Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Lake Shore Collection Part Four: United States Essays and Proofs continued...

**Officials**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1383	E	2c Black, Progressive Large Die Essay on India (146-E10 var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, card with few toned spots, small corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, incredibly rare, this essay is unlisted in Scott on India paper, it is listed under Scott 146, its origin in an album of Post Office Department essays gives credence to the footnote in Scott Catalogue which states that this "May be an essay for Official stamps" (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
1384	E	7c Black, Progressive Large Die Essay on India (149-E5a). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, card with few toned spots, small corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, incredibly rare, its origin in an album of Post Office Department essays gives credence to the footnote in Scott Catalogue which states that this "May be an essay for Official stamps" (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
1385	E	12c Black, Progressive Large Die Essay on India (151-E10 var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, card with few toned spots, Very Fine, incredibly rare this essay is unlisted in Scott on India paper, it is listed under Scott 151 on white glazed paper, its origin in an album of Post Office Department essays gives credence to the footnote in Scott Catalogue which states that this "May be an essay for Official stamps" (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
1386	E	15c Black, Large Die Essay on India (152-E4 var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, card with tiny toned spot, Very Fine, incredibly rare this essay is unlisted in Scott on India paper, it is listed under Scott 152 on white glazed paper, its origin in an album of Post Office Department essays gives credence to the footnote in Scott Catalogue which states that this "May be an essay for Official stamps" (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
1387	E	30c Black, Progressive Large Die Essay on India (154-E6 var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, India paper with small thin spot at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine, incredibly rare this essay is unlisted in Scott on India paper, it is listed under Scott 154 on white glazed paper, its origin in an album of Post Office Department essays gives credence to the footnote in Scott Catalogue which states that this "May be an essay for Official stamps" (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
1388	E	[90c] Black, Vignette Only, Large Die Essay on India (155-E3a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, Very Fine, incredibly rare, this essay is unlisted in Black on India paper, it is listed under Scott 155, its origin in an album of Post Office Department essays indicates that it was used for both regular and Post Office Department issues (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
1389	E	1c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O47-E1a var). Die sunk on 151 x 237mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, toned spot affects design, card with few small toned spots, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unlisted in Scott (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
1390	E	2c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O48-E1a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, Very Fine and choice, unlisted in Scott (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
1391	E	3c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O49-E4a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, toned spot affects design, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unlisted in Scott (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
1392	E	6c Black, Post Office, Unfinished Large Die Essay on India (O47-E1a var). Die sunk on 151 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, FRESH AND VERY FINE. A RARE UNLISTED EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT POST OFFICE OFFICIAL ESSAY ON INDIA AND DIE SUNK ON THIN CARD. This unadopted design for the Post Office Department issue is only listed as a die essay on white ivory paper. This example, from a presentation album, may be unique. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
1393	E	90c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O56-E1a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, light corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unlisted in Scott (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000

Officials

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

1383

2c Black, Progressive Large Die Essay on India (146-E10 var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, card with few toned spots, small corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, incredibly rare, this essay is unlisted in Scott on India paper, it is listed under Scott 146, its origin in an album of Post Office Department essays gives credence to the footnote in Scott Catalogue which states that this "May be an essay for Official stamps" (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1384

7c Black, Progressive Large Die Essay on India (149-E5a). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, card with few toned spots, small corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, incredibly rare, its origin in an album of Post Office Department essays gives credence to the footnote in Scott Catalogue which states that this "May be an essay for Official stamps" (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1385

12c Black, Progressive Large Die Essay on India (151-E10 var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, card with few toned spots, Very Fine, incredibly rare this essay is unlisted in Scott on India paper, it is listed under Scott 151 on white glazed paper, its origin in an album of Post Office Department essays gives credence to the footnote in Scott Catalogue which states that this "May be an essay for Official stamps" (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1386

15c Black, Large Die Essay on India (152-E4 var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, card with tiny toned spot, Very Fine, incredibly rare this essay is unlisted in Scott on India paper, it is listed under Scott 152 on white glazed paper, its origin in an album of Post Office Department essays gives credence to the footnote in Scott Catalogue which states that this "May be an essay for Official stamps" (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1387

30c Black, Progressive Large Die Essay on India (154-E6 var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, India paper with small thin spot at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine, incredibly rare this essay is unlisted in Scott on India paper, it is listed under Scott 154 on white glazed paper, its origin in an album of Post Office Department essays gives credence to the footnote in Scott Catalogue which states that this "May be an essay for Official stamps" (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1388

[90c] Black, Vignette Only, Large Die Essay on India (155-E3a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, Very Fine, incredibly rare, this essay is unlisted in Black on India paper, it is listed under Scott 155, its origin in an album of Post Office Department essays indicates that it was used for both regular and Post Office Department issues (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1389

1c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O47-E1a var). Die sunk on 151 x 237mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, toned spot affects design, card with few small toned spots, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unlisted in Scott (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1390

2c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O48-E1a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, Very Fine and choice, unlisted in Scott (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1391

3c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O49-E4a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, toned spot affects design, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unlisted in Scott (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1392

6c Black, Post Office, Unfinished Large Die Essay on India (O47-E1a var). Die sunk on 151 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album,

FRESH AND VERY FINE. A RARE UNLISTED EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT POST OFFICE OFFICIAL ESSAY ON INDIA AND DIE SUNK ON THIN CARD.

This unadopted design for the Post Office Department issue is only listed as a die essay on white ivory paper. This example, from a presentation album, may be unique. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1393

90c Black, Post Office, Large Die Essay on India (O56-E1a var). Die sunk on 150 x 239mm thin card with full die sinkage, with interleaving and binding at top from presentation album, light corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, unlisted in Scott (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000