Lot 2296 E
1902, 4¢ black, large die essay on India, Die sunk on full-size 152 x 202mm card, incomplete engraving of the entire design with the shading lines in top of frame unfinished, Bureau blue control no. 60085 on back, Very Fine, ex-Cheshire Collection, Lake Shore.Scott No. 303-E2 $2,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS 4¢ PROGRESSIVE DIE ESSAY.
Realized: $850