Sale 946 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 12 November, 2007
Category — Revenues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1529
$3.50 Inland Exchange, Imperforate (R87a). Ample to large margins, on small piece of original document, rich color, neat ms. cancel, tiny crease in bottom margin well clear of design, mentioned only for the sake of accuracy, Very Fine example of this extremely rare First Issue Imperforate Revenue
7,000
2,400
1530
$10.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R96a). Ample to huge margins, 1869 ms. cancel, light document crease, tiny thin and slight color bleed, otherwise Very Fine
2,000
225
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$10.00 Probate of Will, Perforated (R96c). Incredibly beautiful wide balanced margins with essentially perfect centering, neat violet ms. cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, we cannot overstate how rare large-format Revenue stamps are in this quality and high grade, with 2007 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
40
375
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$15.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R97a). Large to huge margins, intense color and light ms. cancel, some wrinkling and horizontal crease ending in tear, otherwise Extremely Fine, a fabulous-looking example of this rare First Issue Imperforate
2,700
850
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$20.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R99a). Ample to mostly large margins, rich color and light neat ms. cancel, small tear top right, otherwise Very Fine and choice
2,000
800
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$20.00 Probate of Will, Perforated (R99c). Nicely centered, good color and neat 1864 ms. cancel, few short perfs at right, otherwise Very Fine
2,000
700
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$200.00 U.S.I.R., Imperforate (R102a). Margins to barely cutting design, strong colors, ms. cancel, corner crease top left, nearly Fine appearance
2,500
425
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TC
2c Pale Blue & Black, Second Issue Revenue, Trial Color Plate Proof on Bond (R104TC5). Block of four and block of six, large margins all around, rich colors, Very Fine and choice, Scott Retail as singles
600
130
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2c Blue & Black, Center Inverted (R104a). Light cut cancel (appears unused), Very Good, a bright and fresh example of this rare Second Issue Invert
6,000
2,100
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5c Blue & Black, Center Inverted (R107a). Light "checkerboard" cut and light ms. cancels, perfs a bit in one side, Very Good, scarce Second Issue Invert
2,750
950
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10c Blue & Black, Inverted Center (R109a). Appears unused, some ms. "doodling" on back, tiny margin nick and back repair area, Very Good appearance
2,000
600
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$1.00 Blue & Black, Inverted Center (R118a). Attractively centered, light ms. and filled punch cancels, Very Fine appearance
900
550
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$5.00 Blue & Black, Inverted Center (R127a). Exceptionally well-centered, ms. and blue handstamp cancels, also filled punch, Very Fine appearance
950
650
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$200.00 Red, Blue & Black, Second Issue, "Small Persian Rug" (R132). Attractively centered, neat 1872 ms. cancel, couple short perfs at topVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE $200.00 SMALL PERSIAN RUG.
This spectacular Revenue rarity is almost always faulty.
6,500
3,000
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$500.00 Red Orange, Green & Black, Second Issue, "Large Persian Rug" (R133). Choice centering with mostly wide margins, deep rich colors and detailed impressions, blue "J. Wingate, (Jany 1?), New York" and embossed New York Surrogate's Seal, almost full original gumEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB WELL-CENTERED AND SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE CELEBRATED $500.00 LARGE PERSIAN RUG. A RARE STAMP IN SUCH OUTSTANDING CONDITION AND ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL STAMPS IN ALL OF PHILATELY.
Only 204 were issued, and it is safe to say that most examples are faulty to some degree.
Unlisted in Kingsley census, who records only 29 examples. Offered to the market for the first time in over a half-century.
With 2007 P.F. certificate
13,500
18,000
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2c Orange & Black, 2c Orange & Black on Green, Inverted Centers (R135b, R151a). Former 1873 ms. cancel, latter tied on small piece by blue 1876 double-oval datestamp, Very Good-Fine
800
400
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5c Orange & Black, Third Issue, Inverted Center (R137a). On small original piece of document, trifle heavy cut cancel, otherwise Fine, a handsome example of this rare Third Issue Invert
3,500
2,700
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30c Orange & Black, Third Issue, Inverted Center (R140a). Unusually choice centering, vibrant colors, neat strike of blue 1872 cancel leaving inverted vignette clearly visibleEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT THIRD ISSUE REVENUE WITH INVERTED CENTER. QUITE PROBABLY THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.
With 2007 P.F. certificate
3,000
5,000
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10c Dark Green, "I.R." Overprint (R157). Ms. cancel of Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Co. as always, rich color on bright paper, fresh and Fine example of this scarce provisional Revenue issue
4,000
1,500
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$1,000.00 Green & Black (R181). Unused, without gum as issued, wide margins and strong colors, small thin spot, appears Extremely Fine and exceptionally handsome, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate
1,000
650
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$500.00 Carmine, Series of 1944 (R409). Well-centered, neat handstamp and ms. cancels, uncut but with three pairs of tiny staple holes, otherwise Very Fine, scarce
2,600
800
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$5,000.00 Carmine, Series of 1952 (R618). Neat handstamp and perfin cancels, Fine
900
750
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$10,000.00 Carmine, Series of 1952 (R619). Neat handstamp, ms. and light cut cancels, also three tiny staple holes, Fine
825
400
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$2,500.00 Carmine, Series of 1953 (R651). Light handstamp cancels, bottom perfs touch to barely in, about Fine, scarce
1,250
500
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$10,000.00 Carmine, Series of 1953 (R653). Well-centered, handstamp/cut cancels and tiny staple holes, Very Fine
1,600
750
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$1,000.00-$10,000.00 Carmine, Series of 1954 and 1958, Booklet Panes of Four (R684a, R730a-R732a). Unused, without gum as issued, two complete booklets of first two, one booklet pane of four for each of the last two ($5,000.00 unpriced), also incl. Nos. R601 (three) and R603 (four) Mint N.H., RD89 pair with tabs, no overprint or serial number (unlisted), three RD329, unused (no gum), RG 17 block of four, unused (no gum), one stamp perfs trimmed, and one to five each RG123-RG126, Mint N.H., generally Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail does not include the unpriced and unlisted items
9,615
2,100
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$5,000.00 Carmine, Series of 1955 (R695). Ms. cancel, uncut but with slightly heavy horizontal ballpoint pen line which scuffs surface, some "fill in" of red color, otherwise Fine, scarce
1,500
500
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$10,000.00 Carmine, Series of 1955 (R696). Cut cancel, additional very light handstamp and minute staple holes, Very Fine
500
325
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$2,500.00 Carmine, Series of 1958 (R721). Ms. and cut cancels, almost Very Fine
525
325
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$10,000.00 Carmine, Series of 1958 (R723). Neat handstamp and perfin cancels, Fine
650
325
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1c Green & Black, Inverted Center (RB1d). J.P. Mills 1874 printed cancel, slight soiling, repaired, Fine appearance
3,000
650
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50c Green & Black on Green Paper, Proprietary (RB8b). Light blue 1882 handstamp cancel, Fine
1,000
325
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$1.00 Green & Black on Violet Intermediate Paper, Proprietary (RB9a var). Rich colors, purple 1877 handstamp struck several times, few faults incl. sealed tear at bottom left and diagonal surface scrape at top of oval, otherwise Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate identifying this as RB9 on Green Paper (this stamp is listed in Larry Lyons' census); in 2007 a new P.F. review judged the paper to be "intermediate Violet", Scott Retail as normal Violet paper (RB9a)
2,500
1,100
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$5.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Bold 1876 ms. cancel, corner repairs, also right side, Fine appearance, affordable example of this popular Proprietary rarity
10,000
2,000
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4c Purple, "Battleship" Proprietary, Hyphen Hole Perf 7 (RB30p). Mint N.H. right imprint and plate no. 9441 block of six, one stamp and selvage minor gum crease, otherwise Very Fine, not cataloged in Mint N.H. condition and plate blocks unlisted, Scott Retail as two hinged singles and hinged block of four
450
300
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4c Purple, "Battleship" Proprietary, Hyphen Hole Perf 7 (RB30p). Mint N.H. left imprint and plate no. 9440 block of six, Fine-Very Fine, not cataloged in Mint N.H. condition and plate blocks unlisted, Scott Retail as two hinged singles and hinged block of four
450
275
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4c Purple, "Battleship" Proprietary, Hyphen Hole Perf 7 (RB30p). Mint N.H. left imprint and plate no. 9435 block of six, Very Fine, not cataloged in Mint N.H. condition and plate blocks unlisted, Scott Retail as two hinged singles and hinged block of four
450
350
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5c Brown Orange, "Battleship" Proprietary, Hyphen Hole Perf 7 (RB31p). Mint N.H. left imprint and plate no. 9439 block of six, couple small selvage edge nicks (can be easily trimmed out), otherwise Very Fine, not catalogued in Mint N.H. condition and plate blocks unlisted, Scott Retail as two hinged singles and hinged block of four
525
300
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5c Brown Orange, "Battleship" Proprietary, Hyphen Hole Perf 7 (RB31p). Mint N.H. right imprint and plate no. 9444 block of six, Fine-Very Fine, not catalogued in Mint N.H. condition and plate blocks unlisted, Scott Retail as two hinged singles and hinged block of four
525
350
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5c Brown Orange, "Battleship" Proprietary, Hyphen Hole Perf 7 (RB31p). Mint N.H. left imprint and plate no. 9444 block of six, Very Fine, not catalogued in Mint N.H. condition and plate blocks unlisted, Scott Retail as two hinged singles and hinged block of four
525
375
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5c Brown Orange, "Battleship" Proprietary, Hyphen Hole Perf 7 (RB31p). Mint N.H. right imprint and plate no. 9451 block of six, Fine-Very Fine, not catalogued in Mint N.H. condition and plate blocks unlisted, Scott Retail as two hinged singles and hinged block of four
525
325
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1c-$20.00 Green, Series of 1940, Imperforate and Without Ovpt. (RD67 var-RD85 var). Horizontal pairs, unused, without gum as issued, Extremely Fine, reportedly only seventeen sets of pairs exist
1,100
375
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$2,500.00-$10,000.00 Green, Series of 1947 (RD258-RD260). Well-centered, "S.C.C." handstamp and cut cancels, not listed unused, uncut or perfin, Very Fine
855
475
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$2,500.00 Green, Series of 1949 (RD310). Well-centered, "S.C.C." handstamp and cut cancels, Very Fine, "cut" is the only way this value is listed
475
400
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$5,000.00 Green, Series of 1949 (RD311). Well-centered, light "S.C.C." handstamp and cut cancels, Very Fine, unlisted unused or uncut
475
225
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$2,500.00 Green, Series of 1950 (RD336). "S.C.C." handstamp and light cut cancels, slight adhesive residue toning, otherwise about Very Fine
1,000
450
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$5,000.00 Green, Series of 1950 (RD337). "S.C.C." handstamp and cut cancels, light negligible adhesive staining, otherwise Very Fine
600
450
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$60.00 Green, Series of 1951 (RD358). Cut cancel with additional light handstamp and ms. cancels, Very Fine
600
750
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$5,000.00 Green, Series of 1951 (RD363). Attractively centered, light "SC.C." handstamp and faint cut cancels, Very Fine
925
850
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20c, 25c Green, Series of 1952 (RD367-RD368). Mint N.H., former small corner crease, otherwise Very Fine, only 254 of each value sold
1,075
550
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6-7/10c-80-2/5c 1942-54 Wine (RE142, RE183A, RE184A, RE187, RE189, RE194). Unused, without gum as issued, nine each of last three, three or four each of first three, Nos. RE183a and RE184A listed but unpriced, Very Fine, Scott Retail does not include Nos. RE184A and RE184A
3,675
600
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$7.14-$900.00 1942-52 Wine (RE159A, RE165A, RE167A, RE167B, RE168, RE179A, RE180A, RE182, RE182A-RE182E, RE204). Without gum as issued, one each of Nos. RE168, RE182 and RE204, three each of others, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
11,450
1,900
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$5.00, $7.00 1949 Wine (RE176, RE178). Unused, without gum as issued, 46 of each in blocks of six, ten or fifteen, the $7.00 is not priced unused, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as unused for the $5.00 and used for the $7.00
9,085
1,600
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20-2/5c, 38-1/4c, 80-2/5c 1951-54 Wine (RE187, RE189, RE194). Blocks of 25, unused, without gum as issued, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
9,375
1,200
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20-2/5c, 38-1/4c, 80-2/5c 1951-54 Wine (RE187, RE189, RE194). Blocks of 50, unused, without gum as issued, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
18,750
2,100
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33-1/3c Brown on Blue, -1/6bbl., 1898 Beer (REA59). Block of 17 with plate nos. at top and bottom, unused (no gum), piece out, creases and faults, still a worthwhile and scarce large multiple, Scott Retail as singles
1,275
1,100
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-1/6 bbl.-100 bbl. 1947 Beer (REA190B, REA193-REA197). Unused, without gum as issued, No. REA196 is horizontal pair, only two of No. REA190B, blocks of four to sheet of ten for others, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
6,720
800
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3c, 18c and 20c 1919-64 Narcotics, Imperforate or Rouletted (RJA58b, RJA68a, RJA70a, RJA78b). Unused, without gum as issued or Mint N.H. as appropriate, Nos. RJA58b and RJA78b 50 each, thirteen each of other two, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
21,225
2,300
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3c, 18c and 20c 1919-64 Narcotics, Imperforate or Rouletted (RJA58b, RJA68a, RJA70a, RJA78b, RJA99b). Unused, without gum as issued or Mint N.H. as appropriate, Nos. RJA58b and RJA78b 44 and 42 examples each respectively, four or six each of others, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
18,450
1,900
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$1.00-$10.00 Marihuana Tax (RJM1-RJM7, RJM4a). Two each Nos. RJM4 and RJM4a, unused, without gum as issued, others four to eight each, Mint N.H., all in the first set and seven of the second set with natural s.e., generally Fine
28,300
3,250
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P
Demas Barnes, 4c Black, Large Die Proof on India (RS23P1). On 151 x 228mm card with full die sinkage, fresh and Very Fine
225
300
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P
A. L. Helmbold's, 4c Black, Large Die Proof on India (RS111P1). Cut to shape and mounted on 74 x 69mm card, ms. Office of Internal Revenue approval for both 2c and 4c denominations, accompanied by page from printer's order book, Extremely Fine, unique, ex Joyce and mounted on his exhibit page
E. 3,000-4,000
2,600
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P
A. L. Helmbold's, 4c Black, Large Die Proof on India (RS111P1). On 74 x 115mm card with full die sinkage, with die no. and monogram at bottom, Very Fine and choice, ex Joyce and on his original card
175
375
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84c-$5.00 1943-45 Motor Vehicle Use (RV18/RV40). 20 different, all with perfect surface gum and N.H. on the reverse, Very Fine lot
1,036
600
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$30,000.00 and $40,000.00 1950-52 Distilled Spirits (RX24, RX44). Unused, without gum as issued, two singles and block of four of former, single of latter, Extremely Fine
5,300
1,100
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