Lot 1025 P
Lettersheet, 1886, 2¢ black, Design II, Hybrid Large Die Essay, trimmed to 22x28mm in black, mounted on 49x56mm card, signed "Alfred Jones" (frame engraver), Very Fine, ex-Marcus White. Undersander No. E843a $700.Scott No. U293TC Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS SECOND DESIGN TRIAL COLOR PROOF IN BLACK FOR THE 1886 2¢ GRANT LETTERSHEET.
The background on this essay is different than E841 with the both sides being lightened and engraving complete.
Realized: $1,500