Lot
4042 E
1873, 1¢ Essays on Buff, with Manuscript "Essay", range of different colors including Scarlet, Orange, Green, Bluish Green, Greenish Black, etc., each with manuscript "Essay" in address line, several small differences from the issued design; toning affects many from exhibit mounting, F.-V.F. Scott No. UX1E. USPCC No. S1E-Zd var. $4,500+.
A UNIQUE ASSEMBLAGE OF "SPECIMEN" TRIAL COLOR ESSAYS DISPLAYED AT THE 1881 ATLANTA COTTON EXPOSITION.
The post office produced stamp and postal card trial color proofs to show at the 1881 International Cotton Exposition (I.C.E) World's Fair held in Atlanta, Georgia, from October 5 to December 31 of 1881. The fair was planned to show the progress made since the city's destruction during the Battle of Atlanta and new developments in cotton production.
Realized: $1,600