8c Columbian, Large Die Proof
on Card (236P1 var). Printed directly on 98 x 85mm card with full die
sinkage, Very Fine, scarce printed and die sunk directly on card, Scott
Retail as normal die sunk on card (Image)
15c Blue Green, Die Essay on
India (238-E4). Die sunk on 85 x 73mm card with full die sinkage, deep
rich color, Very Fine (Image)
50c Orange, Large Die Proof on
India (260P1). Die sunk on 71 x 117mm card with full die sinkage,
radiant color, fresh and Very Fine, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate
erroneously describing this as an essay
(Image)
1c-$2.00 Trans-Mississippi,
Bi-Color Essays on India (285E-293E). Die sunk on approximately 152 x
118mm cards with full die sinkage, deep rich colors, 2c tiny toned speck at
topEXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY PRISTINE SET OF THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI BI-COLOR ESSAYS.
Of the 166 sets printed in these colors, many were hybrids. The set offered here is die sunk and in exceptionally fresh condition. (Image)