Lot 2295 E
1902, 4¢ black, large die essay on India, Die sunk on 90 x 105mm card, incomplete engraving of the entire design with the vignette unfinished on eyes, hair, beard, etc., Bureau blue control no. 58920 on back, Very Fine, ex-Cheshire Collection, Lake Shore.Scott No. 303-E1 $2,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS 4¢ PROGRESSIVE DIE ESSAY.
Realized: $850