper, four large even margins, with blue "B + C/April 10/1866/" ms. cancel of the printers Butler and Carpenter, tiny thin in the top margin, otherwise very fine; this is probably a trial color plate proof (Turner type D), that the printers obliterated, in any case a rare item for the specialist. (Image)	Est. $150-200 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
38	E	Turner Essay 54	Turner Essay 54, 2c Bank Check, die essay in orange on India, 40x48mm, light translucent stain in the top margin from a previous hinge, which often occurs on this frail India paper, very fine; an extremely rare First Issue essay. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $1,150.00 Will close during Public Auction
39	E	Turner Essay 57-A	Turner Essay 57-A, 2c U.S.I.R., plate essay in gray black on white wove paper, fresh block of four, large margins all around, very fine. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $220.00 Will close during Public Auction
40	E	Turner Essay 57-A var.	Turner Essay 57-A var., 2c U.S.I.R., plate essay in gray black, with experimental network overprint in green, extremely scarce sheet of six (no selvage), large balanced margins all around, with a couple light stains caused by the chemicals used to test the inks and paper, small tear at top of right stamp, very fine appearance. (Image)	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction