Sale 1031 — Dr. Alexander Schauss Collection of U.S. Revenues
Sale Date — Thursday, 4 October, 2012
Category — The Schauss Collection Balances and Group Lots
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1263
P
Revenue Plate Proofs on Card. Scott pages of plate proofs on card, incl. nice selection of First Issue with 3c Playing Card and denominations to $50.00, Second Issue R105P4-R131P4, Third Issue R134P4-R150P4, also some Proprietary, large margins, fresh colors, Very Fine group
2,805
1,400
1264
First Issue Imperforate Revenue Balance. Scott pages of four-margin stamps, incl. Nos. R1a, R3a, R43a, R51a, R63a, R64a, R71a, R74a, few other better, a number are unused or uncancelled, few flaws incl. lightened cancels, appear Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
6,000
2,000
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First Issue Part Perforated Revenue Balance. Scott album pages of part perforated stamps to $1.00, rich colors, few flaws, few trimmed to be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
500
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First Issue Perforated Revenue Balance. Scott album pages of perforated First Issue stamps, rich colors, many unused or appear unused, also few silk papers, few flaws to be expected, mostly Fine-Very Fine, worthwhile group
E. 750-1,000
750
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Second Issue Revenue Balance. Scott album pages containing 22 stamps, incl. Nos. R103-R105, R107-R112, R112b, R115-R118, R120-R121, R123-R128, many appear unused, few with cleaned cancels, few small faults, overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
900
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Documentary Revenue Issues Balance. Scott album pages of unused and used stamps, starting with Third Issue and continuing to R734, fairly complete for each set to the $10.00, among the many highlights are Nos. R149, R160, R176-R178, R183, R186, R205, R250, R257, R259, R299, R302, R358-R360,R431, R434, R507, R580-R585, R712, R714-R716, many others, few multiples, many original gum, used stamps with range of cancels incl. handstamp, cut and perf, some faults, overall Fine-Very Fine, a wonderful group
E. 2,000-3,000
2,100
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Proprietary Revenue Balance. Scott pages of 114 unused and used stamps, incl. Nos. RB1ca, RB7a, RB5b, RB6b, RB16a, RB16b, RB17c, several other better, few multiples, nice showing of later issues, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
3,500
550
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Future Delivery Stamps Balance. 27 items on Scott album pages, incl. Nos. RC1-RC11, RC13-RC19, RC21-RC23, RC25-RC26, also few varieties incl. RC20a, many unused, overall Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
1,500
325
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Stock Transfer Stamps Balance. Comprehensive collection of mostly unused stamps from RD1/RD369, nicely arranged in plastic mounts on Scott album pages, sets complete to $10.00 unused with some complete to $20.00, also with nice showing of higher denominations used, range of cancels incl. handstamp, cut and perf, some flaws, many Fine-Very Fine, a wonderful collection that no doubt took much time to assemble
E. 750-1,000
1,300
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Wine Stamps Balance. Comprehensive collection beautifully arranged in black mounts on Scott album pages, fairly complete from RE1-RE107, nice showing from RE108/RE203, few varieties such as RE110a, RE196a group on page with write-up on its discovery, other better incl. RE182A-RE182E, RE184A, many others, few flaws to be expected, most Fine-Very Fine, a solid collection
E. 2,000-3,000
1,300
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Playing Cards Stamps Balance. 41 items on Scott album pages, incl. Nos. RF2 strip of five, RF2e, RF5 surcharged outside of New York, RF7a (thinned), RF12, RF16, RF29, higher-catalogue items generally defective, others Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
3,000
600
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Silver Tax Stamps Balance. Collection of mostly unused stamps attractively arranged in black mounts on Scott album pages, incl. Nos. RG1-RG20, RG23, RG26, RG68-RG70, RG73-RG75, RG115-RG125, RG127, RG129, RG132, higher denominations used, different cancels incl. cut, few faults, mostly Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
5,000
2,100
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Narcotic Tax Stamps Balance. Scott album pages with black mounts of unused and used stamps, incl. Nos. RJA21, RJA68a, RJA70a, RJA70b, RJA78b, RJA80a, RJA100b, RJA103d, several other better, few multiples, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
5,000
1,000
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Consular Service Fee Stamps. Comprehensive collection of used stamps in black mounts on Scott album pages, complete except for Nos. RK10 and RK26, also incl. Customs Fee Nos. RL1-RL8, range of cancels incl. manuscript and handstamp, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
3,400
700
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Motor Vehicle Use and Boating Stamps Balance. Complete collection of these issues in black mounts on Scott album pages, also incl. plate blocks of RVB1 and RVB2, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine
3,270
800
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Distilled Spirits Excise Tax Stamps. Comprehensive collection of used stamps, fairly complete incl. No. RX24 (punch cancels backed with other stamps and painted in), many with punch cancels, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
325
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Hunting Permits Balance. Comprehensive collection of unused stamps on Scott album pages, complete from RW1-RW52 and RW54-RW60, few small faults incl. RW2 thin spot, most all are fresh and Fine-Very Fine
6,187
800
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Revenue Stamps Balance. Scott album pages and stock cards of various Revenue issues, incl. Rectification Tax used complete, Firearms Transfer Tax incl. Nos. RY1, RY3, RY 6, RY8 (used), RY10 (used), Cigarette Tubes, Potato Tax, Tobacco Sale Tax, few Lock Seals and other odds and ends, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine, a wonderful group
E. 1,000-1,500
1,400
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Cigarette Tax Paid Stamps. Large collection on dealer's cards, various issues, incl. Cigarette Stamps (TA), Cigarette Customs (TAC), Tobacco Customs (TB), Cigar (TC), Small Cigar (TD), Snuff (TE) and Tobacco (TF), range of issues and cancels, some duplication, some faults to be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine, substantial Springer Catalogue value
E. 1,000-1,500
1,600
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Savings Stamps Balance. Scott album pages of unused stamps in black mounts, incl. Postal Savings Nos. PS1-PS15, PS11b (two, one with electric eye mark at left), Savings incl. Nos. S1-S7 with S1a, S6a and S7a, War Savings incl. Nos. WS4, WS5, WS11 with plate no., also few used, overall Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
3,500
950
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1c-90c Postal Notes (PN1-PN18). Mint N.H. singles and Mint N.H. plate blocks of four, intense shades, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, scarce in block form, Scott Catalogue notes "blocks of four are valued at two times the unused single value, and plate blocks of four are valued at approximately eight to ten times the unused single value", Scott Retail at the eight times value
424
225
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Telegraph Stamps Balance. Comprehensive collection on Springer album pages, quadrille page and few stock pages, mostly unused, most companies represented, nice group of Pacific Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. with 14T1-14T5, Postal Telegraph Co. incl. some nice Officials incl. panes of 8 of 15TO29 and 15TO30, few multiples such as panes of ten of 5c and 25c New England Telephone & Telegraph (unlisted in Scott), few other better, few faults to be expected, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, a wonderful comprehensive collection of the Telegraph issues
E. 1,000-1,500
1,500
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