Sale 1140 — Outstanding United States Stamps, featuring The Irwin Weinberg Inventory
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 9-11 November, 2016
Category — Revenues, Private Die Proprietary
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1410
James L. Clark, 1c Green, Rouletted, USIR Watermark (RO63d). Clear roulettes on all sides, deep shade, thin, Fine appearance, only 30 are recorded in the Aldrich book, which notes some of this number would be turned down if re-examined
1,400
190
1411
Zisemann, Griesheim & Co., 1c Green, Old Paper (RO185a). Typical centering for this rare stamp, thinned at bottom right, Fine appearance, the Aldrich book records only 19 examples of this rarity and of these no more than six are sound, we have offered only two in our auctions over the last 23 years
3,000
750
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Curtis & Brown Mfg. Co., 2c Black, Watermarked (RS72d). Original gum, sharp impression and well-centered, light crease and couple small thin spots, Very Fine appearance and rare, of the 24 recorded in the Aldrich census, at least 16 are faulty
1,200
700
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T. J. Husband, 2c Violet, Old Paper (RS139a). Full margins to just in at upper right, flaws incl. tear at bottom left and tiny nick at bottom right, otherwise Fine, only 25 of this rare stamp are recorded in the Aldrich book, of which at least 16 are faulty, ex Joyce
2,250
550
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Morehead's Neurodyne, 4c Black (RS186a). Disturbed original gum, intense shade, nicely centered, couple slightly short perfs, Very Fine appearance, a rare stamp with only 17 recorded in Aldrich book and nearly all faulty
3,000
950
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U.S. Proprietary Medicine Co., 6c Black, Old Paper (RS244a). Decent margins, small repaired flaws, Fine appearance, only 20 examples are recorded in the Aldrich book, the vast majority of which are faulty
2,500
750
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George W. Laird, 3c Black, Pink Paper (RT14c). Large margins to just into imprint at bottom, deep Pink paper, couple tiny thin spots, Very Fine appearance, only 40 are recorded in Aldrich book
1,250
450
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Private Die Proprietary Balance. Nine items, including Nos. RO45a (trimmed on two sides), RO60a, RP1a, RS135b, RS136b, RS143b, RS160a, RS210b, last is RT14d, mostly defective, few appear Fine
10,850
1,900
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Private Die Proprietary Balance. A couple dozen, catalogue values to $325.00 (No. RO38b), some others in the $100.00-$200.00 range, condition well above what is usually found, several sound and Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail about $1,500.00
E. 400-500
950
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Private Die Proprietary Multiples. Approximately 41 items on stock pages, pairs, strips and blocks, from RO24b thru RT33d, some faults to be expected, some are Fine, owner's inventory accompanies, Scott Retail approximately
650
0
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Proprietary Cancels on Private Die Proprietary Issues. Over 90 stamps on stock pages, wide range of companies including Matches with Griggs & Goodwill "G & G" red dated cancel, different red "D & Co." dated cancels on G.W.H. Davis issues, Portland Match Co. with inverted W.T.B. & Co. dated cancel, Private Die Medicines including two Radway & Co. issues with different type cancels, A.L. Helmbold with red circular company date stamp and pharmacy cancels, study of the H.F.M. dated cancels, Herrick's Pills & Plaster and Hall & Ruckel issue, Perfumery including Tetlow cancels, some duplication to be expected, some faults to be expected, overall appear Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,000
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