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OrcoExpo Worldwide Philatelic Auction, Fullerton, CA
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Lot 1232 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery; Essays and Proofs; 1866 Nesbitt & Co. 15¢ Lincoln Essay, Undersander #E25Aa, dark red on white vertically laid paper measuring 124x99mm, trivial soiling, very fine; quite scarce, particularly in such a large uncut format. Ex Ainsworth, Brazer. Realized $360 in 2009 auction, most existing examples cut down to more "standard" cut square size .
Estimate $200-250.
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$219 |
Lot 1233 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery; Essays and Proofs, 1866 Nesbitt & Co. 15¢ Lincoln Essays, Undersander #E25Aa-d, four different, dark red on white vertically laid paper measuring 65x53mm, dark blue on white vertically laid paper (65x50mm), dark blue on white horizontally laid paper (31x30mm) and dark blue on buff colored vertically laid paper (65x33mm), very fine; scarce group. Ex Ainsworth, Brazer. Realized $540 in 2009 auction .
Estimate $200-250.
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$403 |
Lot 1234 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery; Essays and Proofs, 1866 Nesbitt & Co. 3¢ Lincoln Essays, Undersander #E25Ba, d, two different, one in pink on white wove paper cut square measuring 69x56mm, other in pink on canary colored vertically laid paper measuring 69x52mm, very fine and seldom seen. Ex Ainsworth, Brazer.
Undersander $600. , realized $360 in 2009 auction .
Estimate $200-300.
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$196 |
Lot 1235 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery; Essays and Proofs, 1866 Nesbitt & Co. 3¢ Lincoln Essay, Albino Impression, Undersander #E25Bf, on orange diagonally laid paper, full corner cut square measuring 38x41mm, very fine. Ex Ainsworth, Brazer.
Undersander $300. , realized $228 in 2009 auction, the only example recorded .
Estimate $150-200.
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$173 |
Lot 1236 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery; Essays and Proofs, 186? Nesbitt "Bull's-Eye Essays, Undersander #E29, around 70, various values, and designs, some cut-to-shape, Fine overall.
Estimate $300-400.
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$288 |
Lot 1237 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery; Essays and Proofs, 1870 Reay 6c Lincoln Embossed Essays, Undersander #E38Ba, c, d, f, three different colors in cut square size, in pink, purple (small mounting thin) and blue, plus a fourth on yellow brown but cut close to design (embossing cuts paper), mostly very fine. Ex Ainsworth, Brazer.
Undersander $600. , realized $360 in 2009 auction .
Estimate $200-250.
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$230 |
Lot 1238 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery; Essays and Proofs, 1870 George H. Reay 6c Lincoln Embossed Essay in Pink, Undersander #E38Baa, bearing a single essay impression in the center of a 115x136mm sheetlet (after folding), with watermark "A. Pirie & Sons 1869", very fine and handsome. Ex Brazer, Ainsworth.
Undersander $900. , extremely rare full sheetlet, very few of the uncut sheetlets exist in any color .
Estimate $300-400.
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$604 |
Lot 1239 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery; Essays and Proofs, 6c Blue Trial Color Large Die Proof, Undersander #E38C var., in center of large piece of unwatermarked bond paper folded in half measuring 103x133mm (after folding), adopted design with uncleared surrounds, very fine. Ex Ainsworth, Brazer. Realized $360 in 2009 auction, absolutely stunning and rare essay .
Estimate $200-250.
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$403 |
Lot 1240 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery; Essays and Proofs, 6c Dark Red, Large Die Hub Proof, Undersander #E38C1, final adopted design with cleared surrounds in the issued color, die impression on large thin card measuring 119x137mm, very fine and exceedingly handsome. Ex Wells, Ainsworth. The only recorded example, realized $345 in 2009 auction .
Estimate $250-300.
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$403 |
Lot 1241 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery; Essays and Proofs, 1874 to 1884 Postal Stationery Trial Color Proofs, Twelve Entires, Undersander #E69Aa/E87c, Undersander #E69Aa, E69Ad, E81c (two shades), E81Aa, E81Ab, E81Ac, E81Ad, E81Af (two shades), and E87c (two, one with punch), Very Fine, realized $575 in 2008 auction .
Estimate $300-400.
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$604 |
Lot 1242 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery; Essays and Proofs, 1907 Mercantile Essay Group, items consisting of cut squares Undersander #E111A, E126Aa-c, and E115Dd (Ex Barkhausen) entire.
Estimate $150-200.
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$184 |
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