Sale 1297 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 31 October-2 November, 2023
Category — Revenus, Second Issue thru Later Issues, Group Lots
2c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R104a). Bright colors, manuscript cancel, fresh and Fine
10c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R109a). Bright colors, manuscript cancel, light diagonal crease, Fine appearance
$200.00 Red, Blue & Black, Second Issue, "Small Persian Rug" (R132). Bright colors, choice centering, appears unused but we detect a faint trace of a herringbone cancel at center, small perf repair at upper right, otherwise Very Fine and attractive example of the iconic Small Persian Rug, Scott value as cut cancel
2c Vermilion & Black, Third Issue (R135a). Choice centering with wide and balanced margins, radiant colors, neat December 21, 1872 manuscript cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, ex Inman, with 1981 and 2002 P.F. certificates
$500.00 Carmine & Lake (R180). Without gum as issued, serial no. 109, large even margins and bright colors, small thin spot and couple light creases, appears Extremely Fine, a very scarce stamp in unused condition
$500.00 Blue, Violet "Series 1940" Handstamped Ovpt. (R285). Serial no. 55103, magenta and perf initial (three dots) cancels, Very Fine and attractive
$1,000.00 Orange, "Series 1940" Handstamped Ovpt. (R286). Serial no. 111335, neat circular datestamp and cut cancels, brilliant color, Very Fine, with 1995 P.S.E. certificate
$50.00 Carmine, "Series 1941" Ovpt. (R331). Serial no. 3439, brilliant color and detailed impression, neat handstamp and manuscript cancels, Very Fine and choice
$500.00 Carmine, "Series 1944" Ovpt. (R409). Serial no. 11177, bright color, 1945 handstamp, cut cancel and signed, Very Fine
$500.00 Carmine, "Series 1944" Ovpt. (R409). Serial no. 11214, brilliant color, blurry bluish-green straightline, manuscript Dec. 1945 and cut cancels, Very Fine
$5,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1952" Ovpt. (R618). Serial no. 632, deep rich color, perf initial and boxed handstamp cancels, Very Fine, scarce
$10,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1952" Ovpt. (R619). Serial no. 1216, rich color, perf initial, cut and handstamp cancels, Very Fine, unusual with all three types of cancels
$60.00 Carmine, "Series 1953" Ovpt. (R647). Serial no. 4081, pencil manuscript cancel causes paper indents, still Very Fine, ex Schauss
$5,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1954" Ovpt. (R686). Serial no. 551, perf initials and boxed handstamp cancels, rich color, Very Fine, ex Schauss
$10,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1954" Ovpt. (R687). Serial no. 2603, cut cancel, manuscript and datestamp, small staple holes, Very Fine, desirable with such a clear yeardate matching the year of issue, ex Schauss
$5,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1956" Ovpt. (R704). Serial no. 685, perf initial, cut and handstamp cancels, rich color, few staple holes, Very Fine
$10,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1956" Ovpt. (R705). Serial no. 1336, cancelled solely by 1956 purple handstamp, rich color, Very Fine, scarce cancelled solely by the handstamp
$5,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1957" Ovpt. (R713). Serial no. 10, radiant color, wide margins, neat purple handstamp cancels, Very Fine and choice, ex Inman, with 2003 P.F. certificate
$2,500.00 Carmine, "Series 1958" Ovpt. (R721). Serial no. 455, rich color, cut cancel and clear 1958-dated handstamp, manuscript initials at top, natural straight edge at right, light horizontal crease at upper left, Fine appearance, ex Schauss
10c Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB7a). Unused (no gum), well-centered, rich colors, Very Fine and choice, rare in unused condition, Scott value as used
50c Green & Black on Green Paper, Proprietary (RB8b). Rich colors, neat blue Sep. 27, 1882 handstamp cancel, fresh and Very Fine, rare in sound condition, ex Zoellner and Inman, with 1990 P.F. certificate
$1.00 Green & Black on Violet, Proprietary (RB9a). Large part original gum, attractive centering and margins, light diagonal crease at center and small bleached spot to left of Washington's head, Fine appearance
$5.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Original gum, deep rich colors and detailed impressions, choice centering, tiny corner crease at bottom left is of little consequence
VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE $5.00 PROPRIETARY ON VIOLET PAPER. A GREAT CONDITION RARITY FOR THE ISSUE.
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 example offered here, with full original gum and with only a tiny negligible corner crease, is probably the finest extant.
Ex Inman. With 2002 P.F. certificate. Unpriced in Scott as unused. Scott value as used.
$5.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Outstanding centering, wonderfully rich color and beautifully etched impression, July 1878 manuscript cancel, the only imperfections are two miniscule corner perf creases at top right and top left, they are completely irrelevant given the remarkable preservation and overall condition of this stamp
EXTREMELY FINE. A VISUALLY STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE $5.00 PROPRIETARY STAMP ON VIOLET PAPER. AMONG THE FINEST WE HAVE OFFERED.
