Lot 1028
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Newspapers, 1865, 5¢-25¢ "make-up" plate proofs on wove (PR2P3-PR4P3 var.), bottom imprint and plate number strips of three a wonderful set of multiples a couple of small thins and reinforced margin tears considering the rarity of these items still Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE WORK-UP PLATE PROOFS.
Each stamp has circled areas in pencil to indicate to the printer those areas which needed to be "made-up", i.e. reworking the printing technique to improve each plate's impression; each shows on the reverse the impression of the pencil in the color of the stamp indicating that these pencil strokes were made while the proof sheets were still on the press.
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| Realized $1,400 |
