Sale 1067 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 24-28 March, 2014
Category — Revenues: Documentary Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
571
$5.00 Dark Blue, Surcharge Reading Down (R159). Original gum, h.r., rich colors, Very Fine, ex Schauss
550
90
572
$5.00 Dark Blue, Surcharge Reading Down (R159). Original gum, rich color, Very Fine
550
180
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$5.00 Dark Blue, Surcharge Reading Down (R159). Original gum, guide line at left, Fine
550
110
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$5.00 Dark Blue, Surcharge Reading Down (R159). Retains its full original gum (h.r.), neat strike of purple handstamp cancel, Very Fine, also incl. No. R160 with same cancel, faint corner bend, otherwise Fine
700
300
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$500.00 Carmine & Lake (R180). Serial no. 617, huge margins to full at bottom, faint cut cancel scoring lines do not break paper, also with light strike of purple handstamp cancel at center, Very Fine
350
200
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$50.00 Green, Ornamental Numeral Surcharge (R194). Original gum, h.r., pretty shade, fresh and Fine, ex Schauss
2,750
650
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$50.00 Violet, Series of 1914 (R223). Rich color, wide margins, neat Dec. 31 two-line cancel, Very Fine
1,200
700
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$500.00 Blue, Series of 1914 (R226). Serial no. 641, handstamp cancel, Very Fine
700
375
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$500.00 Blue, $1,000.00 Orange, Series of 1914 (R226-R227). Former serial no. 381, wide margins, light cut cancel does not break the paper, also handstamp and manuscript cancels, latter serial no. 1466, bright color, purple Jun. 2, 1916 cancel, Very Fine pair of these high values
1,075
700
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$1,000.00 Orange, Series of 1914 (R227). Serial no. 910, well-centered, vivid color, neat 1916 ms. cancel, trivial corner crease and couple nibbed perfs top right, otherwise Very Fine
800
300
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$100.00 Green, "Series 1940" Handstamped Ovpt. (R284). Serial no. 498834, purple circular datestamp and light cut cancels, deep color, unusually well-centered, small internal wrinkle (really unworthy of mention), Extremely Fine
1,250
1,300
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$500.00 Blue, "Series 1940" Handstamped Ovpt., Large Type (R285a). Serial no. 55102, bright color on fresh white paper, purple handstamp and three-hole punch cancels, Extremely Fine, exceedingly scarce, Scott Retail as cut cancel
2,750
1,200
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$20.00 Carmine, "Series 1940" Ovpt. (R305A). Unused (no gum), natural s.e. at top, bright color, Fine
3,000
225
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$50.00 Carmine, "Series 1940" Ovpt. (R306A). Serial no. 316, cut cancels and light manuscript, bright color, well-centered, Very Fine, very few examples of the $50.00 Series 1940 stamps are known
2,500
1,200
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$500.00 Carmine, "Series 1940" Ovpt. (R309). Serial no. 839, cut and ms. cancels, bright and fresh, exceptionally well-centered, light horizontal crease, Extremely Fine appearance, this is only the fifth we have offered since keeping computerized records
2,500
1,200
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$60.00 Carmine, "Series 1942" Ovpt. (R357). Serial no. 28703, handstamp and small ms. cancels, vibrant color, well-centered within wide margins, Extremely Fine, a scarce stamp in outstanding quality
2,000
1,300
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$500.00 Carmine, "Series of 1944" Ovpt. (R409). Serial no. 10897, punch cancel and 1945 ms., Very Fine, this is only the fifth example of No. R409 we have offered since keeping computerized records, Scott Retail as perf initials cancel
1,250
400
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$5,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1952" Ovpt. (R618). Serial no. 382, handstamp cancel and also perf initials at left that have been reinforced with a hinged, rich color, Very Fine, a rare stamp in any condition, we have sold only three others since keeping computerized records
1,500
750
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$10,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1952" Ovpt. (R619). Serial no. 1374, light handstamp cancel and perf initials, deep color, faint trace of a crease, Fine appearance, this is only the fifth example we have offered since keeping computerized records
1,100
650
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$5,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1953" Ovpt. (R652). Serial no. 187, boxed handstamp and perf initial cancels, deep color, wide margins, small crease at left, Very Fine appearance, one of the key rarities of the "Red" Documentary stamps, we have offered only four others since keeping computerized records
2,000
1,100
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$10,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1953" Ovpt. (R653). Serial no. 866, blue handstamp, light perf initials and faint cut cancels, bright color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as perf initials
1,000
275
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$10,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1954" Ovpt. (R687). Serial no. 1220, handstamp, ms. and cut cancels, also a couple tiny perf initial pinholes, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as perf initials
400
350
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$5,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1956" Ovpt. (R704). Serial no. 685, handstamp, light cut and perf initial cancels, vibrant color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as perf initials
750
450
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$5,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1957" Ovpt. (R713). Serial no. 467, handstamp and ms. cancels, as well as cut cancels that have been reinforced with hinges, well-centered, Very Fine
1,000
250
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$2,500.00 Carmine, "Series 1958" Ovpt. (R721). Serial no. 162, ms. and cut cancels, bright and fresh, Fine
775
375
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$5,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1958" Ovpt. (R722). Serial no. 753, handstamp and perf initial cancels, bright color, well-centered within wide margins, tiny thin speck in top margin, Extremely Fine appearance, we have offered only four others since keeping computerized records
2,250
1,300
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$10,000.00 Carmine, "Series 1958" Ovpt. (R723). Serial no. 233, handstamp and perf initial cancels, vibrant color on fresh paper, well-centered, Extremely Fine
900
475
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