Lot
4224 P
1902, 1¢ Black on Light Buff, "Full-Face McKinley" Die Proofs, Plates I-IV, group of four from the four plates, unfinished die of complete design but with dots on the portrait forehead highlight and unfinished rays about the eagle of the seal, on 140 x 85 mm dull faint y-o-yellow finely mottled opaque card with printed "DIE PROOF OF McKINLEY POSTAL CARD. ISSUE OF 1901" at bottom center; each with some minor tone spots from arrows used to highlight plating marks, F.-V.F. Scott No. UX17P. USPCC No. S21Paa $7,200.
A RARE SET OF FULL-FACE MCKINLEY DIE PROOFS FROM THE FOUR DIFFERENT PLATES.
Realized: $3,250