Card Proofs of the
19th Century

By Greg Waldecker

Presented to the Tidewater Virginia Stamp Club
February 10, 2015

Newspaper – Second Issue
1875

There are three components to this issue. The lower values are in a uniform design and color (black), the middle tier of values are a different but uniform design and color (rose), and the higher values are all individual designs and colors.

The stamps shown in this series are from the personal collection of Dr. Clarence Brazer. They were purchased from Greg Vaupotic who had purchased them from Jack Molesworth of Boston. Mr. Molesworth had acquired this set, along with a substantial portion of Dr. Brazer’s estate after his passing. The bill of sale from Molesworth to Vaupotic is presented to prove the provenance.

The following is germane to this issue:

Scott Number Denomination Color
PR9P4 Two cent Black
PR10P4 Three cents Black
PR11P4 Four cents Black
PR12P4 Six cents Black
PR13P4 Eight cents Black
PR14P4 Nine cents Black
PR15P4 Ten cents Black
PR16P4 Twelve cents Rose
PR17P4 Twenty Four cents Rose
PR18P4 Thirty-Six cents Rose
PR19P4 Forty-Eight cents Rose
PR20P4 Sixty cents Rose
PR21P4 Seventy-two cents Rose
PR22P4 Eighty-Four cents Rose
PR23P4 Ninety-Six cents Rose
PR24P4 One dollar ninety-two cents Dark Brown
PR25P4 Three dollars Vermillion
PR26P4 Six dollars Ultramarine
PR27P4 Nine dollars Yellow
PR28P4 Twelve dollars Blue Green
PR29P4 Twenty-Four dollars Dark Gray Violet
PR30P4 Thirty-Six dollars Brown Rose
PR31P4 Forty-Eight dollars Red Brown
PR32P4 Sixty dollars Violet
Scott PR9P4 
Black
Scott PR10P4 
Black
Scott PR11P4 
Black
Scott PR12P4 
Black
Scott PR13P4 
Black
Scott PR14P4 
Black
Scott PR15P4 
Black
Scott PR16P4 
Rose
Scott PR17P4 
Rose
Scott PR18P4 
Rose
Scott PR19P4 
Rose
Scott PR20P4 
Rose
Scott PR21P4 
Rose
Scott PR22P4 
Rose
Scott PR23P4 
Rose
Scott PR24P4 
Dark Brown
Scott PR25P4 
Vermillion
Scott PR26P4 
Ultramarine
Scott PR27P4 
Yellow
Scott PR28P4 
Blue Green
Scott PR29P4 
Dark Gray Violet
Scott PR30P4 
Brown Rose
Scott PR31P4 
Red Brown
Scott PR32P4 
Violet

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