Sale 1145 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 14 December, 2016
Category — Revenues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
768
$1.00 Inland Exchange, Part Perforated (R69b). Horizontal pair, vivid color, neat manuscript cancel, margins a bit uneven, light creases and/or pre-printing paperfoldsFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 INLAND EXCHANGE WHICH IS PART PERFORATED. ONLY FOUR PAIRS ARE RECORDED, WHICH IS THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE, AND WE HAVE OFFERED ONLY THREE UNDUPLICATED SINGLES SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS.
Ex Curtis.
6,500
1,100
769
$15.00 Mortgage, Perforated (R97c). Excellent centering, deep rich color, light manuscript cancels, Very Fine and choice
300
180
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$20.00 Probate of Will, Perforated (R99c). Neat 1865 circular datestamps of Frendricks & Co., attractive color, minute pinhole at top, Fine appearance, with 2016 P.F. certificate
3,000
475
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$25.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R100a). Large margins, bright color, neat 1863 circular datestamp, minute pinhole at top, Very Fine appearance, with 2016 P.F. certificate
2,700
550
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P
3c-$50.00 Second Issue, Plate Proofs on Card (R105P5/R131P4). Complete set of blocks of four for the twelve plate proofs that exist, large margins all around, rich colors, Very Fine and choice, ex Cunliffe and Curtis
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2,565
1,200
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$50.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R131). Rich colors, choice centering, neat 1872 manuscript cancel, small thin spot at top right, Extremely Fine appearance, scarce this well-centered
1,400
275
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$20.00 Orange & Black, Third Issue (R150). Wide margins and choice centering, bright color, neat 1872 manuscript cancel, light horizontal crease, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1990 P.S.E. certificate
800
225
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-1/2p Red, Colonial Revenue (RM1). Act of January 8, 1755, in effect May 1, 1755, to April 30, 1757, beautiful bold strike at the bottom right corner of a Boston Evening Post newspaper dated Oct. 4, 1756, several stories including one relating to the French and Indian War (1754-63), about a group of soldiers ambushed by Indians near Lake George, top right of masthead torn off and some edge flaws at right and light staining at left which do not affect the printing or the revenue stamp, an Extremely Fine strike of this scarce early typographed revenue, Power Search lists only one other (ex Tolman) and it is not as strong a strike
2,500
1,300
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Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper Group. More than 45 on a variety of documents, many are First Federal Issue plus a few Second and Third Federal Issues, but also included are Colonial Embossed Revenues including Nos. RM2, RM3 and RM11, some typical document flaws, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail more than $3,500.00
E. 750-1,000
1,400
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$1.00-$15.00 1934-2005 Hunting Permits. Schaubek album pages containing virtually complete collection including some self-adhesive, RW1 unused (no gum), many others h.r., a Fine-Very Fine appearing collection
E. 300-400
500
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$7.50 1986 Hunting Permit, Black Omitted (RW53a). Mint N.H., rich color, Very Fine example of this distinctive color-missing error, approximately 60 are believed to exist
2,000
500
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Revenues Balance. Three-ring binder containing a wide variety of items, some Match and Medicine including Nos. RO74 and RO181b, group of Battleship including multiples and seven with July 1, 1898 First Day dates, few covers with uses or attempted uses of Revenues, few stamped documents, few faults, some Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
325
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PUERTO RICO, 1899-1900, 2c Reddish Carmine, Red (211, 216). Collection of 43 imprint and plate no. strips of three as well as some plate no. singles and pairs on stock pages, original gum and some without gum, mixed centering, few small flaws, overall Fine group, Scott Retail more approximately
2,000
160
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