Sale 1174 — The J. R. Helton, Jr. Collection of Used United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 7 March, 2018
Category — Revenues, First Issue cont.
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
340
$3.00 Charter Party, Imperforate (R85a). Huge margins all around, deep shade and detailed impression, unobtrusive manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a stamp with great visual appeal, ex Inman, with 1999 and 2016 P.F. certificates
200
250
341
$3.00 Manifest, Imperforate (R86a). Huge margins to full including part of adjoining stamp at right, intense shade, unobtrusive manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine, ex Inman, with 2016 P.F. certificate
200
225
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$5.00 Charter Party, Imperforate (R88a). Huge margins all around, brilliant color, neat May 8, 1863 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, ex "Scarsdale" and Inman, with 2000 and 2017 P.F. certificates (XF 90 XQ), the "XQ" designation is used to denote extraordinary quality by the Philatelic Foundation
300
450
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$5.00 Manifest, Imperforate (R90a). Large to mostly huge margins, fresh bright color, neat 1863 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate
250
275
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$5.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R91a). Huge margins all around, brilliant color, neat 1863 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 and 2017 P.F. certificates (XF-Superb 95)
200
350
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$5.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R92a). Huge margins all around, rich color, neat 1863 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 and 2017 P.F. certificates (XF-Superb 95)
750
850
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$10.00 Charter Party, Imperforate (R93a). Large margins, intense shade and impression, light manuscript cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex Schauss, with 2017 P.F. certificate
900
225
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$10.00 Conveyance, Imperforate (R94a). Huge margins to ample at bottom right, deep rich color, 1863 manuscript cancel, shows slight doubling of outer frameline at top, Extremely Fine, ex "Wildhorse", with 2007 P.S.E. and 2017 P.F. certificates, Scott Retail as normal
175
170
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$10.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R95a). Huge margins all around, deep rich color, faint manuscript cancellation, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, from the Weill sale and ex Zoellner and Inman, with 2000 and 2016 P.F. certificates
900
950
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$10.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R96a). Large to full margins, intense color, neat manuscript cancel, tiny corner margin scissors-cut at top right, Very Fine, evidence points to an imperforate supply of 856, as 792 others (11 sheets) were returned for perforating, with 2016 P.F. certificate
3,500
400
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$15.00 Mortgage, Perforated (R97c). Gorgeous centering, rich color, neat manuscript cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, scarce in such choice condition, with 2003 and 2017 P.F. certificates
300
750
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$20.00 Conveyance, Imperforate (R98a). Huge margins to full, vibrant color, July 20, 1864 manuscript cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex Inman, with 2016 P.F. certificate
175
160
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$20.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R99a). Large to huge margins, vibrant color, 1864 manuscript cancelEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE $20.00 PROBATE OF WILL IMPERFORATE ISSUE.
Ex "Wildhorse". With 2003 P.S.E. (XF 90; Revenues unpriced in SMQ) and 2017 P.F. certificates
3,500
1,600
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$20.00 Probate of Will, Perforated (R99c). Brilliant color, crisp impression, neat Mar. 31, 1864 manuscript cancel, well-centeredVERY FINE. A HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THE PERFORATED $20.00 PROBATE OF WILL FIRST ISSUE REVENUE.
With 2015 P.F. certificate (VF 80)
3,000
1,800
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$25.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R100a). Large to huge margins all around, neat Jun. 28, 1865 manuscript cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE $25.00 IMPERFORATE MORTGAGE FIRST ISSUE.
With 2014 P.F. and 2017 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; Revenues are unpriced in SMQ)
2,700
1,800
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$25.00 Mortgage, Perforated (R100c). Well-centered, incredibly intense color and detailed impression, Jun. 18, 1868 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
250
200
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$50.00 U.S.I.R., Imperforate (R101a). Huge margins all around, beautiful color and crisp impression, faint strikes of handstamp cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, ex Zoellner and Inman, with 2000 and 2016 P.F. certificates
325
500
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$50.00 U.S.I.R., Perforated (R101c). Well-centered with wide margins, deep dark shade and sharp proof-like impression, neat manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, ex Zoellner and Inman, with 2000 and 2016 P.F. certificates
210
450
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