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Revenue to Test Stamps

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1302		o U.S.; Revenues, First Issue, 1862 $20 Probate of Will, Perfed, #R99c, bright, vibrant color with a neat 1864 handstamp cancel, Fine to Very Fine, 2008 PSE cert. Scott $3,000. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 1303		o U.S.; Revenues, First Issue, 1862 $20 Probate of Will, Perfed, #R99c, 1864 ms. cancel, sealed tear, scarce, Fine appearing. Scott $3,000. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1304		U.S.; Revenues, Second Issue, 1871 3¢-$50 Complete, Plate Proofs on Card, #R105P4-R131P4, excellent colors with nice margins all round. Scott $583. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1305		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1871, Second Issue, 50¢ Blue & Black, Center Inverted, #R115b, ms. cancel, internal tear and filled thin, fresh, Fine appearing. Scott $1,250. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 1306		P U.S.; Revenues, Third Issue, 1871-72 1¢-$20 Complete, Plate Proofs on Card, #R134P4-R150P4, excellent colors with nice margins all round, a Very Fine set. Scott $727. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 1307		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1872, Third Issue, $20 Orange & Black, #R150, used with freak perfs, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $750. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1308		o U.S.; Revenues, Proprietary, 1874, $1 Green & Black, Green Paper, #RB9b, nice handstamp cancel, small tear at left and small toning not on cert., otherwise Very Fine. Ex. Cunliffe. 1977 PF cert. Scott $12,500. , Larry Lyons lists seven used examples in his census . Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 1309		o U.S.; Revenues, Proprietary, 1874, $1 Green & Black, Green Paper, #RB9b, Minor normal faults and very attractive with nice "Paris Allen & Co" handstamp and manuscript July 3 1882 cancel, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $12,500. , Larry Lyons lists seven used examples in his census . Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,025
Lot 1310		U.S.; Revenues, Proprietary, 1898, ¼¢ Battleship Trial Color, #RB21TC, #RB21TC1a, In dull green, shows full die sinkage, tiny thin at bottom, Very Fine. Scott $1,300. , realized $690 in 2011 auction, only 2 or 3 known . Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 1311		U.S.; Revenues, Stock Transfer, 1952, 20¢ Bright Green, #RD367, n.h., Choice Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1312		() U.S.; Revenues, Silver Tax, 1944, $100 Gray, #RG130, ungummed, se. bottom and right, Very Fine. Scott $600. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1313		o U.S.; Private Die Medicine, Davis & Son, 2¢ Brown, Silk Paper, #RS80b, Neat cancel, slightly faded, few faults, rare example, Fine appearance, 2014 PSE cert. Scott $10,000. , only 2 known . Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1314		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1935, $1 Canvasbacks, #RW2, n.h., plate single #131981, some toning on selvage, Very Fine. Scott $700+. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 1315		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1935, $1 Canvasbacks, #RW2, very l.h., grade 95 Extremely Fine to Superb, 2005 PSE cert. Scott Stamp Values $425. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 1316		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1935, $1 Canvasbacks, #RW2, n.h., short perf at top, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 1317		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1945, $1 Shoveller Ducks, Plate Blocks of 6, #RW12, matched 3 sets of top and bottom #157248, or 157249, all well centered, one with gum not quite complete, others with light toning issues on reverse, also wrinkles and gum creases, Fine overall. Scott $4,800. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1318		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1953, $2 Blue-Winged Teals Sheet of 28, #RW20, n.h., top pl. #163624, some very minor gum skips at top as normal for this, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $2,350. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 1319		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1955, $2 Blue Geese, Plate Block of 6, #RW22, n.h., short top pl. #165282, Very Fine. Scott $575. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1320		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1957, $2 American Eider, Plate Block of 6, #RW24, n.h., pl. #166257, Very Fine. Scott $575. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 1321		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1958, $2 Canada Geese, Plate Block of 6, #RW25, n.h., top pl. #166753, Very Fine. Scott $575. Estimate $140-170. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 1322		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1959, $3 Labrador Retriever, Plate Block of 4, #RW26, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1323		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1960, $3 Redhead Ducks, #RW27, n.h., Grade 98 Superb, 2005 PF cert. Scott Stamp Values $360. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 1324		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1960, $3 Redhead Ducks, Plate Block of 4, #RW27, n.h., pl. # 167498, Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 1325		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1962, $3 Pintail Drakes, Plate Block of 4, #RW29, n.h., pl. #168037, Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 1326		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1963, $3 Brants, Plate Block of 4, #RW30, n.h., pl. #168269, Very Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 1327		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1964, $3 Nene Geese, Plate Block of 6, #RW31, n.h., bottom pl. #168629, 2 staple holes in selvage, Very Fine. Scott $1,950. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 1328		U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1965, $3 Canvasback Drakes, Plate Block of 4, #RW32, n.h., pl #168791, Very Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1329		U.S.; War Savings, 1919, $5 Deep Blue, #WS4, n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1330		U.S.; Test Stamp, 1989, 25¢ World Stamp Expo '89, #2410, Unique large essay prepared by Richard Sheaff who is credited as the designer of the issued stamp which, while similar, came in a vertical format, Very Fine. Signed by Richard Sheaff. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1331		U.S.; Test Stamp, 1989, Set of BEP Proof Presses, #3209 A-I, Black on glossy paper stock with BEP serial, log number in pen on back, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1332		U.S.; Test Stamp, 199? Disney Stationery Essay, Avery Dennison corner card with proposed essay for Mickey Mouse entire with Mickey as Uncle Sam, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1333		U.S.; Test Stamp, 1990, Avery Dennison Virginia State Seal Sample Sheet of 20, From the presentation book "Ideas from Avery Dennison, perforated Self-Adhesive stamps for the target markets, great Seals of the fifty states", four different States were presented in the book, Wyoming, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia with two sheets of 20, each one perforated and the other rouletted, this is one of those sheets. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1334		U.S.; Test Stamp, 1993, Greetings From Missouri and Texas Essays, affixed to two different covers autographed and signed by the designer, Richard Sheaff, we are told that only 5 or 6 were made but likely not all survived, Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 1335		U.S.; Test Stamp, 1997 Avery Dennison Book of 8 Sample Sheets, book "Ideas from Avery Dennison, perforated Self-Adhesive Stamps for Target Markets, Great Seals of the Fifty States", these were likely present at a U.S.P.S. design retreat, staff and art director to prove Avery's capabilities to sell their concept of state seal stamps, four different States were chosen for this presentation, Wyoming, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia, two sheets of each were included, perforated and rouletted, Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 1336		U.S.; Test Stamp, Photo Essay Lot, 26 different, according to Jim Lee "These photos are reduction of original artwork or designs used to model the issued stamps, the reduction brought the design closer to the actual size of the final engraving" and incl. a promotional item of #2475, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $184

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