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Revenues - 1st Issue to Firearms Transfer Tax

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1150		o U.S.; Revenues, 1863, $2 Probate of Will, Imperf, #R83a, ample to large margins with 1863 ms. cancel, "light horizontal crease along the margin at the top", rare, Very Fine appearance, 2014 PF cert. Scott $7,750. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 1151		o U.S.; Revenues, 1862, $15 Mortgage, Blue, Imperf, #R97a, ample to full margins with ms. cancel, Very Fine, 2014 PF cert. Scott $3,750. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 1152		o U.S.; Revenues, 1864, $200 U.S. Internal Revenue, Perfed, #R102c, ms. cancel, short perf at bottom, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $950. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1153		o U.S.; Revenues, 1864, $200 U.S. Internal Revenue, Perfed, #R102c, Nice Union Pacific RR cancel, Fine. Scott $950. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1154		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1871, Second Issue, 10¢ Blue & Black, Center Inverted, #R109a, very light cancel, "repaired faults", otherwise Fine, 2017 PSAG cert. Scott $2,000. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 1155		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1871, Second Issue, 50¢ Blue & Black, Center Inverted, #R115b, 1872 ms. cancel, "small thin at top, pressed horizontal crease and short perf at left", Very Fine appearance, 2017 PSAG cert. Scott $1,150. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1156		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1871, Third Issue, 2¢ Orange & Black, Center Inverted, #R135b, ms. cancel, Fine, 2017 PSAG cert. Scott $475. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1157		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1940, $50 Carmine, #R306A, Series #695, "nibbed perf", excellent color, Fine for this Grade 60 (very harsh in our opinion), 2017 PSE cert. Scott $9,000. His is one of the rarest of the Documentary Stamps, very few examples of the $50 Series 1940 stamp are known. It is extremely difficult to obtain in any condition, much less the attractive condition offered here . Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,738
Lot 1158		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1940, $500 Carmine, #R309, Series #1026, ms. cancel, fresh, Choice Very Fine. New find. 2017 PSE cert for 2nd to top copy (for strip of 4). Scott $5,000. Until now, six others, including three with either cut or punched cancels, two with manuscript and one with both manuscript and handstamp cancels (margin trimmed), with this strip of 4, only 10+ known and with now 6 known with manuscript cancels only . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,105
Lot 1159		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1940, $500 Carmine, #R309, Series #1025, ms. cancel, "hinge thin", fresh, Fine appearing. New find. 2017 PSE cert for top copy (for strip of 4). Scott $5,000. Estimate $700-900. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 1160		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1942, $50 Carmine, #R356, Series #5390, face-free ms. cancel, Very Fine, 2017 PSE cert (for pair). Scott $1,400. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 1161		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1942, $50 Carmine, #R356, Series #5392, ms. cancel, "laminated thin", lovely Very Fine appearance, 2017 PSE cert. Scott $1,400. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 1162		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1944, $500 Carmine, #R409, "Removed pen cancel", fresh, Fine, 2017 PSE cert. Scott $3,250. Normally comes with either cut cancels or perfins, or will have staple holes . Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 1163		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1944, $500 Carmine, #R409, "Small thin spot", fresh, lovely Fine appearance, 2017 PSE cert. Scott $3,250. Normally comes with either cut cancels or perfins, or will have staple holes . Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 1164		o U.S.; Revenues, Proprietary, 1873, $1, Violet Paper, #RB9a, very attractive with nice "Paris Allen & Co" handstamp and ms. July 3 1882 cancel, diagonal crease, Very Fine appearance, 2017 P.F. cert. Scott $3,500. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 1165		U.S.; Revenues, Stock Transfer, 1940, $20, #RD85, n.h., s.e., Fine. Scott $1,250. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 1166		o U.S.; Revenues, Stock Transfer, 1948, $500, #RD282, uncut, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $325. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 1167		o U.S.; Revenues, Stock Transfer, 1949, $500, #RD308, uncut, Very Fine. Scott $300. Estimate $150-170. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 1168		o U.S.; Revenues, Stock Transfer, 1950, $500, #RD334, uncut, Very Fine. Scott $300. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1169		U.S.; Revenues, Wines, 1949, $4, #RE175, rich color, wide margins, Very Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 1170		o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1867, $2 Red, #REA13, cut to shape, few tiny thins, double circle handstamp. Scott $500. