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**FIRST ISSUE PROOFS continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1001	P	R17P4	#R17P4, 3c Playing Cards, plate proof on card, crisp block of four, full large margins all around, intense bright green color, fresh and extremely fine. (Image)	$425.00 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Dec-10, 10:57 AM
1002	PPB	R20P4	#R20P4, 4c Inland Exchange, plate proof on card, an exceptionally attractive bottom inscription and "Plate No.", but with no number inserted, the other three sides have large to extra-large margins, strong rich color, couple shallow card thins from hinging, otherwise extremely fine and a lovely position piece. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Dec-10, 10:57 AM
1003	TC	R22TC3	#R22TC3, 4c Proprietary, Blackish blue trial color plate proof on India, fresh with full even margins all around, very fine; this may be what Scott refers to as black (Scott $440.00 for four singles) but this is a decidedly blue color and as such is not listed. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Dec-10, 10:58 AM
1004	TC	R24TC3	#R24TC3, 5c Certificate, carmine trial color plate proof on India lovely horizontal pair, possessing brilliant intense color, full large margins all around, extremely fine. (Image)	$220.00+ SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Dec-10, 10:58 AM
1005	TC	R24TC3	#R24TC3, 5c Certificate, carmine trial color plate proof on India on original card backing, impressive top left corner margin block of nine (3x3) showing the full plate sinkage, full even margins on the other two sides, brilliant color, extremely fine and very attractive. (Image)	$990.00+ SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:00 AM
1006	P	R26P4	#R26P4, 5c Foreign Exchange, plate proof on card, select example of this scarce value, extraordinarily large even margins, extremely fine. (Image)	$300.00 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:00 AM
1007	TC	R44TC5	#R44TC5, 25c Certificate, orange trial color plate proof on bond, bright color, well clear to large margins, very fine. (Image)	$300.00 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:01 AM
1008	TC	R46TC	#R46TC, 25c Insurance, vermilion trial color on goldbeater's skin, block of eight (4x2), straight edge and faults in top margin, bottom strip basically sound with only the faintest of creasing which virtually all of this type of paper have, full o.g., n.h., this paper was purposely extremely fragile to prevent reuse and only exists in trials as it was too fragile to be used in normal business affairs, thus virtually all examples have faults to a lesser or greater extent, a fine and rare multiple. (Image)	$1,680.00+ SOLD for $500.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:01 AM
1009	TC	R51-52TC3	#R51-52TC3, 30c Foreign Exchange and Inland Exchange, deep red lilac trial color plate proofs on India, luxuriant deep color, large to extra-large margins all around, especially on the Inland Exchange, very fine-extremely fine; an attractive duo in a very pretty color. (Image)	$310.00 SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:02 AM
1010	TC	R55TC5	#R55TC5, 50c Entry of Goods, orange trial color plate proof on bond, bright color, clear to large margins, very fine. (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:02 AM
1011	TC	R55TC5	#R55TC5, 50c Entry of Goods, green trial color plate proof on bond, strong deep color, clear to large margins, very fine. (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:03 AM
1012	TC	R66-72TC3, R74-76TC3	#R66-72TC3, R74-76TC3, $1.00 First Issue revenues, carmine trial color plate proofs on India, ten of the eleven different $1.00 values that come in this attractive bright color, lacking only the Mortgage, all with large margins, very fine and well matched selection. (Image)	$850.00 SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:03 AM
1013	P	R70P4	#R70P4, $1.00 Lease, plate proof on card, lovely four-margin example of this scarce card proof, margins are large and even, brilliant collor and sharp impression, extremely fine. (Image)	$425.00 SOLD for $240.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:03 AM
1014	TC	R88-90TC3	#R88-90TC3, $5.00 Charter Party, Conveyance and Mortgage, carmine trial color plate proofs on India, the three different that come in this deep carmine color, Conveyance with small India thin, the other two with exceptionally large margins and extremely fine. (Image)	$265.00 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:03 AM
1015	P	R90P4	#R90P4, $5.00 Manifest, plate proof on card, handsome bottom margin strip of four with imprint and "Plate No." but no plate number specified, fresh with large margins on the other three sides, rich color, extremely fine; a scarce position piece. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:04 AM
1016	TC	R95TC4	#R95TC, $10.00 Mortgage, yellow green trial color plate proof on thin card, an attractive and very distinctive yellow green color being entirely different than the issued dark green of the plate proofs and stamps, exceptionally wide even margins, extremely fine; listed but unpriced in Scott. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $170.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:04 AM
1017	TC	R95TC4	#R95TC, $10.00 Mortgage, yellow green trial color plate proof on thin card, another choice example of this scarce trial color, exceptionally wide even margins, extremely fine; listed but unpriced in Scott. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:05 AM
1018	P	R97eP3	#R97eP3, $15.00 Mortgage, milky blue shade, plate proof on India, attractive and distinctive color of this shade, well clear to extra-large margins all around including a portion of the sheet margin at bottom, very fine and scarce value. (Image)	$290.00 SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:05 AM
1019	P	R97eP4	#R97eP4, $15.00 Mortgage, ultramarine shade, plate proof on card, choice example of this distinctive shade, precise large even margins all around, extremely fine and scarce. (Image)	$350.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:06 AM
1020	TC	R99TC4	#R99TC4, $20.00 Probate of Will, Black trial color plate proof on card, attractive proof with intense color an a strong impression, large even margins all around, extremely fine. (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Dec-10, 11:06 AM