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Lot 262 |
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Agriculture Dept., 1873, plate proofs on card overprinted Specimen (O1P4//O9P4 var.), complete less the 24¢, handstamped light blue "Specimen" (Plett type 3), large margins, Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 263 |
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Interior Dept. plate proofs on card overprinted Specimen (O15P4-O24P4 var.), handstamped light blue "Specimen" (Plett type 3), large margins, Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 264 |
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Justice Dept. plate proofs on card overprinted Specimen (O25P4-O34P4 var.), handstamped light blue "Specimen" (Plett type 3), large margins except 90¢ close at upper left, fresh and otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 265 |
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Post Office Dept., 1873, 1¢-90¢, "Goodall" small die color proofs on India (O47TC-O56TC), the complete set of 50 different (10 values, each in five different colors), small repaired hole 12c blue, otherwise fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $7,100
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Lot 266 |
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Post Office Dept., 1873, 1¢-90¢ complete, "Goodall" trial color small die proofs (O47TC-O56TC), complete set in dull red approximately 40 x 40 mm, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 267 |
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State Dept., 1873, $2 "Atlanta" plate proof on card (O68TC), brown and blue, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 268 |
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State Dept., 1873, $2, $5 & $20 inverts, plate proofs on card (O68aP4, O69aP4, O71aP4), the complete set of three, each with generous margins including a full top sheet margin, the $20 with a partial plate number, bright, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $24,500
A CHOICE SET OF THESE RARE ERROR PROOFS — ONLY FIVE SETS OF SINGLES ARE POSSIBLE.
Provenance: "Chesapeake"
According to the research of the noted student of Official stamps, Robert Markovits, there were two sheets of 10 each of the $10 and $20 inverts produced, and only one sheet of the $2. The $10 was not produced with the center inverted. Five of the ten $2 inverts are tied up in the set of half sheets sold in the Markovits sale (Matthew Bennett International sale #275, February, 2004) leaving only five sets of singles, at most, available.
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Lot 269 |
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State Dept., 1873, $5 "Atlanta" plate proof on card (O69TC), scarlet and black, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 270 |
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State Dept., 1873, $5 "Atlanta" plate proof on card (O69TC), blue and brown, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 271 |
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State Dept., 1873, $10 blue & brown, "Atlanta" trial color plate proof on card (O70TC), scarlet and blue, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 272 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, Artist's model for 10¢ revenue essay, 20 x 25 mm pencil-drawn frame arond a printed vignette on heavy wove paper, 71 x 96 mm, with artist's notations in margins; horizontal creases not affecting design, otherwise Fine and unique. Turner 5.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 273 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 3¢ Eagle Essay on gummed safety paper, circular device below eagle inscribed "United States Stamp" at top and "Three Cents" at bottom with large "C" in center, design in red brown with security overlay in gray brown, bottom portion with chemical "cancel" obliterating "Three Cents", Very Fine and rare. Unlisted. Brazer 56E-Gb var.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1991 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 274 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, plate proofs on card virtually complete (R1P4//R101P4), 91 of the 92 produced, lacking only the 25¢ Bond; all have large margins and bright colors except the $2 Mortgage has a nicked corner and the $3.50 only has 3½ margins; the 5¢ Certificate has a small edge stain plus there is a shallow thin spot on the 5¢ & 15¢ For. Ex., the 25¢ Entry, $1 Lease, $1 Pass. Ticket, $1.60, $1.90 and $20 Probate, otherwise everything is fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $7,520
A FRESH AND BEAUTIFUL SET THAT IS MOST DIFFICULT TO ASSEMBLE.
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Lot 275 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, plate proofs on card (R1P4//R96P4), 72 different blocks of four comprising R1-5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16-25, 27, 30, 32-37, 40-42, 44, 46-59, 61-64, 66-69, 71-73, 75-76, 79, 81 & 85-96; all have large margins and bright colors; twenty of the blocks have a shallow mounting thin an the back of one stamp, namely the 5¢ Playing Card, 25¢ Ins. & Power of Atty., 50¢ Conv., Entry, Lease, Life Ins., Mortgage, Pass. Ticket & Surety Bond, $1 Life Ins. & Mortgage, $3 Ch. Party & Manifest, $5 Conv., Mortgage & Probate and $10 Ch. Parter, Conv. & Probate; otherwise all are fresh and Very Fine. An incredible opportunity for the revenue or proof specialist.
