Sale 1197 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 14-15 March, 2019
Category — Revenues: Second Issue thru Proprietary, Balances
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2175
$10.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R128). Beautiful centering, rich colors, Dec. 11, 1871 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a gorgeous stamp, with 2012 P.F. certificate
260
550
2176
$20.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R129). Rich colors, wide and balanced margins, neat manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, scarce in such superb condition
900
1,300
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$25.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R130). Rich colors, wide margins, July 17, 1872 manuscript cancel, Very Fine and choice, an attractive stamp
850
1,500
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$50.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R131). Rich colors, choice centering with wide margins, unobtrusive manuscript cancel, single tiny perf tear at right is barely noticeable, Extremely Fine appearance
1,050
550
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2c Vermilion & Black, Third Issue (R135a). Choice centering, rich color, neat 1872 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine example of this shade, with 1998 P.F. certificate
900
1,100
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2c Orange & Black, Third Issue, Center Inverted (R135b). Neat cut cancel, showing unusual stray perfs at bottom right, Very Fine and choice, Scott Retail as with cut cancel
300
160
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$10.00 Green & Black, Third Issue (R149). Rich colors, unusually wide margins, 1872 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate
400
800
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$500.00 Carmine & Lake (R180). Serial no. 2241, large margins, rich colors, neat 1901 manuscript cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine
800
500
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$20.00 Carmine, "Series 1940" Ovpt. (R305A). Brilliant color, choice centering with wide and balanced margins, neat manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine, ex Lyons, with 1999 P.F. certificate
1,100
500
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$1,000.00 Carmine, "Series of 1944" Ovpt. (R410). Serial no. 19313, bright shade, purple handstamp and manuscript initials cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
500
300
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$60.00 Carmine, "Series 1957" Ovpt. (R708). Serial no. 3016, bright shade, crisp impression, neat handstamp cancel, Extremely Fine
400
190
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$5,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1957" Ovpt. (R713). Serial no. 10, radiant color, wide margins, neat purple handstamp cancels, Very Fine and choice, with 2003 P.F. certificate
1,800
1,300
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Revenue Balance. 35 used stamps, including Nos. R193, R308, R360, R509, R510, R649, R693, R694, R701 and R711, far better quality than normally seen, overall a Very Fine-Extremely Fine group, Nos. R350 and R510 with P.S.E. certificates
2,319
750
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50c Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB8a). Crisp impression, neat manuscript cancel, light creases, Very Fine appearance
1,000
950
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$1.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB9a). Part original gum, detailed impression, well-proportioned margins, small wrinkle at bottom left, still Very Fine, scarce with original gum, we have offered only two others since keeping computerized records, unlisted in Scott as unused, Scott Retail as used
3,500
8,000
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$5.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Gorgeous centering, detailed impressions, neat 1879 manuscript cancel, small tear at bottom center, some toned spots, mended internal tear at top of portraitVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE $5.00 PROPRIETARY ON VIOLET PAPER. SCARCE WITH SUCH CHOICE CENTERING.
Examples of the $5.00 Proprietary Issue almost invariably have faults, due to the stamp's large size and the nature of its use. The Kingsley book contains a table showing 2,109 stamps ordered and he records only 119 copies extant
11,000
2,800
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$100.00 Green, Handstamped "Series 1940" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD64). Serial no. 115018, deep rich color, neat manuscript cancel, Very Fine and choice
850
400
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$50.00 Bright Green, "Series 1943" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD158). Serial no. 7135, intense shade and impression, unobtrusive manuscript cancel, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex DePriest, with 2004 P.F. certificate
250
475
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$60.00 Bright Green, "Series 1943" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD159). Serial no. 4002, rich color, faint red manuscript "X" cancel, well-proportioned margins, Extremely Fine, ex "Scarsdale", with 2001 P.F. certificate
2,250
1,800
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Revenue Balance -- Proprietary, Future Delivery, Stock Transfer. 11 mostly used stamps including Nos. RC16, RD114, RD228, RD304, RD309 and RD335, far better quality than normally seen, overall Very Fine-Extremely Fine
1,048
375
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Revenue Balance. Homemade album pages and few stock cards of unused and used stamps, including Second Issue complete to $10, Third Issue complete, also R135b, Proprietary including Nos. RB5b, RB15c and RB19b, other better such as used Nos. R180, R181, R189, R193, R224-R227, some Stock Transfer, Future Delivery, Consular Service and other areas, condition is better than normally seen, we did not see any cut cancels, few faults to be expected, Fine-Very Fine with some Extremely Fine, a worthwhile collection, Scott Retail in excess of
13,000
6,250
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Revenue Accumulation. Stockbook with probably a couple thousand items, large number of First Issue, with some lower cataloguing stamps in quantities, some better 20th Century such as Nos. RD258 and RD259, various other revenues including Private Die Proprietary and a few unlisted Tax Paid, plus some Official stamps and Telegraph stamps, condition is decidedly mixed, so inspection is strongly advised, the total catalogue value should be quite high
E. 1,000-1,500
2,000
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