Sale 1221 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 May, 2020
Category — Revenues, Private Die Proprietary, Hunting Permits, Savings Stamps
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1790
Chicago Match Co., 3c Black (RO60a). Deep shade, small thins, Fine appearance, scarce issue with only 42 recorded in Aldrich, who notes nearly all have perfs in or touching
1,000
425
1791
Dr. S. B. Hartman & Co., 6c Black, Silk Paper (RS100b). Attractive margins, rich shade, small filled thin and faint hint of a vertical crease, Very Fine appearance, only 57 are recorded in Aldrich book, ex "Wildhorse"
400
180
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S. B. Hartman & Co., 6c Black, Silk Paper (RS100b). Sharp impression, sound and Fine
400
120
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John F. Henry, 2c Violet, Old Paper (RS112a). Repairs at right, appears Fine, scarce with only 34 recorded in Aldrich book, of which at least 25 (and probably more) are faulty
900
200
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Edward Wilder, 1c Green, Experimental Silk Paper, Die Cut (RS266e). Clear short blue silk fibers, warm color, hint of soiling or cancel at lower right, purple staining on reverse, otherwise Very Fine, ex Scarsdale, with 2006 P.F. certificate
900
650
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$1.00-$7.50 1941-1985 Hunting Permits (RW8/RW52). 24 stamps, all but one Mint N.H., including Nos. RW10, RW12, RW26, RW30 (2, one graded 95), RW33 (2, one graded 95), RW34 (graded 95), RW52 (graded 98), far better centering than normally seen, Extremely Fine group, five with graded certificates, see linked PDF on our website
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2,080
850
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$3.00 1964 Hunting Permit (RW31). Mint N.H. bottom left corner plate no. 168630 block of six, fresh colors and well-centered throughout, couple small creases below staple holes in bottom right selvage, Very Fine and scarce, beginning in 1958 Duck stamps were printed by rotary press and plate blocks were collected as corner blocks of four, this issue had the plate number mistakenly entered above or below the second stamp from the left, collectors assumed a plate block of four was still the correct format and many sheets were broken in this manner before the realization that the correct format for this issue is a block of six
1,950
700
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1958-68 Hunting Permits, Plate Blocks (RW25/RW35). Five Mint N.H. plate blocks, including Nos. RW25, RW26, RW32, RW34 and RW35, fresh and Very Fine
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2,425
750
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$15.00 2005 Hunting Permit, Souvenir Sheet, Artist Signed in Black (RW72b). Mint N.H., Extremely Fine, 1,000 sheets were printed and sold for $20.00 each, all are artist signed with approximately 750 signed in black
1,750
1,300
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1934-2015 Hunting Permits, Collection. The later years include both the normal, die-cut and souvenir sheet stamps, complete less only No. RW72b, which is offered separately, Nos. RW1 and RW11 regummed, Nos. RW3, RW7 and RW8 lightly hinged, others Mint N.H., some early stamps with typical light gum bends, No. RW10 with several gum skips, No. RW18 with large gum skip, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately $6,900.00
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E. 1,000-1,500
1,900
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$5.00 Orange on Green, War Savings (WS6). Unused (no gum), intense shade and impression, Fine
1,250
750
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$1.00 Treasury Savings (TS1). Mint N.H., rich color on deep green paper, Fine, rare in Mint N.H. condition, with 1992 P.F. certificate, listed but unpriced as Mint N.H., Scott Retail as hinged
3,750
3,500
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