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**War Department Issues (Essays and Proofs)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
5430	E	3c Washington, Large Die Essay on Card (O3-E1). 25 x 32mm and hinged on 73 x 85mm piece of paper (probably not contemporary), fresh and Very Fine, a scarce and desirable vignette-only essay (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,250.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
5431	E	30c Alexander Hamilton, Large Die Essay on Glazed Paper (O9-E1). 40 x 45mm, hinged on 73 x 86mm paper (probably not contemporary), Very Fine, scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,500.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
5432	E	3c War, Model Essay on Yellowish Card (O85-E1). Stamp size, with engraved vignette, numeral and value tablet and wash drawing of frame as adopted for the set, mounted on 88 x 119mm card with pencil "J. Claxton" on card, some central toning VERY FINE. THE UNIQUE PART HAND-DRAWN ESSAY FOR THE WAR DEPARTMENT SERIES. A PHENOMENAL EXHIBITION ITEM This model was made by Continental Bank Note Co. designer Joseph Claxton. The value, numeral tablet and portrait were taken from existing stamp designs. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,500.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
5433	P	1c-$20.00 State, Small Die Proofs (O57P2-O71P2). Complete set on small gray cards from a Roosevelt book, fresh and bright, Extremely Fine, only 85 sets issued (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,480.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
5434	TC	1c-12c War, Trial Color Proofs in Black (O83TC1, O83TC3, O84TC3, O85TC1, O86TC3, O89TC3). The two large dies are die sunk on 5-3/4 x 9-1/4 in. cards, also incl. another 3c cut down to about die sinkage size, the India plate proofs with nice margins, also incl. 6c and 12c hybrid large dies die sunk on 2-3/4 x 3-1/4 in. and larger cards (both of these are ex Earl of Crawford), Very Fine lot Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,980.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
5435	P	1c-3c War, Large Die Trial Color Proofs (O83TC1-O85TC1). Die sunk on cards approximately 85 x 95mm each, 1c Bright Ultramarine, 2c Deep Brown and 3c Deep Green, for a time, Post Office Officials considered printing the Departmentals in the same colors as Regularly Issued stamps, but it was soon recognized that this would create confusion for the mail clerks in distinguishing between Regular and Official issues, so the idea was abandoned, there is another 3c large die in Chocolate with pencil notations "Chocolate Executive" as a proposed color, Very Fine and choice, rare and seldom seen (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,175.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
5436	TC	1c-3c War, Large Die Trial Color Proofs on India (O83TC1-O85TC1). Light ultramarine, deep brown and deep green respectively, first cut down to 61 x 68mm (about full die size and on original card), other two die sunk on 95 x 108mm cards, fresh and bright, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,500.00 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
5437	TC	1c-90c War, "Goodall" Small Die Trial Color Proofs on India (O83TC-O93TC). Complete set in the five listed colors VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ADDITION TO AN ADVANCED COLLECTION OF DEPARTMENTAL ISSUES. In 1879, President Albert G. Goodall of the American Banknote Company, successor to the Continental Banknote Company, ordered sets of small die proofs for display purposes (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	7,810.00 SOLD for $5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
5438	TC	1c-90c War, "Goodall" Trial Color Small Die Proofs on India (O83TC-O85TC, O87TC-O91TC, O93TC). Complete set in Black less 6c and 30c values, 1c cut smaller otherwise full dies on card, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,700.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
5439	TC	1c-90c War, "Goodall" Trial Color Small Die Proofs on India (O83TC-O85TC, O87TC-O91TC, O93TC). Complete set in Dull Gray Blue less 12c and 30c values, 1c cut smaller otherwise full dies on card, Very Fine (includes the card for the 12c but no proof) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,700.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
5440	TC	1c-90c War, "Atlanta" Trial Color Proofs (O83TC-O93TC). Complete set in the five listed colors, fresh, Very Fine-Extremely Fine with the vast majority in the higher grade (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,254.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction

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