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FIRST ISSUE ESSAYS continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
41	E	Turner Essay 59A-B	Turner Essay 59A-B, 10c U.S.I.R., plate essays on wove paper, all of the six listed colors including the green and purple on buff, in blocks of four, bright and fresh, large margins all around, two blocks with a light hinge thin, otherwise very fine and attractive; quite scarce in blocks. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
42	E	Turner Type XVII	Turner Type XVII, $2.00 Orange Probate of Will plate essay, experimental green overprint of horizontal lines in the top pair vignettes and the bottom pair frames, full sheet with Carpenter imprint at bottom, slight hinge thin, very fine; one of only four recorded examples of this impressive essay, with all four being in a different color combination. (Image)	Est. $2,000-3,000 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
43	E	Turner Type XVIII	Turner Type XVIII, $50.00 Orange U.S.I.R. plate essay, experimental green overprint of parallel lines, horizontal at top and vertical at bottom, sheet of four with Carpenter imprint at bottom, brilliant colors, tiny hinge thin of no importance, very fine; a beautiful and important essay that is unique in this shade, with only three others in different color combinations known. (Image)	Est. $2,000-3,000 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
44	E	R102 Model	#R102 Model, $200.00 Green and Red, left and top frame from frame only plate essay on India, on original card, with bicolor plate proof cutout on India for the rest of the design affixed, with two distinct shades of color and paper, with a distinctive red shade identical to the unique model listed in Turner, very fine; a most unusual model essay that is not listed in Turner. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $725.00 Will close during Public Auction
45	E	R102E	#R102E $200.00 Green and orange red U.S.I.R., die essay on India, stamp size die essay that is very close to the printed design but lacks the frame lines around "200" deep intense colors, shows a strong inverted green offset on reverse, insignificant corner crease at top left, very fine; not listed and the only copy we have seen; ex-Little (where it was offered as a plate proof). (imagea) (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction

FIRST ISSUE PROOFS AND TRIAL COLORS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
46	P	R1P4-101P4	#R1P4-101P4, 1c-$50.00 First Issue, plate proofs on card, a complete set of all 96 values that come on plate proofs, includes three distinct shades of the $15.00 Mortgage, neatly hinged on album pages, all with large margins, plus strong rich colors, very fine; an unusual opportunity to obtain an attractive and complete set of first issue plate proofs.	$8,740.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
47	P	R1P4/98P4	#R1P4/98P4, 1c-$20.00 First Issue, plate proofs on card, 78 different in blocks of four (three are blocks of six but were cataloged as blocks of four), with catalog values to about $500.00, neatly hinged in an album, an especially fresh and bright group, large margins, overwhelmingly very fine; actually a challenging lot to assemble.	$17,190.00 SOLD for $7,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
48	TC	R3TC	#R3TC, 1c Proprietary, trial color die proof in black on India, 38x42mm, strong color, a few natural India paper irregularities, very fine; an especially rare and desirable die proof. (Image)	$950.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
49	P	R8P3	#R8P3, 2c Orange certificate, plate proof in India, right sheet-margin block of four mounted on card, brilliantly rich color, extremely fine. (Image)	$350.00 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
50	P	R26P4	#R26P4, 5c Foreign Exchange, plate proof on card, very scarce block of four, large even margins all around, brilliantly rich color, very fine and choice; blocks of this value are not listed in Scott, cataloged as four singles. (Image)	$1,200.00+ SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
51	P	R28P4	#R28P4, 5c Playing Cards, plate proof on card, block of four, extraordinarily bright and fresh, large margins all around, choice very fine; actually a rare proof block that even the legendary Joyce collection did not have; unpriced as a block in Scott, cataloged as four singles. (Image)	$1,300.00+ SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
52	P	R39P4	#R39P4, 15c Foreign Exchange, plate proof on card, pristine block of four, exceedingly bright and fresh, large margins all around, very fine; a rarely offered proof block. (Image)	$1,600.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
53	P	R43P4	#R43P4, 25c Bond, plate proof on card, a very rare block of four, gorgeous rich color, large balanced margins all around, very fine and handsome; even the Joyce collection did not have any multiple of the Twenty Five Cent Bond on card proof. (Image)	$2,500.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
54	P	R70P4	#R70P4, $1.00 Lease, plate proof on card, block of four, lovely balanced margins all around, strong rich color, the bottom right stamp has a faint stain on the forehead, otherwise very fine; this is the first block of this scarce proof we have seen; not listed as a block, cataloged as four singles. (Image)	$1,700.00+ SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
55	P	R74P4	#R74P4, $1.00 Passage Ticket, plate proof in card, rare block of four, wonderfully fresh, large even margins all around, very fine and quite choice; a key card proof that is almost never seen in blocks (even in the Joyce sale). (Image)	$1,850.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction
56	P	R80P3	#R80P3, $1.90 Foreign Exchange, plate proof on India, top right corner sheet-margin block of four, bright color, shallow thin in the top selvage only and a trivial tear in the far right selvage, choice very fine. (Image)	$575.00 SOLD for $270.00 Will close during Public Auction
57	PPB	R82P4	#R82P4, $2.00 Mortgage, plate proof on card, left margin imprint and "Plate No. 200T" block of four, brilliantly fresh, large margins all around, bottom right stamp with shallow thin, very fine; cataloged as a normal block of four. (Image)	$140.00+ SOLD for $725.00 Will close during Public Auction
58	P	R83P4	#R83P4, $2.00 Probate of Will, plate proof on card, block of six (3x2), large margins except a little close at bottom, strong color, faint corner bend at top left, fine-very fine; blocks of this proof are not listed in Scott, cataloged as six singles; ex-Joyce. (Image)	$660.00+ SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
59	P	R84P4	#R84P4, $2.50 Inland Exchange, plate proof on card, block of six (3x2), rich fresh color, full margins all around, tiny scissor cut at bottom between the left two stamps, shallow thin spot on each of the left two stamps, very fine; a very scarce block that is unpriced in Scott; cataloged as six singles; ex-Joyce. (Image)	$1,350.00+ SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
60	P	R88P4	#R88P4, $5.00 Charter Party, plate proof on card, bottom margin imprint and "Plate No. 500D" strip of four, deep rich color, large margins, very fine; a scarce imprint strip. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction