Sale 1140 — Outstanding United States Stamps, featuring The Irwin Weinberg Inventory
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 9-11 November, 2016
Category — Revenues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1339
6c Proprietary, Perforated (R31c). Unused (no gum), vibrant color, few faults including large tear at bottom right, otherwise Fine, scarce
1,750
475
1340
50c Original Process, Part Perforated (R60b). Large imperforate margins showing portion of adjoining stamp at bottom, beautifully centered between perforated side margins, deep rich color, neat 1863 manuscript cancel, completely soundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 50-CENT ORIGINAL PROCESS PART PERFORATED FIRST ISSUE REVENUE IS VERY RARE IN USED CONDITION.
A Power Search review reveals how elusive this stamp is in used condition, despite its very modest Scott Retail value. We have offered only two others since keeping computerized records: one in the Curtis Collection which realized $6,000 hammer and another in our recent Inman sale, which realized $6,750 hammer.
With 2016 P.F. certificate (XF 90). Scott Retail (in italics, meaning trades infrequently) is woefully out of date. We have sold two examples for $6,000 and $6,750 in recent auctions
650
6,000
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$1.00 Life Insurance, Imperforate (R71a). Enormous margins with portions of five adjoining stamps, deep rich color, manuscript cancel (Sep. 1863), Extremely Fine Gem, a superb example of the $1.00 Life Insurance Issue and easily the finest single we have encountered, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; Revenues unpriced in SMQ)
300
600
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$5.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R92a). Large margins to full, bright shade, neat Nov. 16, 1863 manuscript cancel, Very Fine
800
180
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$15.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R97a). Full to mostly large margins, deep rich color, light horizontal creases and small edge tear, appears Very Fine
3,750
400
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$200.00 U.S.I.R., Imperforate (R102a). Margins large to clear, deep rich colors, neat Silver Mining Co. 1869 double-circle datestamp, couple small thins and light vertical crease, Fine appearance
2,750
475
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30c Blue & Black, Second Issue (R113). Absolutely perfect centering, bright color on fresh paper, face-free blue handstamp cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a truly superb Second Issue revenue in the finest attainable condition, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; Revenues unpriced in SMQ)
160
500
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$20.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R129). Brilliant color, 1872 manuscript cancel and unusual two-line handstamp at top from New York, partly in script, fresh and Fine
1,150
500
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2c Orange & Black, Orange & Black on Green, Third Issue, Inverted Centers (R135b, R151a). First with blue handstamp and herringbone cut cancels, slightly breaking the paper, Very Good, second neat manuscript cancel, thinned, otherwise Fine
1,150
325
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$2,500.00 Carmine, Series 1954 (R685). Complete pane of four with receipt tab at left, without gum as issued, Very Fine and choice, from the Smithsonian deaccession
1,400
300
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$2,500.00, $5,000.00 and $10,000.00 Carmine, Series 1958 (R730-R732). With complete receipt tabs at left, Mint N.H., deep rich colors, Very Fine, from the Smithsonian deaccession, Scott Retail without the tabs
725
200
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$1.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB9a). Bright color, balanced side margins, manuscript cancel, thin spot and small repair top left corner, otherwise Fine
3,500
600
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$5.00 Green & Black on Intermediate Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Rich color, lightened manuscript cancel, small thin spot at bottom, two small sealed tears at left, Fine appearing example of this scarce issue, the $5.00 Proprietary 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, with 2016 P.F. certificate
11,000
1,700
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$1.00 Green, Future Delivery, Overprint Reading Up, "Specimen" Ovpt. (RC10 var). Mint N.H., ovpt. handstamped vertically in black, Very Good, also including 1940 Stock Transfer, two pairs of unfinished imperforates (RD89 var), without overprint or serial number, with receipt tabs at left and sheet margins at bottom, no gum as issued, Very Fine
E. 400-500
250
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