Lot 3257
E
State Dept., 1873, $20 plate essay on India (O71-E1), top half engraved plate frame only, paired with complete $20 plate proof, part of frame plate number at top right, mounted on card, small punch on essay and piece out of top of proof (both contemporary), Very Fine.
Scott $5,000
A DRAMATIC AND UNIQUE ESSAY.
Provenance: Markovits
This essay was created by positioning the vigenette plate to fill only the upper left frame. Proof for this is provided by this essay and the O68-E3 essay clearly showing the impression of the lower right corner of the plate. Further confirmation comes from examining the Ex-Markovits $2 lower right corner margin single, lot 3086, where the impression of the edge of the plate clearly shows in the selvage and matches up exactly with the impressions on these two essays.
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