Lot 1020 E
Lettersheet, 1886, 2¢ green, Design I, Large Die Essay on Proof Paper, 60x81mm, similar to drawing with smaller Grant portrait, larger labels and ornamental designs, pencil "59" below vignette; minor wrinkle and hinge translucencies far from design, Very Fine, ex-Marcus White. Undersander No. E836a $1,500.Scott No. U293E Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST DESIGN LARGE DIE ESSAY IN GREEN FOR THE 1886 2¢ GRANT LETTERSHEET.
This large die essay is also known in blue, but trimmed and mounted on card with punch cancel.
Realized: $3,250