Lot 1574 P
State Dept., 1873, $5 brown & blue, "Atlanta" trial color plate proof on card, ample to large margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine, very rare with only ten examples printed.Scott No. O69TC4d $1,000.
Lot 1575 P
State Dept., 1873, $20 brown & black, "Atlanta" trial color plate proof on card, full well balanced margins, fresh with rich colors, Very Fine and choice, very rare with only ten examples printed.Scott No. O71TC4c $1,000.
Lot 1576 P
State Dept., 1873, $20 brown & blue, "Atlanta" trial color plate proof on card, full well balanced margins, fresh with rich colors, Very Fine and choice, very rare with only ten examples printed.Scott No. O71TC4d $1,000.
Lot
1577 
(State Dept.) 1901 Department of State U.S.A. Mourning Envelope for President McKinley Assassination, legal-size mourning cover with blue "Department of States, Official Business, Penalty for private use $300." three-line penalty handstamp to New York N.Y., cancelled by "Washington D.C., Oct 8, 1901" machine cancel, black Department of State wax flap seal; couple small edge tears, F.-V.F. Estimate $500 - 750.
William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, was assassinated on September 6, 1901 inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. He was shaking hands with the public when Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, shot him twice in the abdomen. McKinley died six days later on September 14 of gangrene caused by the gunshot wounds. He was the third American president to have been assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and James A. Garfield in 1881.
Realized: $250
Lot
1578 
Interior Dept., 1879, 1¢ vermilion, left margin single, o.g., never hinged, strong brilliant color, wide margins, F.-V.F. Scott No. O96 $550.
Realized: $230
Lot 1579 o
War Dept., 1879, 3¢ rose red, sharp strike of Indian Head in blue from Fort Keough, Montana Terr., rich color on bright paper, small flaws, a Very Fine and choice strike, ex-Lobdell.Scott No. O116 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $100
Lot
1580
War Dept., 1879, 6¢ rose red, cancelled by cork cancel duplexed with "West Troy, N.Y. Jan 19, 1883" cds on War Department, Watervliet Arsenal fancy cross-cannons corner card cover to New York N.Y., Very Fine and attractive use. Scott No. O117 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $140