Sale 660 — 1986 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 5 April, 1986
Category — Revenues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
329
6c Proprietary (R31c). Bright Color, Blue Herringbone cut cancel (cuts neatly strengthened), Fine Appearance, Rare, with P.F. Certificate
2,500
1,200
330
25c Certificate, Impression of 25c Power of Attorney Printed on Back (R44f). Clear Perfectly Legible Impression (not an offset!), neat "Sep 7 1865" ms. cancel, some short perfs., The Unique Example, An Extraordinary First Issue Rarity of Exceptional Merit, Listed but Unpriced, with Brookman letter of authenticity
E. 5,000-10,000
3,000
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$1.30 Foreign Exchange, Imperforate (R77a). Three Large Margins, large to bit close at top, Wonderful Bright Color, neat ms. cancel, Very Fine
1,750
950
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1c Blue & Black, Center Inverted (R103a). Ms. cancel, small tear & light corner crease, Fine Appearance, with P.F. Certificate
1,300
525
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2c Blue & Black, Center Inverted (R104a). Cut cancel, small closed tear, perfs. just in at right, Rare, with P.F. Certificate
4,500
850
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5c Blue & Black, Center Inverted (R107a). Ms. cancel, top right corner expertly repaired, Fine Appearance
1,850
375
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10c Blue & Black, Center Inverted (R109a). Cut & neat ms. cancels, Fine, with P.F. Certificate
1,650
550
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20c Blue & Black, Center Inverted (R111a). Fresh, Appears Unused, perfs. just touch, Attractive Revenue Invert Rarity
7,500
3,500
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25c Blue & Black, Center Inverted (R112a). Nicely Centered, cut cancel, small defects, Very Fine Appearance, Rare, with P.F. Certificate
9,500
3,000
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70c Blue & Black, Center Inverted (R117a). Fresh, cut cancel, Appears Unused, tiny tear, perfs. just in at left, Very Scarce, with P.F. Certificate
3,000
800
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$1.00 Blue & Black, Center Inverted (R118a). Neat ms. cancel, filled punch, Very Fine, with P.F. Certificate
1,000
450
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$5.00 Blue & Black, Center Inverted (R127a). Light cut cancel, Appears Unused, few pinholes, left perfs. just touch, Very Scarce, with P.F. Certificate
2,150
550
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$200.00 Blue, Black & Red, "Small Persian Rug" (R132). Beautiful Rich Colors, neat ms. cancel, trivial corner margin crease at top left, otherwise Fine, Handsome Rarity
5,250
1,750
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$500.00 Black, Green & Red, "Persian Rug" (R133). Fresh, Well-centered, two Neat Black Circular cut handstamp cancels, light pressed-out horizontal crease, Very Fine Appearance, Exceptionally Handsome Revenue Rarity, Particularly With Medallion Free of Cancel, with P.F. Certificate
15,000
6,750
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5c Orange & Black, Center Inverted (R137a). Neat 1872 ms. cancel, part row of freak diagonal perforations, Very Fine, Rare, with P.F. Certificate
3,500
850
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15c Brown & Black, Center Inverted (R139a). Circular cut cancel, small faults including minor tear & tiny margin nick, perfs. just in at bottom, Very Rare, with P.F. Certificate
8,000
1,750
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30c Orange & Black, Center Inverted (R140a). Blue herringbone cut cancel, Fine, with P.F. Certificate
1,350
625
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$1.00 Green & Black, Center Inverted (R144a). Bold ms. cancel, Very Fine, Rare, with P.F. Certificate
7,000
4,000
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$1.00 Green & Black, Center Inverted (R144a). Appears Unused, two tiny pinholes, light crease at bottom, otherwise Fine, Rare, with P.F. Certificate
7,000
2,700
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$2.50 Claret & Black, Center Inverted (R146a). Fresh, Large Part o.g., Fine, Handsome, Important Revenue Invert Rarity, with P.F. Certificate
15,000
9,000
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1c Green & Black on Violet, Center Inverted (RB1d). Neat Handstamp cancel, minute pinhole, otherwise Very Fine, with P.F. Certificate
2,500
1,000
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50c Green & Black on Green (RB8b). Neat Blue 1883 handstamp cancel, Very Fine, with P.F. Certificate
800
650
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$1.00 Green & Black on Green (RB9b). Light ms. cancel, some neatly closed internal tears, otherwise Fine, Very Scarce
2,750
525
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$5.00 Green & Black on Violet (RB10a). Rich Colors, Neat 1879 ms. cancel, Very Fine
2,500
1,650
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$5.00 Green & Black on Violet (RB10a). Fresh, Well-centered, Rich Colors, Appears Unused, pressed-out horizontal crease, Extremely Fine Appearance (many known examples have creases)
2,500
1,100
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$5.00 Green & Black on Violet (RB10a). Well-centered, ms. cancel, two tiny perf. scuffs & minor rub in bottom right scroll, otherwise Extremely Fine
2,500
1,400
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$5.00 Green & Black on Greenish Intermediate Paper (RB10a var). Well-centered, Neat 1879 ms. cancel, few trivial perf. flaws at left (almost inevitable on revenue stamp of this size), otherwise Very Fine, Rare, with A.P.S. Certificate
E. 2,000-5,000
1,800
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1c-$20.00 1940 Stock Transfers, Imperforate, Without Overprint (RD67 var-RD85 var). Complete Set of 17 Different Blocks, Very Fine (see footnote in Scott U.S. Specialized Catalogue)
E. 2,000-5,000
1,850
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Two Shilling Six Pence "America" Colonial Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper, Cut Square on Brown Paper (RM31). Three, affixed to piece of parchment by usual metal seals with central labels on back, Extremely Sharp Clear Impressions, Very Fine, The socalled "Boston Tea Party Stamp", Much Scarcer on Brown Paper (Usually Found on Blue Paper, catalogues $1,500.00 as such)
E. 1,000-2,000
1,050
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$10.00 Kentucky Overstruck With 10c Kentucky, First Federal Issue Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper (RM95). Light but Readily Discernible Strike on July 26, 1798 Handwritten Promissory Note. "Ten" "Dollars" "Kentucky" & Vastly Different Eagle Design Clearly Visible Beneath Normal Strike of 10c Die. The $10.00 Die was Used in Error & Overstruck with the 10c Die to Correct the Error. Previously Unrecorded, This is the Only Known Example of the $10.00 Kentucky Die & Only the Fourth $10.00 Die Known to Exist
E. 1,000-2,000
1,750
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$1.00 1935 Hunting Permit (RW2). Mint Top Right Plate No. F131980 Block of Six, Very Fine
7,500
3,750
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Swaim, Wm., 8c Orange on Watermarked Paper, Imperforate (RS234d). Vertical Pair, Ample to Large Margins, Fresh, Very Fine, Extremely Rare Multiple, A Showpiece
1,600
2,300
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Wells, Fargo & Co., $2.00 Red "Pony Stamp" (143L1). Margins All Around, on 10c Green on Buff Star Die Entire (U33) to Ohio tied by Blue Running Pony Oval, Green St. Joseph Mo. pmks., both the local stamp & embossed stamps were cut from envelope & expertly restored, Very Fine Appearance
6,000
1,850
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$5.00 Orange on Green, War Savings (WS6). Block, natural straight edge at right, disturbed o.g. & black printing ink offset (possibly from savings certificate), one with small scuff, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, Rare
11,000
3,000
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Brooklyn, N.Y., 10c Green Sanitary Fair, Tete-Beche Pair (WV7a). Huge Margins, Extremely Fine
1,250
1,050
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