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The U.S. 1861 Issue
(New Material is Listed at the Top of the Listings Below)

Directory:
Page 1 - One-Cent Issue / Page 2 - Blackjacks
Page 3 - 3-Cent Issue & Grill Experiments
Page 4 - Balance of the 1861 Issue

 

New Material


77TC3 Block
Deep Blue trial color plate proof on india paper, sound block of four. Multiples of this trail color are very scarce. (EP49-09) $1,650.00 
77TC3 Block
Deep Blue trial color plate proof on india paper, sound block of four. Multiples of this trail color are very scarce. (EP49-09) $1,650.00 

77TC3 Block
Deep Blue trial color plate proof on india paper, sound block of four. Multiples of this trail color are very scarce. (EP49-09) $1,650.00 


63-E11c to 72-E7e Complete set of Premiere Gravure (First Design) India plate proofs
A complete set of the eight values as listed in Scott. Rich color, nice even margins, a fault free perfect set. Would take years to build this set one item at a time. Both the 24c and 30c values have PF certificates. (EP49-11) $3,250.00 


65P1s var.
Rose die proof overprinted with open letter “specimen” and mounted on page that was originally in a salesman’s sample book. This example has been somewhat reduced, but does included everything that was on the card. (EP49-12) $1,000.00



77TC3 Block
Deep Blue trial color plate proof on india paper, sound block of four. Multiples of this trail color are very scarce. (EP49-09) $1,650.00 



79-E29b, c, f, and e
Four of the seven listed 18 x 13mm points down grill essays applied to a die impression of the frame for the 1c 1861 issue. “b” is printed in Red-brown on pink paper, “c” is printed in Red on pink paper, “f” is printed in Red-brown on yellow paper, and “e” is printed in Red on transparent white paper. No more than one or two of each is known to exist. Ex-Finkelburg (EP49-08) $2,000.00 each 


79-E24b
Gray-black typograph portrait on card. This is the only example of this that I have ever seen. Ex-Finkelburg (EP49-10) $1,750.00 
 





Page One
The One-Cent Issue
 

  63-78P4 The complete set of 12
Plate proofs on card. Exceptional centering and color. Complete set of 12 proofs which includes the the three-cent scarlet.. (880462) $1,250.00

63-78P3 Blocks of Four
The complete issued set on india paper which each value still attached to the original card blotter backing. This set is in absolute superb condition and comes from the famed Lilly sheets. Ex-Crawford, Ackerman & Josiah Lilly (EP44-09) $2,750.00

63-E3d
Orange die essay on proof paper. 1903 Shernikow reprint. $85.00

63-E9a
Toppan Carpenter complete design for the 1861 contract. Blue die essay on india paper cut to shape as always. PFC mentions small repair at the top. Cat. $600.00. (EP32-14) $300.00

  63-E9a
Toppan Carpenter complete design for the 1861 contract. Blue die essay on india paper cut to shape as always. Sound. $600.00

 63-E9a
Toppan Carpenter complete design for the 1861 contract. Black die essay on india paper cut to shape as always. Sound. Ex-Finkelburg $950.00

 63-E11c
Superb indigo plate essay on india paper and still affixed to the original card. Exceptional quality. $395.00

63-E11c
Indigo plate proof on india. (880419). First india on card with PFC, $250.00, Second has a small thin at top, $150.00. Third small stain in head, (Sold) $150.00.

  63-E11c - Ultramarine
First design ultramarine plate essay on india paper. $250.00 each

  63-E13c through 63-E13h
A complete set of all nine varieties of the Bowlsby coupon plate essays. Above average centering throughout, most all original gum. Includes the rare grilled variety on white paper. Rarely offered as a set. (EP43-18) $2,250.00

 63P2
Roosevelt small die proof which has not been mounted in a Roosevelt album. An un-mounted proof is considered to be a remainder or left over from the Roosevelt album production. Ex-Davidson with PFC. $225.00

 63P3
Plate proof on india paper, sound. $50.00

  63P4
Plate proof on card. $40.00

 

1861 One-cent Wyckoff Trial Color Plate Proofs
The Wyckoff patent was one of three patents used with the one-cent plate no. 27. The Wyckoff patent involved coating the paper with” china white” to create a barrier between the ink and the paper. This barrier caused the design to disappear if the stamp was washed to remove the cancel. This is one of the best examples of the many patents tested for the purpose of preventing reuse of postage stamps. 

63TC5 & 6
A wonderful selection of these colorful blocks from our stock. The perforated varieties rarely come centered. These are as nice as these come. (EP45-04) The imperforate blocks are priced at $160.00 each and the perforated blocks are $200.00 each. Please order by type (imperf. or perf.) and color.

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E-mail us for a comprehensive listing of patents and colors known for the one-cent 1861 trial colors. The colors shown below are representative of the what we have in stock.

63TC5
Brown trial color plate proof, MacDonough patent. (880456) $35.00 ea.

63TC5
Brown trial color plate proof block, MacDonough patent. (880457) $150.00

63TC5
Trial color plate proofs on wove, Lowenberg patent. $40.00 ea.

  63TC5
Deep blue trial color plate proof., Wyckoff patent. $75.00

  63TC5
Blue perforated trial color plate proof, OG, Wyckoff patent. This proof is often confused with the issued stamp. The difference is in the surface of the paper. $125.00

63TC5
Trial color plate proofs on wove, Wyckoff patent. $40.00 ea.

  63TC5 -  Left imprint block
Blue left imprint block of four, Wyckoff patent. $300.00

  63TC6 - Top imprint pair
Olive green top imprint pair, OG, Wyckoff patent. $200.00

63TC6
Perforated trial color plate proofs on wove with OG, Wyckoff patent. You will only find these centered once in a blue moon. (880454) $50.00 ea.

 


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