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1171		o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1878, 12½¢ Blue on Pale Green, #REA37c, with pl. number and position number, light cancel, Fine. Scott $1,250. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1172		o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1914 (50¢) on 33-1/3¢ Violet on Bright Blue, #REA99A, repaired tear, Very Fine appearance. Scott $900. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 1173		o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1914, 25¢ Violet Blue on Blue, #REA107a, crease, 1918 use but without surcharge, Fine. Scott $2,500. Scarce . Estimate $800-900. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 1174		U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1917 ($1.50) on 75¢ Black on Greenish Blue, Type A, #REA124, with complete pl. # 53913 at left, Extremely Fine. Scott $175 +. Unusual . Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1175		/o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1917 Provisional Surcharge Types Study, #REA124, Nine copies, neatly mounted on album pages each with different identified surcharge type as per Priester cat., incl. two mint examples, one of them with complete pl. number 54430 in the selvage, mixed condition but with several VF stamps, cat. value does not incl. any premium for scarcer surcharge types. Scott $875. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $748
Lot 1176		/o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1918 Stamp Provisional Surcharge Study, #REA143, Twelve, neatly mounted on album pages, each with one of ten different identified surcharge type as per the Priester cat., incl. three mint copies, two of which have partial pl. numbers in selvage, condition is mixed but incl. are several very fine, cat. value does not incl. any premium for surcharge types. Scott $1,200. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 1177		o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1933, 1hhd, #REA158, creases and small margin tear at top, Very Fine appearance. Another copy realized $7000 in Tolman and $8000 in Scarsdale auctions, first example of this stamp to appear at any auction in nearly ten years. Scott $9,000. Priester recorded only 2 examples of this making it one of the rarest of all U.S. Revenues. The Tolman/Scarsdale example also had faults . Estimate $7,000-8,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1178		o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1933, 1hhd, #REA176, creases and small repair at bottom below "R" on "SERIES", key beer stamp. Similar one in 2012 Scarsdale auction brought $8000. Scott $9,000. It is believed that there are two additional copies outside of the Priester census, for a total of five known examples of this rarity . Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,450
Lot 1179		U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1947, 5bbl-25bbl, #REA194-196, Very Fine. Scott $1,305. Very attractive . Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 1180		U.S.; Revenues, Playing Cards, 1917, 7¢ on 2¢ Ultramarine, Inverted Surcharge, #RF5a, Los Angeles surcharge, strip of 3, small gum skip, Fine. Scott $1,200. Estimate $550-600. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 1181		U.S.; Revenues, Playing Cards, 1918, Blue, Rouletted 6½, #RF12b, very light thin, Fine appearance. Scott $500. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 1182		U.S.; Revenues, Playing Cards, 1919, 8¢ on 2¢ Blue, #RF15, faint crease as normal, Fine appearance. Scott $650. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 1183		o U.S.; Revenues, Silver Tax, 1941, $100 Gray, #RG80, uncut with small thin in lower left margin, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $180-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1184		o U.S.; Revenues, Silver Tax, 1942, $100 Gray, #RG105, staple holes, scarce, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $950. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 1185		U.S.; Revenues, Narcotic Tax, 1919, 3¢ Imperf and Rouletted, #RJA61a, RJA61b, o.g. or ungummed. Scott $405. Estimate $220-250. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1186		U.S.; Revenues, Narcotic Tax, 1963, 8¢, 19¢, 25¢, Rouletted 7, #RJA94Cb, RJA98b, RJA100b, n.h., Extremely Fine. Scott $725. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1187		() U.S.; Revenues, Narcotic Tax, 1964, 1¢ Violet, Block of 4, #RJA106, ungummed, Extremely Fine. Scott $360 as singles. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1188		() U.S.; Revenues, Firearms Transfer Tax, 1990, $200 Dull Blue, Perf 12½, #RY8, ungummed, Complete pane of 32 mounted to matting paper, pl. #02816 in red, Very Fine. Scott $11,200 +. Very rare in complete pane . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,025
Lot 1189		() U.S.; Revenues, Firearms Transfer Tax, 1994, $5 Red, #RY9, ungummed, Complete pane of 32 mounted to matting paper, pl. #00135 in red, Very Fine. Scott $14,400 +. Very rare in complete pane . Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $6,325

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