Scott $14,970
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Lot 276 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, plate proofs on card (R1P4//R89P4), 33 different blocks of four comprising R1-5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16-25, 27, 30, 32-37, 40-42, 52, 88 & 89; all with large margins and bright colors; 4¢ Playing Cards and 20¢ Inland Exchange, each with a shallow mounting thin on one stamp; fresh and otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $6,385
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Lot 277 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 5¢ Foreign Exchange, plate proof on card (R26P4), block of four, large margins, bright, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,200 as singles
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Lot 278 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 5¢ Playing Cards, plate proof on card (R28P4), block of four, large margins, bright, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,300 as singles
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Lot 279 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 15¢ Foreign Exchange, plate proof on card (R39P4), block of four, large even margins, Very Fine and very scarce.
Scott $1,600
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Lot 280 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 25¢ Bond, plate proof on card (R43P4), block of four, brilliant color and large margins, Very Fine and rare.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 281 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 25¢ Entry of Goods, plate proof on card (R45P4), block of four, large margins and bright color, Very Fine.
Scott $2,200 as singles
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Lot 282 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $1 Lease, plate proof on card (R70P4), block of four, large even margins, clean and bright, Very Fine.
Scott $1,700 as singles
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Lot 283 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $1 Passage Ticket, plate proof on card (R74P4), block of four, large even margins, clean and bright, Very Fine.
Scott $1,850
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Lot 284 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $5 Manifest, Mortgage & Power of Attorney, plate proofs on card (R90P4-R92P4), block of 16, large margins, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $2,760 as four blocks of 4
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Lot 285 |
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Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, $20 Probate of Will, plate proof on card (R99P4), block of eight, large margins and bright color, shallow mounting thin lower left stamp, fresh and otherwise Very Fine and rare; Scott lists but does not price blocks of four.
Scott $1,760 as singles
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Lot 286 |
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Documentary, 1871-72 Third Issue, 60¢ orange & black, center inverted, plate proof on card (R142aP4), large margins, lightly toned as always (see note at end of description), Very Fine. Only one sheet of eighty-five was produced.
Scott $2,250
Expertization: signed Sloane with penciled position "No. 35".
All of these 60¢ invert proofs are lightly toned due to the fact that the original sheet had been in a frame on a collector’s wall for many years. We did hear a report that some of these have been "freshened", but the present examples, and all we have seen are in their original condition.
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Lot 287 |
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Documentary, 1871-72 Third Issue, 60¢ orange & black, center inverted, plate proof on card (R142aP4), block of four, large margins including partial bottom sheet margin, lightly toned as always (see note following previous lot), Very Fine. Positions 67-68/84-85 from the only sheet of 85 produced.
Scott $10,000
Expertization: signed "Geo. B. Sloane" with Sloane's penciled positions.
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Lot 288 |
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Documentary, 1871-72 Third Issue, 60¢ orange & black, center inverted, plate proof on card (R142aP4), upper right corner margin block of four, positions 16-17/33-34 with position 34 showing the foreign entry of the 70¢, large margins, lightly toned as always (see note following lot 286), Extremely Fine.
Scott $10,000 ++
ANOTHER CHOICE BLOCK, THIS ONE CONTAINING THE FOREIGN ENTRY — EXCEEDINGLY RARE, IF NOT UNIQUE.
Expertization: each position with Sloane's handstamp and penciled position.
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Lot 289 |
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Official Seal - Registry, 1872, green, large die proof (OXF1P1), India on card cut to stamp size, large margins, Very Fine and scarce.
Scott $275
Expertization: 2000 PF Certificates as OX1P3, which Scott no longer lists.
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