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Lot 786 |
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Envelope, 1925, 1½¢ on 1¢ green on manila, die 1 (U494), unused, full corner, 49 x 49mm, Extremely Fine.
Scott $400
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Lot 787 |
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Envelope, 1925, 1½¢ on 2¢ carmine on oriental buff (U503), unused, full corner, 48 x 48mm, Extremely Fine.
Scott $400
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Lot 788 |
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Envelope, 1925, 1½¢ on 2¢ carmine on blue, die 7 (U504a), unused, full corner, 45 x 41mm, Extremely Fine.
Scott $450
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Lot 789 |
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Envelope, 1925, 1½¢ on 1½¢ brown, die 1 (U505), unused, cut square, 46 x 37mm, Extremely Fine.
Scott $500
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Lot 790 |
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Envelope, 1925, 1½¢ on 1½¢ brown on blue (U506), unused, full corner, 50 x 42mm, Extremely Fine.
Scott $500
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 791 |
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Envelope, 1925, 1½¢ on 1¢ blue on manila (U507B), unused, full corner, 46 x 44mm, fresh color and paper, light crease, clear of indicia, otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $4,750 as entire
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate for entire and clear 2004 P.S.E. Certificate for entire.
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Lot 792 |
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Envelope, 1951, 10¢ chocolate on pale blue (UC16b), transitional entire showing the red diamond on the lower half of sheet, chocolate on the top, Very Fine and rare.
Scott $450
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Lot 793 |
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Envelope, 1952, 6¢ on 5¢ carmine, surcharged in red (UC23), entire, fresh, Extremely Fine, a choice example of this rare and popular entire.
Scott $2,600
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Lot 794 |
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Post Office Dept., 1874, 6¢ black (UO13), unused, cut square, 36 x 41mm, large balanced margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, exceedingly rare.
Scott $3,250
Expertization: signed Bartels.
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Lot 795 |
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War Dept., 1873, 1¢ dark red (UO18), unused, cut square, 35 x 38mm, trivial edge crease, still Extremely Fine.
Scott $700
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Lot 796 |
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War Dept., 1873, 2¢ dark red (UO19), unused, cut square, 32 x 35mm, small part of margin added at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, rare.
Scott $2,250
Expertization: 2006 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 797 |
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War Dept., 1873, 3¢ dark red on cream (UO22), unused, cut square, 34 x 39mm, fresh, Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 798 |
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War Dept., 1873, 2¢ vermilion (UO32), unused, full corner, 48 x 48mm, rich color, Extremely Fine.
Scott $500
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Lot 799 |
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War Dept., 1875, 10¢ red on amber (UO60), unused, cut square, 37 x 39mm, fresh, Very Fine.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 800 |
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War Dept., 1875, 12¢ red on amber (UO62), unused, cut square, 40 x 40mm, Extremely Fine.
Scott $800
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Lot 801 |
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War Dept., 1875, 12¢ red on cream (UO63), unused, full corner, 47 x 50mm, small flap tear, fresh, Extremely Fine.
Scott $700
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Lot 802 |
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War Dept., 1875, 15¢ red on amber (UO65), unused, full corner, 68 x 61mm, fresh and choice, Extremely Fine.
Scott $950
Provenance: Barkhousen
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Lot 803 |
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War Dept., 1875, 15¢ red on cream (UO66), unused, full corner, 42 x 42mm, Extremely Fine.
Scott $800
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Lot 804 |
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War Dept., 1875, 30¢ red on cream (UO69), unused, full corner, 42 x 43mm, Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 805 |
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Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff (UX4), strong watermark for this difficult issue, four sharp corners, faint toned spot on reverse, still Very Fine, rare, only 40 unused cards are believed to exist.
Scott $4,000
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 806 |
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Postal Cards, Universal Postal Congress overprints (UX12-135Q, UY1-2SQ), set of 4 cards, 2¢ reply card with slight toning, fresh set, Very Fine.
Scott $3,000
ONLY 125 SETS OF THESE CARDS WERE PRODUCED FOR PRESENTATION TO THE CONGRESS DELEGATES.
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Lot 807 |
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Postal Card, 1902, 1¢ black on buff, the "full-face McKinley" (UX17), unused, pre-printed card, four sharp corners, small thin on reverse (most of these are more or less faulty), otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $3,500
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Lot 808 |
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Lot 809 |
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Postal Card, 1920, 1¢ on 2¢ red on buff, die 1 (UX34), mint card, fresh, light edge creasing at right, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $550
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 810 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 1¢ Playing Cards, imperf (R2a), ample to large margins, fresh, light manuscript cancel, tiny scissor cut at lower right margin, still Very Fine.
Scott $1,800
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Lot 811 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, Selection of imprint plate number proofs on card (R3P4//R83P4), blocks of four or larger, comprising 1¢ Proprietary, 2¢ Express, 3¢ Proprietary, 20¢ Inland Exchange, 25¢ Life Insurance, $1 Foreign Exchange, $1.60 Foreign Exchange, $1.90 Foreign Exchange, $2 Mortgage, and $2 Probate of Will (light staining), overall fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $3,000 approx. as singles
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Lot 812 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 10¢ Inland Exchange, imperf (R36a), horizontal pair, large margins and neat manuscript cancel dated "3/23/63", light creases, fresh, Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $900
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Lot 813 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 10¢ Power of Attorney, imperf (R37a), large margins and neat manuscript cancel, "WC, Feb 16/63", Very Fine.
Scott $850
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Lot 814 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 20¢ Foreign Exchange, plate proof on card (R41P4), block of four, large margins, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $425
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Lot 815 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 25¢ Life Insurance, part perf (R47b), nicely centered with large imperf margins at top and bottom, neat manuscript cancel "E.W.G., Nov 14/64", Very Fine and rare.
