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Lot 2422 |
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Proprietary, 1871, 1¢ green & black, center inverted (RB1ad), deep color, handstamped cancel nibbed perforation, couple shallow thins otherwise fresh and about Fine an attractive example of this rare invert, Lyons records 23 examples, most of which are poorly centered; this is #18.
Scott $3,000
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Lot 2423 |
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Proprietary, 1871, 2¢ green paper, inverted center (RB2bc), nicely centered, strong color, red crayon cancel small thin spot Fine appearance an excellent example of this rare invert, of which Lyons records only 12 examples, this is #10; 11 of the 12 are faulty.
Scott $8,500
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Lot 2424 |
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Proprietary, 1871, 3¢ violet paper, inverted center (RB3ad), deep color, neat blue handstamped cancel small flaws, upper left corner repaired fresh Fine appearance a handsome example of this exceedingly rare invert. Lyons records only seven examples, only one of which is sound; this is #3.
Scott $16,000
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Lot 2425 |
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Proprietary, 1874, 50¢ green & black, green paper (RB8b), rich color, razor-sharp impression and neat blue handstamped cancel minute thin speck fresh Fine appearance.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 2426 |
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Proprietary, 1874, $1 green & black, green paper (RB9b), nicely centered, deep green color, vignette slightly faded Fine a sound example of this rare green paper value, of which Lyons records only seven examples.
Scott $8,000
Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2427 |
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Proprietary, 1873, $5 green & black, violet paper (RB10a), deep rich color and strong impression redistributed o.g. over small faults bit of minor toning otherwise Fine an attractive example of this nearly always faulty stamp.
Scott $7,000
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Lot 2428 |
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Proprietary, 1873, $5 green & black, violet paper (RB10a), well centered with a neat ms cancel extensively repaired fresh, nearly Very Fine appearance.
Scott $7,000
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Lot 2429 |
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Proprietary, 1910, 5¢ black, rouletted 6 (RB16c), wide margins, sharp impression, neat violet pen cancel small hinge thin fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,500
Expertization: 1994 P.F. cert.
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Lot 2430 |
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Proprietary, 1914, 4-3/8¢ black (RB42), o.g., hinge remnant Fine.
Scott $1,500
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE ELUSIVE AND NOTORIOUSLY POORLY CENTERED STAMP.
Expertization: 1995 P.F. cert.
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Lot 2431 |
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Future Delivery, 1928-29, 20¢ carmine rose (RC28), bright color, light green handstamped cancel faint vertical crease otherwise Very Fine still an excellent example of this truly rare stamp.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 2432 |
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Stock Transfer, 1940, $30 orange, "Series 1940" handstamp (RD61), well centered, bright color, neat ms "12/2/40" cancel Very Fine.
Scott $700
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Lot 2433 |
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Stock Transfer, 1940, $50 olive green "Series 1940" handstamp double (RD62a), in pair with normal red handstamped date and "S & Co" perfin cancels several staple holes Very Fine.
Scott $2,600+
A UNIQUE PAIR; IT WAS USED BY THE WALL STREET BROKERAGE FIRM OF SHIELDS & CO.
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Lot 2434 |
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Stock Transfer, 1940, $500 blue, "Series 1940" handstamp (RD65), nearly perfectly centered within large margins, deep color on bright paper handstamped date and vertical ruled lines cancel Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,250
SELDOM SEEN UNCUT, THIS IS AS FINE AN EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE STAMP AS ANY IN EXISTENCE.
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Lot 2435 |
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Stock Transfer, 1940, $1000 yellow, "Series 1940" handstamp (RD66), brilliant color, magenta handstamp and cut cancels Fine.
Scott $2,250
AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS SELDOM SEEN KEY VALUE.
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Lot 2436 |
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Stock Transfer, 1940, $60 Cobb (RD88), beautifully centered with a light handstamped cancel Very Fine.
Scott $1,100
Provenance: Wampler
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Lot 2437 |
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Stock Transfer, 1940, $500 Dix (RD90), nicely centered, "G.T." perfin cancel with handstamped date Very Fine.
