One-Cent
63-E9a
1c Blue die essay on India paper and cut to shape and mounted on
card. $600.00 each
63-E9a
1c Black die essay on brown toned paper and cut to shape. Ex-Pacetti
$1,000.00 each
63-E9b
1c Blue die essay pulled on India paper and die sunk on card
blotter. Very rare. Ex-Finkelburg, Pacetti $2,000.00
63-E9d
1c Black die essay pulled directly onto old ivory paper, full size.
Very rare. Ex-Pacetti $2,000.00
Five-Cent
67-E4b
5c Brown, die II, die essay on toned paper and cut to shape. Rare.
$1,000.00
Twelve-Cent
The Twelve-cent original 1861 die essays
The balance of the
twelve-cent material shown here originally appeared in the 1941 edition of
Clarence Brazer’s opus on essays. They were buried in the collection of Falk
Finkelburg until the sale of his collection in 1999. Each example offered
here is unique. While Brazer and Finkelburg believed that they were pulled
in 1861 their exact origin still remains a mystery today.
69-E3g
12c
Washington, Dark green pulled on supposedly old proof paper in 1861. The
paper clearly shows part of a watermark at the top, possesses laid
lines, and a very smooth slick surface.
Ex-Gliedman
$750.00
69-E3g
12c die on old proof paper. 1851 die with border lines complete,
upper right rosette blank. Colors available: Ultramarine and Dark green Ex-Finkelburg
$800.00 each
69-E3k
12c Ultramarine Die 1 on old proof paper both lower and upper
left rosettes blank, corner borders removed around blank rosettes. (1861).
Ex-Finkelburg $1,000.00
69-E3l
12c Die 1 on old proof paper with
all rosettes blank, border lines complete. (1861). All five colors: Dim
scarlet, Orange, Green, Ultramarine and Violet. Ex-Finkelburg $3,750.00
69-E3n
12c Die 1 on old proof paper, complete design.(1861) All four
colors: Orange, Dark red, Orange-red and Ultramarine. Ex-Finkelburg
$1,000.00
69-E3o Variety – 1903 reprint from the original die
12c Dim scarlet shade, die 1 on pale
white thin wove paper. Color unlisted in Scott. (by Ernest Schernikow).
$750.00
69-E4a
12c Black, die essay pulled on India paper and die sunk on card
blotter. $600.00
69-E4a
12c
Black die essay pulled on India paper and die sunk on card blotter.
$600.00
69-E4b
12c Black, die essay on India paper and cut to shape.
$500.00
69-E4e
12c
Black die essay by Toppan, Carpenter & Company proposed for the 1861
contract. Die on India paper with numerals drawn in, and pencil sketch
of the numeral “2” in the right margin. This
is a very rare essay and may be unique. It last sold in the 1999
Finkelburg sale. With PF certificate. $3,500.00
Ernest Schernikow used the same
original 1851 die to pull the following three on thin wove papers
Twenty-four-Cent
70-E4a
24c Lilac, die essay on old proof paper and cut to shape. $400.00
Ninety- Cent
72-E5a
90c Dark blue, die essay on India paper and cut to shape. $350.00
72-E5a
90c Black, die essay on India paper and cut to shape. $350.00
72-E5a
90c Dark blue, die essay on India paper and cut to shape and mounted
on white paper. $350.00
72-E5b
90c
Blue die essay pulled on India paper and die sunk on card blotter.
Of just two known this size. $2,500.00
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