Sale 1209 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 22-23 October, 2019
Category — Revenues: Second Issue
1c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R103a). Deep rich colors, very light herringbone cancel (appears unused), fresh and Fine, Scott Retail as cut cancel
5c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R107a). Deep rich colors, neat "*" pen cancel, centered to top left, fresh and Fine, this invert is very scarce in sound condition, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
10c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R109a). Attractive margins and centering, very light herringbone cancel (appears unused), faint internal crease not mentioned on accompanying certificate, appears Very Fine, with 2002 A.P.S. certificate, Scott Retail as cut cancel
50c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R115a, formerly R115b). Rich color, centered to bottom right, manuscript cancel, Fine, in the 2018 edition of the Scott Specialized Catalogue the editors changed this (unhelpfully in our opinion) from R115b to R115a
50c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R115a, formerly R115b). Rich color, neat Sep. 4, 1871 manuscript cancel, Fine, in the 2018 edition of the Scott Specialized Catalogue the editors changed this (unhelpfully in our opinion) from R115b to R115a
$1.30 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R119). Bright color, choice centering and margins, complementary blue handstamp cancel, Very Fine and choice
$3.50 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R126). Brilliant color, 1871 manuscript cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate
$20.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R129). Deep rich color, choice centering and margins, neat central strike of blue "Wm Vernon New York Jan. 20, 1872" oval handstamp cancelVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN OUTSTANDING AND EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE $20.00 SECOND ISSUE REVENUE CANCELLED SOLELY BY A BLUE HANDSTAMP.
Incredibly, this is the only example of the $20.00 Second Issue listed in Power Search with any kind of a handstamp cancel. All of the more than 20 used examples we have sold since 1993 have manuscript cancels.
Ex Kingsley and "Scarsdale". With 2003 P.F. certificate
$20.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R129). Unusually deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, neat manuscript cancel, fresh and Fine, an attractive stamp
$20.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R129). Nicely balance margins, deep color, 1872 manuscript cancel, faint trace of a corner crease at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine
$25.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R130). Attractive margins and centering, rich colors, Sep. 16, 1872 manuscript cancel, fresh and Fine, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate (F-VF 75)
$25.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R130). Attractive margins and centering, rich colors, faintly cancelled (appears unused at a glance), Very Fine
$50.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R131). Wide margins and well-centered, fresh colors, May 24, 1871 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate
$50.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R131). Rich color, crisp impressions, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced margins, neat 1871 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine, rare with such choice centering
$50.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R131). Beautiful rich color, 1872 manuscript cancel, small faint crease, otherwise Very Fine
$200.00 Red, Blue & Black, Second Issue, "Small Persian Rug" (R132). Bright colors, impressive centering with wide and balanced margins, neat Jun. 27, 1872 manuscript cancelEXTREMELY FINE. A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE $200.00 "SMALL PERSIAN RUG" GRADED XF 90 BY P.S.E -- ONE OF THE MOST COLORFUL STAMPS IN UNITED STATES PHILATELY.
Both the Small and Large "Persian Rug" stamps were printed in sheets of one. Because of their size, the large number of perforations on each stamp, and the fact that they were used on documents which were frequently folded across the stamps, sound examples of the multicolored "Persian Rug" issues are extremely rare.
Only 446 of the small "Persian Rug" were issued. Ex Helton. With 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; Revenues are unpriced in SMQ).
$200.00 Red, Blue & Black, Second Issue, "Small Persian Rug" (R132). Bright fresh colors, choice centering and margins, manuscript "MSS 10 May 1872" cancelEXTREMELY FINE. A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THE $200.00 "SMALL PERSIAN RUG" GRADED XF 90 BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION -- ONE OF THE MOST COLORFUL STAMPS IN UNITED STATES PHILATELY.
Both the Small and Large "Persian Rug" stamps were printed in sheets of one. Because of their size, the large number of perforations on each stamp, and the fact that they were used on documents which were frequently folded across the stamps, sound examples of the multicolored "Persian Rug" issues are extremely rare.
Only 446 of the small "Persian Rug" were issued. Ex Curtis. With 1984 and 2015 P.F. certificates (XF 90)