Scott $700
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Lot 2438 |
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Stock Transfer, 1940, $1,000 Chase (RD91), well centered, "CNB" perfin cancel with magenta handstamped date and a few typical staple holes Very Fine.
Scott $650
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Lot 2439 |
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Stock Transfer, 1951, $2,500 Windom (RD362), bright color and paper, handstamped and cut cancels Very Fine.
Scott $1,200
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Lot 2440 |
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Stock Transfer, 1951, $5,000 Folger (RD363), well centered and fresh, handstamped and very light cut cancels Very Fine.
Scott $825
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Lot 2441 |
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Stock Transfer, 1952, 20¢ Rush (RD367), o.g., lightly hinged Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $450
Expertization: 1980 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2442 |
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Stock Transfer, 1952, 25¢ Ingham (RD368), o.g., never hinged fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $600 for hinged
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Lot 2443 |
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Stock Transfer, 1847, 5¢ red brown (RD370), block of 16 nicely centered Very Fine.
Scott $1,500 for hinged
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Lot 2444 |
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Wines, 1934, $50 yellow green, perf 12½ (RE107C), neat handstamped cancel "Geffen, Ind., Dec 23, 1941", fresh and unfolded with two nearly invisible staple holes wonderfully Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,000
A RARE STAMP ALMOST NEVER SEEN IN SUCH CHOICE CONDITION.
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Lot 2445 |
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Wines, 1942, 28¢ green & black (RE132), light violet handstamped cancel tiny thin spot fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 2446 |
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Wines, 1949, $4 yellow green & black (RE175), vertical pair without gum as issued, exceptionally fresh Very Fine.
Scott $1,850 as singles
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Lot 2447 |
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Wines, 1949, $30 yellow green & black (RE182), bright color, horizontal crease otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $1,550
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Lot 2448 |
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Playing Card, 1917 "7cts" surcharge (RF8), thin and usual horizontal crease fresh, Fine.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 2449 |
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Silver Tax, 1940, $4 yellow brown (RG52), nicely centered and exceptionally fresh o.g., lightly hinged Very Fine.
Scott $650
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2450 |
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Silver Tax, 1940, $5 dark blue (RG53), bright color o.g., lightly hinged Fine.
Scott $775
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2451 |
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Silver Tax, 1940, $10 orange (RG54), well centered, brilliant color o.g., lightly hinged Very Fine.
Scott $875
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Lot 2452 |
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Silver Tax, 1941, $20 Meredith (RG76), bright and fresh o.g., lightly hinged Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $825
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Lot 2453 |
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Silver Tax, 1941 $5 Guthrie (RG78), well centered and fresh manuscript cancel small crease and tiny tear at upper right, few short perforations at top otherwise Very Fine a very attractive example of this rare stamp.
Scott $4,000
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Lot 2454 |
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Silver Tax, 1941 $1,000 Chase (RG82), well centered violet handstamped cancel slight hinge thinning fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 2455 |
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Silver Tax, 1941, $1,000 Chase (RG82), nicely centered light violet handstamped cancel small shallow thin spot Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,500
Provenance: Wampler
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Lot 2456 |
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Silver Tax, 1942, 1¢-$5 (RG83-99), o.g. ($4 never hinged, $5 lightly hinged) F.-V.F.
Scott $950
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Lot 2457 |
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Silver Tax, 1942, $20 Meredith (RG101), beautifully centered o.g., never hinged natural gum skip Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $825
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Lot 2458 |
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Silver Tax, 1942, $60 Cobb (RG104), well centered ms cancel four staple holes Very Fine.
Scott $1,750
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Lot 2459 |
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Silver Tax, 1942, $100 Thomas (RG105), rich color magenta handstamped cancels small thin fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $900
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Lot 2460 |
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Silver Tax, 1944, $50 Guthrie (RG128), fresh and beautifully centered neat manuscript cancel Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $625
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Lot 2461 |
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Narcotic, 1919, $2 rose (RJA22), nicely centered with bright color small thin spot Fine appearance.
Scott $1,000
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2462 |
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Narcotic, 1919, $10 orange (RJA25), well centered with blue handstamped cancel straight edge at top, staple hole at lower left Very Fine.
Scott $1,200
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