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Lot 2463 |
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Buck & Co., 1¢ black, experimental silk paper (RO45e), fresh tiny thin, minute abrasion at right Fine.
Scott $800
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Lot 2464 |
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Byam, Carlton & Co., 1¢ black on buff wrapper (RO50a), full wrapper, fresh and without the usual glue stains, negligible edge flaws, faint, unnoticeable creases otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $1,350
Only 18 examples recorded, 12 of them being faulty.
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Lot 2465 |
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Ives Matches, 1¢ ultramarine (RO115u), horizontal pair neat manuscript "P.J. Ives & Son" cancel on piece of bank check Extremely Fine.
Scott $450 ++
Ives was known to have illegally used their private die proprietary stamps to pay the 2¢ bank check fee.
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Lot 2466 |
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Pierce Match Co., 1¢ green, old paper (RO145a), rich color small thins and other small flaws about Fine for this.
Scott $1,750
Out of the 21 recorded examples, 16 are faulty.
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Lot 2467 |
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Powell, V.R., 1¢ black on buff wrapper, cut to shape (RO150a), cut to shape (as listed) in at bottom, two small repairs otherwise Fine.
Scott $900
Only 21 recorded and only six of which are sound.
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Lot 2468 |
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Wise & Co., 1¢ black, old paper (RO183a), bright color and paper tiny thin speck and a single short perforation Fine and fresh.
Scott $1,100
Only 23 recorded, 13 of which are faulty.
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Lot 2469 |
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Zisemann, Griesheim & Co., 1¢ green, old paper (RO185a), fresh and sound Fine.
Scott $800
Only six of 19 recorded examples are sound; nine are poorly centered.
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Lot 2470 |
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Kensett & Co., 1¢ green, old paper (RP1a), well centered, good color repaired at top otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
ONE OF THE MORE ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLES IN EXISTENCE.
Only seven of the 27 recorded examples are sound and most are very faulty, many have rust stains as a result of having been stuck to steel cans of fruit.
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Lot 2471 |
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Ayer & Co., 4¢ blue, imperf, watermarked USIR (RS10d), large margins, bright and fresh Very Fine.
Scott $325
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Lot 2472 |
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Blow, W.T., 1¢ green, experimental silk paper (RS31e), bright color creases Fine.
Scott $650
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Lot 2473 |
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Brown, John I. & Son, 4¢ brown, watermarked USIR (RS41d), bright fresh color few small thins and tiny sealed tear Fine.
Scott $1,100
One of only 16 recorded examples, 9 of which are faulty.
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Lot 2474 |
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Burdsal & Co., 1¢ black on orange wrapper, silk paper (RS45b), reduced at right, small thin Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1997 APS Certificate.
Only five examples of orange wrapper are recorded on silk paper; statistics of the yellow paper are not known, though Holcombe made mention of the variety in his Patent Medicine Stamps and Joyce had an example in his collection that sold for $1,050 plus the 10% buyer's premium.
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Lot 2475 |
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Campion & Co., 4¢ black, imperf, silk paper (RS47b), couple small thins, faint horizontal crease fresh, Very Fine.
Scott $525
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Lot 2476 |
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Campion & Co., 4¢ black, imperf, watermarked USIR (RS47d), right sheet margin single with part imprint huge margins tiny thin spot fresh Extremely Fine.
Scott $375
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Lot 2477 |
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Curtis & Brown Mfg. Co., 2¢ black, silk paper (RS72b), exceptionally fresh and well centered small thin spot Very Fine a wonderful example of this rarity.
Scott $1,600
Only 16 recorded, half of which are faulty.
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Lot 2478 |
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Drake & Co., 2¢ black, old paper (RS82a), fresh color small thin and few short perforations Fine exceedingly rare.
Scott $2,750
Of the 12 recorded examples, half are faulty and seven are poorly centered.
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Lot 2479 |
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Hartman & Co., 4¢ black, U.S.I.R. watermark (RS99d), fresh and nicely centered reperforated at top, thin spot and usual light creases Fine.
Scott $1,250
Of the 22 recorded examples, 14 are faulty.
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Lot 2480 |
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Hiscox & Co., 4¢ black, watermarked USIR (RS123d), intense color thin spots and small repaired tear Fine.
Scott $1,200
Only 15 examples are recorded; nine of these are faulty.
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Lot 2481 |
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Jackson & Co., 4¢ green, old paper (RS143a), fresh color and paper usual small thins and light creases Fine.
Scott $900
Of the 20 examples recorded, half are poorly centered, 13 are faulty.
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Lot 2482 |
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Jayne & Son, 1¢ blue, imperf, silk paper (RS144b), bright color couple small thins Very Fine.
Scott $850
Only 17 examples are recorded with nine of those being faulty.
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Lot 2483 |
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Jayne & Son, 2¢ black, imperf, silk paper (RS145b), clear to large margins, bright color and paper Very Fine.
