Lot 1025
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Newspapers, 1865, 5¢-25¢ hybrid large die proofs (PR2P1-PR4P1), attractive set of hybrid large die proofs from the original dies with the six fine ruled lines outside the outer frame, approximately 145 x 105mm, signed by the engraver, Edmund Oldham and initialed by the designer, James MacDonough the 10¢ has a small sealed tear in the card at bottom away from the proof still choice Very Fine a very rare set, still mounted on the original pages from the Earl of Crawford collection, Cat. $1,725.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
Provenance: Earl of Crawford
The Scott catalog listings for large die proofs are for these hybrid proofs.
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