Lot 3227
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1899, Imprint proofs, two compound proof sheets, each in a different color, made up of two National Bank Note Co. and four Continental Bank Note Co. sheet margin imprints, plus 54 different "Issue" imprints, with the additional inscription "Arranged by H[enry].G. Mandel, New York, U.S.A."; Mandel, a vice president of the American Bank Note Co. and a stamp collector, used these imprints as titles on pages used for presentation; one sheet is printed in slate-black, the other in deep blue-black; the first has a small internal tear, the second has three issue titles partially cut out with a razor blade and has some damage in the right margin; size is approximately 257 x 152 mm with a die-sunk area of 223 x 112 mm.
Estimate $200 - 300
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| Realized $675 |