Scott $1,500
Only 10 of the 17 recorded examples are sound.
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Lot 2484 |
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Jayne & Son, 2¢ black, imperf, watermarked USIR (RS145d), clear to large margins, deep color Very Fine.
Scott $900
Only 17 recorded examples with only eight of them being sound.
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Lot 2485 |
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Jayne & Son, 4¢ green, imperf, silk paper (RS146b), large margins, rich color small thins and ¼" sealed scissors cut at lower right Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,100
Only nine of the 16 recorded examples are sound.
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Lot 2486 |
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Jayne & Son, 4¢ green, imperf, pink paper (RS146c), large margins, bright and fresh an Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $1,200
Of the 28 recorded examples, 19 are sound.
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Lot 2487 |
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Jayne & Son, 4¢ green, imperf, watermarked USIR (RS146d), large margins including full left sheet margin Extremely Fine a real gem.
Scott $450
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Lot 2488 |
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Kelly & Co., 4¢ black, experimental silk paper (RS153e), large margins, fresh color and paper few small thins Very Fine a handsome example of this rare stamp.
Scott $1,900
Only 15 recorded, six of which are faulty.
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Lot 2489 |
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Lyon Mfg. Co., 1¢ black, pink paper (RS167c), few tiny thins Very Fine.
Scott $325
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Lot 2490 |
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Pieters & Co., 6¢ black, old paper (RS192a), small faults Fine.
Scott $1,250
AN EMINENTLY COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 12¢ GRILLED OF WHICH THERE ARE LESS THAN 10 UNUSED SINGLES CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
There are 41 recorded examples with more than half being faulty.
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Lot 2491 |
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Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4¢ black, perf'd, silk paper (RS203b), o.g., hinge remnant Fine.
Scott $1,000+
Only 24 examples are recorded.
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Lot 2492 |
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Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4¢ black, perf'd, watermarked USIR (RS203d), small thins and light crease Fine.
Scott $1,400
Only 13 recorded with seven of these being faulty.
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Lot 2493 |
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Schwartz & Co., 1¢ lake, pink paper (RS215c), large margins Very Fine.
Scott $300
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Lot 2494 |
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Swain, Wm., 8¢ orange, imperf, watermarked USIR (RS234d), unused vertical pair with full imprint at left, large margins horizontal crease across the bottom stamp, small sealed tears at ends, tiny stain at top Very Fine.
Scott $2,500+
Only 35 examples recorded.
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Lot 2495 |
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West India Mfg. Co., 4¢ black, die I, pink paper (RS264c), beautifully centered, fresh and sound Extremely Fine.
Scott $275
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Lot 2496 |
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Wilder, Edward, 1¢ green, imperf, old paper (RS265a), clear to large margins light crease Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
Only 14 examples recorded, half of which are faulty.
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Lot 2497 |
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Wilder, Edward, 1¢ green, imperf, silk paper (RS265b), large margins most o.g. Very Fine.
Scott $220+
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Lot 2498 |
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Wilson, Rev. E.A., 12¢ blue, watermarked USIR (RS270d), deep color on bright paper o.g., hinge remnant Fine.
Scott $375+
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Lot 2499 |
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Hoyt & Co., 4¢ black, imperf, watermarked USIR (RT10d), part of imprint shows on left end, crisp color faint crease Very Fine.
Scott $1,150
Of the 18 examples recorded, 11 are faulty, most of which are significantly more faulty than the one offered here.
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Lot 2500 |
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Laird, George W., 3¢ black, imperf, silk paper (RT14b), large margins Extremely Fine.
Scott $700
Only 44 recorded with fewer than half being sound.
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Lot 2501 |
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Laird, George W., 3¢ black, imperf, pink paper (RT14c), large margins, bright and fresh an Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $1,000
Only 40 examples recorded.
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Lot 2502 |
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Laird, George W., 3¢ black, die cut, old paper (RT15a), small razor cut in center Extremely Fine exceedingly rare.
Scott $1,500
Only 10 recorded with five of these being faulty.
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Lot 2503 |
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Distilled Spirits Excise Tax, 1950 set complete (RX1-25), all unpunched but the $40,000 which has two filled punches couple values with minor corner creases otherwise a Very Fine set.
Scott $1,246
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Lot 2504 |
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Firearms Transfer Tax, 1934, $200 dark blue & red, type I (RY2), without gum as issued, well centered with deep color Very Fine.
Scott $1,350
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Lot 2505 |
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Firearms Transfer Tax, 1950, $200 dull blue & red, type II (RY4), with partial receipt tab at left, without gum as issue, well centered Very Fine.
Scott $600
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Firearms Transfer Tax, 1990, $200 dull blue, imperf (RY7), clear to large margins on a 1990 license to a "collector of military weapons", some information obliterated by black marker (ineffectively) and photo removed F.-V.F.
Scott $650
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