Sale 1067 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 24-28 March, 2014
Category — Revenues: Hunting Permits thru Telegraph
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
754
$1.00 1941 Hunting Permit (RW8). Mint N.H., perfectly centered, wonderfully fresh and bright, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,200.00), only two have graded higher
225
450
755
$2.00 1955 Hunting Permit (RW22). Mint N.H. with plate no. 165282 selvage at bottom, rich color, wide margins and perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $300.00)
90
250
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$3.00 1960 Hunting Permit (RW27). Mint N.H., wonderfully well-centered, fresh and bright, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $260.00), only one grades higher
95
150
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1934-2013 Hunting Permits Collection (RW1-RW80). Mint N.H. with the exception of Nos. RW3 and RW16, on Scott album pages and stock pages, complete collection of singles (many being plate no. singles) and single pane sheetlets (missing single of No. RW77), also incl. most of the souvenir sheets of one, three first day covers and a couple of duplicates, an overall attractive collection with most stamps being Very Fine-Extremely Fine
8,322
1,600
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1934-1995 Hunting Permits Collection (RW1-RW62). On Lighthouse hingeless pages, hinged through No. RW45, Mint N.H. thereafter, No. RW1 with large gum skip, No. RW9 with tiny thin, Fine-Very Fine
4,642
450
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$1.00-$3.00 1940-67 Hunting Permits (RW7-RW34). Few Mint N.H., vast majority of others only tiny hinge marks, No. RW9 gum creases, Very Fine lot
E. 300-400
350
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Hunting Permits, Graded Balance (RW38/RW71). 12 stamps, each Mint N.H. and accompanied by 2004 or 2005 graded P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98) with the exception of No. RW71 (Gem 100), Nos. RW46 and RW64 with only three grading higher, Extremely Fine, an attractive group of Hunting Permits, total SMQ value $1,805.00
E. 750-1,000
600
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Hunting Permits. Small accumulation of 31 Mint N.H. singles between Nos. RW14 to RW40, three to six of each, Mint N.H., also incl. No. RW1 natural s.e., hinged, Fine-Very Fine lot
E. 300-400
250
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$40,000.00 Yellow Green & Black, 1950 Distilled Spirits Excise Tax (RX24). Manuscript and repaired punch cancels, a few staple holes, bright color, Very Fine appearance, a key stamp of the series
600
250
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$30,000.00 Yellow Green & Black, 1952 Distilled Spirits Excise Tax (RX44). Neat handstamp cancel of United Warehouse, Inc. at bottom, punch cancel at top right, bright color, Very Fine, a key stamp of the series
700
350
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$200.00 Dull Blue & Red, Ty. II, Firearms Transfer (RY4). Serial no. 2024, without gum as issued, brilliant color on crisp paper, fresh and Very Fine, ex Scarsdale, with 2000 P.F. certificate
750
350
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California State Telegraph Co., 1871, Black & Salmon, Blue Number (5T4). Original gum, h.r., exceptionally fresh, Fine
900
250
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Colusa, Lake & Mendocino Telegraph Co., 1876, 5c Black (7T1). Blue cancel, thin and small adherence on reverse, faint toned spot at top right, Fine appearance
1,250
550
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North American Telegraph Co., 1907, Green (10T8). Unused (no gum), well-centered, a couple staple holes and some light soiling mostly on reverse, Extremely Fine appearance, one of the rarest regularly issued Telegraph Stamps
2,750
400
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Postal Telegraph Co., 1912, Blue (15T37). Original gum, h.r., rich color on fresh paper, Very Fine
1,050
550
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Postal Telegraph Co., 1913, Violet (15T38). Part original gum, slight overall toning and a minor stain at top right, Very Fine appearance, a very scarce Telegraph Stamp
1,500
550
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Postal Telegraph Co., 1912, Dark Green, Illinois Central Railroad, Official (15TO14). Original gum, h.r., bright color, Very Fine example of this scarce stamp
1,500
650
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Postal Telegraph Co., 1913, Dark Green, Illinois Central Railroad, Official (15TO15). Unused (no gum), rich color, exceptional centering, faint crease at bottom left, Extremely Fine appearance, quite scarce
1,750
1,000
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Postal Telegraph Co., 1908, Violet, Old Dominion Steamship Co., Official (15TO17). Unused (no gum), small closed tear in the left margin, Very Fine appearance, rarely offered in any condition
2,750
1,700
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Postal Telegraph Co., 1910, Yellow, El Paso Southwestern Railroad, Official (15TO26). Original gum, h.r., choice centering, Extremely Fine, particularly scarce in this excellent quality
1,750
900
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Telegraph Stamp Collection. Over 250 different, lacking only a small number for completion, incl. many cataloging hundreds of dollars each, most are unused, many with original gum, some (usually small) faults, Fine-Very Fine appearance, Scott Retail approximately
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17,000
5,000
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