Lot 1023 E
Lettersheet, 1886, 2¢ blue, Design II, Hybrid Large Die Essay, trimmed to 22x28mm in bright blue, mounted on 49x56mm card, signed "Alfred Jones" (frame engraver), left background lightened but engraving incomplete; minor age toning specks, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Marcus White. Undersander No. E841a $750.Scott No. U293E Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS SECOND DESIGN DIE ESSAY FOR THE 1886 2¢ GRANT LETTERSHEET.
The background on this essay is different than E840 with the left side being lightened. Right side still with heavy dark background lines and engraving incomplete.
Realized: $1,200