Sale 4

1873 Official Issues

Lot	Photo	Description	Bidding
Lot 116		P Executive Dept., 1873, 2¢ deep brown, trial color large die proof, on India die sunk on card, 75x87mm, extremely fine, Ex Earl of Crawford (Scott O11TC1af). Scott $500 Estimate $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $180
Lot 117		P Executive Dept., 1873, 3¢ black, trial color large die proof, on India die sunk on card, 75x88mm, extremely fine (Scott O12TC1ae). Scott $500 Estimate $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $180
Lot 118		P Executive Dept., 1873, 3¢ deep green, trial color large die proof, on India die sunk on card, 75x88mm, extremely fine (Scott O12TC1af). Scott $500 Estimate $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $180
Lot 119		P Justice Dept., 1873, 1¢ and 90¢ values, Atlanta plate proofs on card, 1¢ the set of five colors, 90¢ the set of four colors, extremely fine (Scott O25TC4, O34TC4). Scott $345 Estimate $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $135
Lot 120		P Navy Dept., 1873, 2¢ deep green, trial color plate proof on gummed wove, imperf, extremely fine (Scott O36TC5a var.). Estimate $180 - 190. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $85
Lot 121		P Navy Dept., 1873, 2¢ black, trial color plate proof on wove, privately perforated, ungummed, well centered, very fine (Scott O36TC6b). Scott $250 Estimate $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $70
Lot 122		P Navy Dept., 1873, 2¢ black, trial color plate proof on wove, imperferate variety on ungummed paper, horizontal pair, very fine. $500 as perforated (Scott O36TC6b var.). Estimate $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $190
Lot 123		E Post Office Dept., 1873, 1¢ brown black, large die essay on ivory glazed paper, 52x56mm, very fine (Scott O47E-1c). Scott $1,750 Estimate $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $425
Lot 124		E Post Office Dept., 1873, 1¢ orange red, large die essay on ivory glazed paper, 63x74mm, incredibly rare this large, extremely fine (Scott O47E-1c). Scott $1,750 Estimate $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $425
Lot 125		E Post Office Dept., 1873, 2¢ orange red, large die essay on ivory glazed paper, 41x43mm, very fine (Scott O48E-1c var.). Scott $1,750 Estimate $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $350
Lot 126		Post Office Dept., 1873, 2¢ gray black, large die essay on ivory glazed paper, 34 x 38mm, unlisted colour, very fine (Scott O48E-1c var.). Scott $1,750 as normal Estimate $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $700
Lot 127		P Post Office Dept., 1873, 2¢ deep brown, trial color large die proof, on India die sunk on card, 78x95mm, very fine (Scott O48TC1ae). Scott $500 Estimate $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $180
Lot 128		E Post Office Dept., 1873, 3¢ brown black, large die essay on ivory glazed paper, 63x76mm, showing unusual die striking line at bottom; mounting thin spot on back only, still very fine (Scott O49E-4c). Scott $1,750 Estimate $750 - 850. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $350
Lot 129		E Post Office Dept., 1873, 3¢ blue, large die essay on ivory glazed paper, 54x61mm; trace of soiling at bottom right, still very fine (Scott O49E-4c). Scott $1,750 Estimate $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $425
Lot 130		Post Office Dept., 1873, 3¢ orange red, large die essay on ivory glazed paper, 50x55mm, very fine (Scott O49E-4c). Scott $1,750 Estimate $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $425
Lot 131		P Post Office Dept., 1873, 3¢ deep green, trial color large die proof, on India, die sunk on card, 72x83mm, extremely fine (Scott O49TC1ae). Scott $500 Estimate $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $180
Lot 132		E Post Office Dept., 1873, 90¢ Perry essay, in orange red, complete design, die on white ivory paper, 50x55mm, very fine (Scott O56-E1c). Scott $1,750 Estimate $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $425
Lot 133		P State Dept., 1873, 2¢ black, trial color large die proof, on India die sunk on card, 73x81mm, very fine (Scott O58TC1ae). Scott $500 Estimate $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $180
Lot 134		P State Dept., 1873, 2¢ deep brown, trial color large die proof, on India die sunk on card, 74x88mm, extremely fine (Scott O58TC1af). Scott $500 Estimate $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $350
Lot 135		P State Dept., 1873, 3¢ black, trial color large die proof, on India die sunk on card, 73x89mm, extremely fine (Scott O59TC1ae). Scott $500 Estimate $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $350
Lot 136		P State Dept., 1873, 90¢ black, trial color large die proof, on India die sunk on card, 74x88mm, very fine (Scott O67TC1ae). Scott $500 Estimate $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $350
Lot 137		P Justice Dept., 1873, 1¢-90¢ complete, plate proofs on India, very fine (Scott O25P3-O34P3). Scott $200 Estimate $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $60
Lot 138		P Officials, 1873 issues nearly complete, plate proofs on card, except War Department 90¢ (O93P4), mounted on Lighthouse hingeless pages with three original envelopes, generally very fine (Scott O1P4-O92P4). Scott $830 Estimate $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $95
Lot 139		S 1875 Special Printing, Executive Dept., 2¢ carmine, overprinted "Specimen", ungummed; pre-printing paper fold, very fine (Scott O11SD). Estimate $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $240
Lot 140		S 1875 Special Printing, Executive Dept., 1¢ carmine, overprinted "Specimen", ribbed paper, with small dotted "i", ungummed, fine, a very rare stamp, (Scott O10SDb). Scott $500 Estimate $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $280
Lot 141		/o Officials, primarily used collection, comprising 35 cancelled, a great many fancy and colored, five o.g. and four plate proofs, various small faults but, many very fine plus, one jumbo, etc. Hard to duplicate group. Estimate $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $240
Lot 142		Officials, a select group of six covers, all with Departmental corner card envelopes, comprising two Department of Interior, three Department of War and one Treasury Department, nice destinations, rare selection, hard to duplicate. Estimate $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $650