Lot 1786 P
Official Seal, 1877, brown, large die proof with engraver signatures, on 105 X 150 mm card, signed in pencil by the engravers of the issue "D.S. Ronaldson" (frame), "BP" Butler Packard (lathework), "E. Oldham" (letters), and "Alfred Jones" (vignette), slight abrasion around design, trivial tone specks., F.-V.F. and rare large die proof that exists only in hybrid form, unique with signatures., ex-Christiansen.Scott Nos. OX1P1 var. $1,750+.
Reference: Illustrated in "The Post Office Seals of the United States - Volume One: The Regular Issues", Adam Perkal & Seymour Kazman, 1983, p. 133, fig. 97.
Realized: $1,250