Lot 1016 P
Special Delivery, 1885, 10¢ Orange Yellow, Trial Color Small Die Proof on Yellowish Wove, deep color, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. E1TC2b $2,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED SMALL DIE TRIAL COLOR PROOF OF THE 1885 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE.
This trial color small die proof was probably pulled at the time of the Panama-Pacific Exposition small die proof special printing since it is on similar soft yellowish wove paper and with the typical 2.5mm-3mm margins.
Realized: $1,500