Lot 72
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1847, 5¢ & 10¢ green, composite large die trial color proof on wove (3TC1-4TC1), die sunk on 102 x 102 mm card, bright and fresh color. Trifling tiny tone specks. Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE COMPOSITE PROOF, ONLY TWO OTHERS ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST, ONE IN GREEN AND ONE IN BLACK.
Notation on card signed by Charles Skinner reads "This die sent to the Continental Bank Note Co. from the Bureau of Eng. & Ptg. Washington D.C. August 1877 and cleaned and restored by me." His additional notations on reverse read "A.B. Slater thinks this is the original die- both stamps on the same die, " and "only 1 other known with 5¢ & 10¢ on 1 piece."
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| Realized $15,000 |
