Lot 134 P
1879, 30¢ full black, A.B.N.C. printing, plate proof on card, bottom margin plate "No. 4o5" block of 14 with imprint, large even margins, rich color and quite fresh, small repairs on bottom margin, otherwise Very Fine, one of only a few known, ex-Earl of Crawford, Ackerman & Lilly.Scott No. 190P4 $8,300.
AN EXTREMELY RARE CARD PROOF PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1879 30¢ AMERICAN BANKNOTE ISSUE.