Lot 3032
1851-56, 3¢ Imperforates, Dr. Carroll Chase's Plate Reconstruction Photographs, set of 26 black & white photographs made from Chase's original negatives, 11" x 14", each reproducing, in actual size, a left or a right pane from Chase's reconstruction of the 13 plates used to print the 3¢ imperforates, complete with his handwritten notes in the margins of the display pages. Though a few positions have been found to be inaccurate in recent years, this is still the definitive source for would-be platers of the 3¢ imperfs.
Estimate 300 - 400
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| Realized $250 |