Scott $475
Expertization: 2006 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 816 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $1 Passage Ticket, perf'd (R74c), unusually well centered with neat manuscript cancel "D.S. & Co., Aug 25, 1864", Extremely Fine.
Scott $275
Expertization: 2002 P.S.E. Certificate graded VF-XF 85.
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Lot 817 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $2 Probate of Will, imperf (R83a), large margins and bright color, light manuscript cancel "GW, May 2, 1868" (inverted); faint pressed document crease, fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $5,500
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Lot 818 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $2.50 Inland Exchange, imperf (R84a), ample to large margins, neat blue handstamped c.d.s. "Reuben Manley & Co., New York, Oct 12, 1866", several nearly invisible pressed creases, fresh Very Fine appearance. A most attractive example of this First Issue rarity.
Scott $7,000
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Lot 819 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $3.50 Inland Exchange, imperf (R87a), large margins and deep color with a light manuscript cancel; small thin spot, Very Fine appearance.
Scott $7,000
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Lot 820 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $20 Probate of Will, imperf (R99a), large margins and neat manuscript cancel "JC, Dec 31, 1862"; small shallow thin spot in right margin, Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 821 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $25 Mortgage, imperf (R100a), large margins and deep rich color with a neat manuscript cancel, "Isaac Register, May 18"; faint horizontal document crease, choice Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 822 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $200 U.S. Internal Revenue, trial color plate proof on India (R102TC3), green and brown red with double imperforate of green design on reverse, Very Fine and rare.
Scott $1,600
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Lot 823 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $200 U.S. Internal Revenue, imperf (R102a), ample to large balanced margins, deep color and neat manuscript cancel, "10/24/64, Cur RW Co."; small thin and light vertical crease, Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 824 |
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Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, 3¢-$50 plate proofs on India (R105-131P3), bright and fresh with large margins; tiny thin spot $3.50, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $718
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Lot 825 |
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Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, 3¢-$50 plate proofs on card (R105-131P4), large margins, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $583
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Lot 826 |
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Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, 3¢ to $50 imprint plate number proofs on card (R105P4-R131P4), strips of five, four or pairs, the 3¢ and $3.50 in strips of four, the 10¢ to $1.90 in strips of five and the $25 and $50 in vertical pairs, Very Fine.
Scott $2,050+
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Lot 827 |
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Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, 3¢ and 25¢ to $25 plate proofs on cards (R105P4, R112P4-R130P4), blocks of four, the 3¢ is an imprint plate number block of six, Very Fine and fresh.
Scott $1,870
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Lot 828 |
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Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, 1¢ to $10 plate proofs on card (R134P4-R149P4), blocks of four, fresh colors, large margins, the 60¢ has slight peripheral oxidation and upper left $2 has tiny scissors cut just clear of ornament, Very Fine.
Scott $2,545
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Lot 829 |
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Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, 1¢ to $20 imprint plate number proofs on card (R134P4//R150P4), strips of five, four or pairs, comprising 1¢ to 40¢ $1 to $5 and $20, the last two in pairs, the 6¢ 30¢ $5 and $10 have some oxidation in the corners, the $3 has minor marginal rub, Very Fine.
Scott $2,132+
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Lot 830 |
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Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, 1¢ to $5 imprint plate number proofs on card (R134P4//P150P4), blocks, varying sizes comprising 1¢ 5¢ 15¢ 60¢ and 70¢ blocks of ten, 30¢ and $1 blocks of fifteen, $3 and $5 blocks of twelve, and $10 block of four, Very Fine.
Scott $4,190 as singles
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Lot 831 |
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Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $3.50 blue & black, plate proof on card (R126P4), block of twelve (4x3), from the bottom of the sheet with "Engraved by Jos R. Carpenter Philadelphia Patent July 13th 1869" and plate number "16", second stamp in top row has slight rust in central medallion, Very Fine.
Scott $1,200 as singles
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Lot 832 |
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Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $200 red, blue & black, plate proof on India (R132P3), cut to shape with deep fresh colors, laminated to a piece of tissue paper to support several tears, bit of design drawn in at lower right, attractive and quite rare.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 833 |
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Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $200 red, blue & black (R132), nicely centered and bright with a bold manuscript cancel "P.P.M., July 8, 1872," shallow thin spots and faint horizontal crease, fresh Very Fine appearance. An attractive example of the scarce "small rug".
Scott $6,500
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Lot 834 |
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Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $500 "Persian Rug" (R133), exceptionally well centered with bright color, oval handstamp and manuscript cancels of the Surrogates Office, N.Y., few small thins and minor corner crease (most of these large stamps are faulty to some degree) but a choice Extremely Fine appearing example of this classic revenue.
Scott $13,500
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE CELEBRATED $500 LARGE PERSIAN RUG, WHICH IS TRULY RARE IN SUCH OUTSTANDING CONDITION.
There were only 204 examples of the $500 Large Persian Rug issued. Kingsley recorded only 29 surviving examples, although two unrecorded examples appeared recently in the Tolman collection. Most of these are faulty to some degree.
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Lot 835 |
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Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $5,000 orange red, dark blue and black, unissued, trial color plate proof on India (R133ATC), mounted on thin card, brilliant color, few tiny edge faults on India paper as typical, still Very Fine and choice.
Scott $8,000
THE ONLY RECORDED $5,000 "LARGE PERSIAN RUG" IN THIS COMBINATION OF COLORS.
Provenance: Joyce
Thomas C. Kingsley records twenty-five $5,000 "Large Persian Rug" trial color proofs. Of these, there are only fifteen in private hands and ten currently in the holdings of the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum from the legendary Eagle revenue collection.
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