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Essays, Proofs and Specimens (1861 Issue thru 1869 Pictorials)

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2049	TC	1c Wyckoff Patent, Trial Color Plate Proof on Surface Starched Paper, Imperforate (63TC5). Ten singles, one pair and two blocks of four, variety of colors, also incl. fraudulently perforated single (not counted), nearly all Very Fine-Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	800.00 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2050	TC	1c Franklin, Trial Color Plate Proofs, Perforated and Imperforate (63TC4-63TC5). Former incl. incredibly well-centered Orange Red block of four with original gum, one nibbed perf, otherwise Extremely Fine, bottom imprint and plate no. 27 strip of four in unlisted Olive Green shade, original gum, Fine, latter is Wyckoff Patent Surface Coated Starch Paper bottom imprint and plate no. 27 block of twelve, without gum as issued, bottom left pair minor pre-print crease, otherwise Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	880.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
2051	E	Lowenberg Decalcomania Plate Essays. The 1861-66 Issue printed on onion skin or "Goldbeater's" paper, collection of 21 items, values incl. 2c, 3c, 12c, 24c, 30c and 90c, mostly multiples with some duplication, incl. fifteen 2c with pairs and strip of three, 3c bottom imprint block of four perforated and a normal block of eight, 12c bottom imprint and plate no. 16 strip of three, 24c block of four with part bottom imprint and plate no. 6 and a block of eight, 30c pair, 90c strip of three and block of four, some of the unavoidable design "flaking" and creases as typically seen on these fragile essays, generally Fine-Very Fine for these, also incl. 24c Gray No. 78 sensitive ink plate essay with green original gum as seen on the 2c (light crease)	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
2052	P	1861-66 Issue, Plate Proofs on India. 31 proofs, eleven different, incl. Nos. 66P3 and 74P3, few tiny flaws, one 30c oxidized, virtually all Very Fine-Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,185.00 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
2053	P	1c-90c 1861-66 Issue, Plate Proofs on Card (63P4/78P4). Small accumulation of 47 singles, ten different in various quantities from one to eleven of each, incl. few shade varieties, virtually all Very Fine-Extremely Fine Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,085.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2054	P	1c Blue, Large Die Proof on India (63P1). Die sunk on 140 x 218mm card, National Bank Note Co. imprint and faint "440" die no., Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	700.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
2055	P	10c Green, Panama-Pacific Small Die Proof (68P2a). Typical light toning, not a fault, but characteristic of these scarce proofs, Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,750.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
2056	P	10c Green, Panama-Pacific Small Die Proof (68P2a). Typical light toning, not a fault, but characteristic of these scarce proofs, tiny thin and small piece out of top margin, both clear of design, otherwise Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,750.00 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
2057	P	12c Black, Large Die Proof (69P1). Die sunk on 140 x 218mm card, National Bank Note Co. imprint and faint "444" die no., Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	700.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
2058	P	30c Orange, Large Die Proof on India (71P1). Die sunk on 140 x 218mm card, also incl. 65 x 65mm Die Essay of 24c Blue on bond No. 70-E4h, Very Fine-Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	675.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2059	P	2c Black, 3c Scarlet, 15c Black, Small Die Proofs (73P2-74P2, 77P2). On small gray cards from a Roosevelt album, Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,225.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction