| The "Lincoln" Collection, 5c Blue Essays and Proofs |
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Lot 191 |
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1903, 5¢ Lincoln Frame Drawing (304-E3), rough pen and ink sketch measuring 142x128mm by Bureau Designer Raymond Ostrander Smith, this was the first design of the frame for the 5¢ the partly nude figures holding palm fronds over the vignette became fully draped figures in the adopted design, some minor ink erosion, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE ARTIST'S FRAME DRAWING.
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Lot 192 |
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E
Origin of the Vignette, two Lincoln vignette essays showing design sources for the 1903 5¢ first is an engraving on 176x246mm card by J.C. Buttre circa 1890 from Matthew Brady's March 1864 photograph of Lincoln, second is an engraving on card that was adapted by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from the Buttre engraving and the Brady photograph, used for both the 5¢ stamp and current $5 bill, Very Fine.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 193 |
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5¢ Vignette (304-E var.), engraved vignette showing full oval on India, die sunk on card 106x126mm, Very Fine, unlisted by Brazer and Scott.
Estimate 1,250 - 1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS ESSAY.
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Lot 194 |
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1903, 5¢ blue, Large Die Essay on India (304-E1), die sink on card 92x106mm, rejected die with figure at right "poorly draped and too voluptuous" as noted by the, blank triangles below "United States", no shading in frame around "Postage/Five Cents" except at extreme ends, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS ESSAY.
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Lot 195 |
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5¢ blue, Large Die Essay on India (304-E2), die sink on card 92x105mm, incomplete engraving of the entire design, shading on the side figures unfinished, Very Fine and undercatalogued.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS ESSAY.
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Lot 196 |
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1903, 5¢ blue, large die proof (304P1), India die sunk on card 102x114mm. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,500
ONLY THREE EXAMPLES ARE CURRENTLY RECORDED.
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Lot 197 |
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1903, 5¢ blue, small die proof (304P2), from 1903 Roosevelt presentation album on gray card, fresh and Very Fine. only 85 albums were produced.
Scott $300
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Lot 198 |
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1903, 5¢ blue, imperforate proof on stamp paper (304 var.), well tied by "Boston, Mass. Aug 28 1905" duplex c.d.s. on cover to the U.S. Consul General at Chefoo, China, reverse with Seattle (9.2), U.S.Postal Station Shanghai (9.28), and Chinese Post (9.23) datestamps, Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
This cover was the subject of an article by Eliot Landau, of which a summation follows: In 1905-06, the Third Assistant Postmaster General Edwin C. Madden at the direction of Postmaster General George Cortelyou, started discussions with private perforation companies who expressed an interest in experimenting with the affixing and vending machines. There is evidence that some time in 1905, the Third Assistant Postmaster General had imperforate panes of 100 delivered to him. The evidence consists of a few covers, like the example here, that are known used on mail from relatives of the postmaster general to missionary friends abroad.
Eliot Landau, "#315 or Not #315 - That is the Question", The United States Specialist, Vol. 73 (Feb. 2002) pp. 59-61.
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Lot 199 |
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1903, 5¢ blue, handstamped "Specimen" (304S), type E overprint in purple for U.P.U. distribution. O.g., hinge remnants. Fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $125
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