Lot 1030
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Newspapers, 1865, 5¢-25¢ plate proofs on card (PR2P4-PR4P4), a set of complete uncut sheets of twenty with the 10¢ and 25¢ sheets clearly showing the horizontal cutting line to separate each sheet into two panes of ten, the 5¢ sheet shows the broken double lines between the two panes; the 10¢ and 25¢ have small corner missing lower right, well clear of the stamps; exceptionally fresh and bright colors with the 10¢ sheet showing the impression of the screw that held the plate on the press.
Scott $3,960
Provenance: Y. Souren
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