Most examples of the $5.00 have faults (many quite severe), due to the stamp’s large size and the nature of its use. The example offered here, with its outstanding physical attributes and essentially sound condition (the perf creases are almost undetectable), is one of the finest extant.
P.F. certificate 155294 no longer accompanies.
$50.00 Olive Green, Blue "Series 1940" Handstamp Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD62). Serial no. 20281, cut cancel is barely noticeable, red handstamp and signed, Very Fine, with 1997 A.P.S. certificate
$4.00 Bright Green, "Series 1940" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD82). Deep rich color and proof-like impression on bright paper, unobtrusive handstamp cancel, Very Fine, ex "Scarsdale", with 2004 P.F. certificate
$500.00 Bright Green, "Series 1944" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD184). Serial no. 3583, light cut cancel scoring lines do not break paper, perf initials and magenta handstamp cancel, Very Fine, ex Schauss
$1,000.00 Bright Green, "Series 1944" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD185). Serial no. 4412, perf initials cancel, rich color, Very Fine, ex Schauss
$60.00 Bright Green, "Series 1945" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD205). Serial no. 8972, rich color, unobtrusive purple handstamp cancel, Very Fine, ex "Scarsdale" and Inman
$1,000.00 Bright Green, "Series 1945" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD208). Serial no. 4483, perf initials cancel, rich color, Very Fine
$500.00 Bright Green, "Series 1949" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD308). Serial no. 15125, purple 1950 handstamp cancel, bright shade and crisp impression, wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Inman
$5,000.00 Bright Green, "Series 1950" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD337). Serial no. 23, rich color, cut cancel and handstamp cancel, Very Fine
$500.00 Bright Green, "Series 1951" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD360). Serial no. 136, purple handstamp cancel, wide margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
7c on 2c Blue, Playing Cards, Double Surcharge (RF8a). Red surcharge clearly doubled, light creases, Very Fine appearance and rare, outside of the two in this sale we have not offered another example since our 2006 Tolman sale, with 2023 P.F. certificate
7c on 2c Blue, Playing Cards, Double Surcharge (RF8a). Violet surcharge clearly doubled, light creases, Very Fine appearance and rare, outside of the two in this sale we have not offered another example since our 2006 Tolman sale, with 2023 P.F. certificate
7c on 2c Blue, Playing Cards, Surcharge Reading Down (RF8b). Well-centered, small thin spot and light creases, appears Very Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate
7c on 2c Blue, Playing Cards, Surcharge and "A.D." in Red Reading Up, "U.S.P.C. Co#" in Black Reading Down (RF9i). Clear surcharges, repaired top right corner and couple other small faults, Fine appearance and very rare, Power Search does not list another example offered in our sales since 1994, with 2023 P.F. certificate
Revenues, First, Second and Third Issues Collection. First Issue contains imperforate, part-perforate, and perforated stamps and is generally lacking only the highest cataloging items, Second Issue complete to $50.00 (top values with non-cut cancels), Third Issue complete, plus two 2c Inverted Centers, higher cataloging imperforate stamps include No. R79a (A.P.S. certificate, slightly cut in at top) and No. R100a (large margins but with repaired vertical crease), majority is attractive appearing stamps, some of which have small faults, overall a useful and quite saleable collection
Revenues, Documentary Stamp Collection, 1894-1963. On Scott pages, most of the value in the high-dollar values of the "Reds", with individual catalogue values to about $550, many in the $100-$400 range, a large number with handstamp or manuscript cancels, a few small faults, but overall Fine-Very Fine, we carefully catalogued the collection (counting even one staple hole as "perfin") and came up with a Scott value of over $10,000
Revenues, Stock Transfer Stamp Collection. On stock pages, value in the high-dollar "Green" stamps, with individual catalog values to $650, many in the $100-$400 range, a good number with the more desirable handstamp or manuscript cancels, some small faults, majority Fine-Very Fine, also includes a few Future Delivery stamps, we carefully catalogued it (counting anything with even a single staple hole as "perf initials") and came up with a Scott value in excess of $9,000
Revenues Collection. Extensive collection on Scott album pages, covering nearly all issues and good depth in some, First Issue contains some trimmed stamps but the most dangerous fakes have been removed, perforated includes R102c, Second Issue with R129-R131, Third Issue with R149-R150, Documentary with a few better including R189 and R194, other issues thru Hunting Permits and also some Savings stamps, some flaws to be expected but overall Fine collection
Revenues, Documentary Stamp Collection. Nearly all of the value in 19th Century, First Issue with 50c value in both paper colors, and a few better rouletted stamps, condition slightly mixed, Fine-Very Fine appearance
Stock Certificates. Well over 200 mainly from the early 20th Century, most centered around south Texas, a large number are from the Galveston-Houston Electric Company, many with revenue stamps affixed, Federal Stock Transfer or Documentary, also several State revenues, mainly Texas and Massachusetts, typical condition for these, offered for the first time in the philatelic market