Lot
4255 E
1910, 1¢ Black on Glazed Paper, Vignette Only Essay, untrimmed woodcut die essay of proposed 22 x 27mm vignette of McKinley with diagonal background shading, on 171 x 245mm glazed white paper, pencil "Sterling Engraving Co., New York", P.O. Department red "15" handstamp and also red-violet "Stamp Division. P.O. Dept, Dec 13, 1909" double-circle datestamp, Very Fine. Scott No. UX21E-H. USPCC No. S28E-H $2,000 as similar.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS VIGNETTE ONLY DIE ESSAY BY STERLING ENGRAVING CO. OF NEW YORK.
This was an apparent earlier state of the S28E-G die.