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**1861 FIRST DESIGNS AND COLORS continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
81	P	60P1	#60P1, 24c Violet large die proof on India, die sunk on 70x71mm card, incredibly fresh, with deep luxuriant color on an absolutely pristine white card, very fine and scarce (now listed as #70TC1). (Image)	$2,500.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
82	P	60P2	#60P2, 24c Violet, small die proof on wove, on card, full large margins, deep color, very fine; 1981 PF certificate (now listed as #70TC2). (Image)	$375.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
83	P	60P2a	#60P2a, 24c Violet "Panama-Pacific" small die proof on wove, large even margins all around, slight overall toning as usual, very fine; no more than five were produced; 1991 PF certificate (now listed as #70TC2a). (Image)	$2,250.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
84	TC	61TC1	#61TC1, 30c Black, large die trial color proof on India, die sunk on 77x90mm card, a couple insignificant toned specks, otherwise quite fresh and very fine; an exceedingly scarce trial color proof; 2005 PF certificate (now listed as #71-E2a). (Image)	$1,750.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
85	TC	61TC1	#61TC1, 30c Black, large die trial color proof on India, on 40x46mm card, fresh and very fine; 1996 PF certificate (now listed as #71E2a). (Image)	$1,750.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
86	TC	61TC1	#61TC1, 30c Violet brown, large die trial color proof on India, die sunk on 61x73mm card, very fine and rarely offered (now listed as #71-E2a). (Image)	$1,750.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
87	P	61P2	#61P2, 30c Red Orange, small die proof on wove, affixed to a neatly cut portion of the Roosevelt album page, large margins, strong color, a few tiny toned specks, very fine (now listed as #71TC2). (Image)	$375.00 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
88	P	61P3	#61P3, 30c Deep red orange plate proof in India, large margins all around, intense color on bright white paper, very fine (now listed as #71-E2b). (Image)	$500.00 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction
89	TC	62TC1	#62TC1, 90c Black die essay on India, thin line under bottom center frame, die sunk on 74x87mm card, with National Bank Note Co. imprint and "447" at bottom, fresh and very fine; 1992 PF certificate (now listed as #72-E7b). (Image)	$1,350.00 SOLD for $675.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1861-1868 ISSUE**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
90	P	63P1/72P1	#63P1/72P1, 1c, 5c, 12c, 30c and 90c 1861 Issue, hybrid large die proofs, each die sunk on full size 141x216mm card, bright and fresh, very fine; catalog value is for normal large die proofs. (Image)	$3,100.00 SOLD for $675.00 Will close during Public Auction
91	P	63P1/77P1	#63P1/77P1, 1861 Issue, 1c-90c Hybrid large die proofs of the 1c, 3c, 10c, 12c, 15c, 24c, 30c and 90c values, all are India paper proofs cut to stamp size and mounted on 141x208mm salesman's sample card pages with gilded edges, the card with some toning not affecting the proofs (except for the 1c value), fine. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
92	P	63P2-72P2	#63P2-72P2, 1c-90c 1861 Issue, small die proofs cplt. set of eight, with the 3c value being represented by the Lake shade (#66P2), all with large margins on neatly cut out portions of the Roosevelt album page, 5c with just the barest hint of toning at top, very fine; a handsome set of these scarce small die proofs. (imagea) (Image)	$1,825.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
93	P	63P4-77P4	#63P4-77P4, 1c-90c 1861 Issue, plate proofs on card cplt., including both 24c values and the 3c Scarlet (#74P4), bright colors, large margins, some h.r.'s, very fine; accompanied by the original Post Office envelope (which has faults). (Image)	$1,185.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
94	E	63-E9c	#63-E9c, 1c Black, large die essay on old proof paper, 71x72mm, quite fresh, pinpoint thin speck, still very fine and handsome; one of only two recorded examples of this essay; clear 1987 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,000.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction
95	E	63-E13b	#63-E13b, 1c Bowlsby patent coupon die essay in Black on white glazed paper, 53x76mm, marvelously fresh, with a sharp detailed impression on pristine white paper, faintest trace of a thin speck, very fine and rare. (Image)	$1,750.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
96	E	63-E13	#63-E13d, f, g, 1c Franklin, plate essays with patent coupon at top, four items, #63-E13d in red, #63-E13f in red, #63-E13g single in blue and pair in red, stamp portions gummed, very fine. (Image)	$950.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
97	P	63P2a	#63P2a, 1c Blue, "Panama-Pacific" small die proof on wove, large even margins, bright color and quite fresh, without the toning usually found on these, extremely fine; an unusually choice "Panama-Pacific" proof; only three to five copies were produced; ex-"Chesapeake". (Image)	$2,750.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
98	P	65P2a	#65P2a, 3c Rose, "Panama-Pacific" small die proof on wove, large full margins, strong color and impression, very fine; no more than five examples exist; 1984 PF certificate; ex-Sapperstein. (Image)	$2,750.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
99	P	65P2a	#65P2a, 3c Rose, "Panama-Pacific" small die proof on wove, another example of this rare proof, large margins, fresh color, barest trace of a hinge thin, otherwise very fine; clear 1994 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,750.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
100	P	66P2a	#66P2a, 3c Lake, "Panama-Pacific" small die proof on wove, wonderfully bright and fresh, large even margins, extremely fine; only five believed to exist; 1984 PF certificate: ex-Sapperstein. (Image)	$1,100.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction

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