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Revenues; 1862-71 First Issue to Stamped Paper

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1931		E U.S.; Revenues, 1860s (?) Lincoln Portrait Essays, Turner #52d, Unknown originator, without denomination, 6 diff. colors on thin wove paper, large margins all around on all, clean and fine to very fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1932		U.S.; Revenues, 1862-71 First Issue, 1¢ Telegraph, Imperf, #R4a, clear margins all around, full o.g. (h.r.), fresh, Very Fine, Weiss (2010) cert. Scott $600 (used). Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1933		o U.S.; Revenues, 1862-71 First Issue, 2¢ U.S.I.R., Orange on Green, Block of 4, #R15e, 2 single vert. ms. strikes, excellent color and well centered, Extremely Fine unique, a critical item for the 1st issue advanced collector. Ex Curtis. PF (1997) cert. Largest known recorded copy . Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details and photo	Realized $5,060
Lot 1934		o U.S.; Revenues, 1862-71 First Issue, 6¢ Proprietary, Perfed, #R31c, "skillfully cleaned pen cancel", Fine, Weiss (2011) cert. Scott $2,000. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 1935		U.S.; Revenues, 1862-71 First Issue, 25¢ Insurance, Perfed on Railroad Stock Certificate, #R46, Tied to 1871 stock certificate for 15 shares in the Vermont & Canada Railroad Co., text and vignette with red under tint, lovely item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1936		U.S.; Revenues, 1862-71 First Issue, 25¢ Power of Attorney, Perfed on Oil Stock Certificate, #R48, Tied to 1865 stock certificate for 1200 shares in United Petroleum Farms of New York, text and vignette with blue under tint, large vignette of oil field, lovely item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1937		o U.S.; Revenues, 1862-71 First Issue, 50¢ Lease, Perfed, Block of 18, #R57c, marginal partial imprint block, each with individual ms. dated cancel, somewhat off-center and some reinforcing, fresh unique item, Just Fine. Ex Joyce, Curtis census #2155. Scott $877+. Largest known block . Estimate $750-900. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1938		o U.S.; Revenues, 1862-71 First Issue, 50¢ Mortgage, Perfed, #R59, Study group of 19 items incl. silk, thin and thick papers, part perf 2 pairs and strip of 3, perf plate scratches, etc., interesting, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 1939		o U.S.; Revenues, 1862-71 First Issue, $2 Mortgage, Imperf, Strip of 3, #R82a, ms. 2.16.63 cancels, close to large margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $435+. Estimate $160-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1940		U.S.; Revenues, 1862-71 First Issue, $2 Probate of Will, Imperf, #R83a, on 1863 Braintree, Mass. quit claim deed, document fragile, stamp margins to touching, fresh, rare piece, Fine, Weiss (2007) cert. Scott $6,000. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1941		o U.S.; Revenues, 1862-71 First Issue, $10 Probate of Will, Imperf, #R96a, manuscript cancel, close to very large margins all around, rich color, overall Very Fine, PSAG (2012) cert. Scott $2,500. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1942		U.S.; Revenues, 1862-71 First Issue, $15 Mortgage, Ultramarine, Perfed, #R97e, on 1870 Dedham, Mass. warranty deed with #R69c, nice item, Fine to Very Fine, Weiss (2007) cert. Scott $250+. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 1943		o U.S.; Revenues, 1862-71 First Issue, $20 Probate of Will, Imperf, #R99a, ms. cancel, 4 large margins, slightly foxed, Very Fine. Scott $2,000. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1944		() U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, 50¢ Blue & Black, Center Inverted, #R115b, unused, Fine. Scott $1,250. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1945		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1871 Second Issue, $200 Red, Blue & Black, #R132, "cleaned cancel and reperforated at left", otherwise Fine, PSAG (2012) cert. Scott $8,250. Estimate $2,000-2,200. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 1946		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1871-72 Third Issue, $20 Vermilion & Black, Color Error, #R150a, manuscript cancel, "filled pinhole at bottom of 7 in 1871", well centered, very fresh, still Very Fine, PSAG (2012) cert. Scott $1,000. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1947		o U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1898, $5 Dark Blue, Surcharge Reading Up, Strip of 3, #R160 var., side imprint #, each with red SON handstamp, beautiful strikes, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $330 ++. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1948		U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1900, $50 Gray, #R189, o.g. (large hinge remnant), thin at upper left corner, Fine appearance. Scott $2,000. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1949		U.S.; Revenues, Documentary, 1902, $50 Green, #R194, o.g. (h.r.), rich color, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,250. Estimate $650-750. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 1950		o U.S.; Revenues, Stock Transfer, 1947, $2,500 Bright Green, #RD258, cut cancel, Very Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 1951		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1952		() U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1866, 16-2/3¢ Dark Green, #REA2, unused, sound, Very Fine. Scott $200. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1953		o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1870, $1 Blue, Yellow Security Lines, #REA18a, used, thin, crease, bit soiled, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $140-160. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1954		o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1870, $2 Black, Yellow Security Lines, #REA19a, used, faults, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott $2,500. Estimate $900-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 1955		o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1871, $1 Yellow Orange, White Silk Paper, #REA27, used, margins all around, sound, Very Fine. Scott $250. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 1956		o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1940, ¼bbl Green, 1933 Surcharge Plus $6 Rate Surcharge, #REA179a, used, small piece out of margin and other small faults, Fine appearance. Scott $2,750. , only 5 recorded . Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 1957		/ U.S.; Revenues, Playing Cards, 1894, 2¢ Ultramarine, Imperf, Block of 4, #RF2b, o.g. (3), bottom right n.h., "bottom stamps light diagonal crease, right stamps with tiny surface scrapes along right side", Fine to Very Fine, PF (2004) cert. Scott $1,200+. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1958		U.S.; Revenues, Playing Cards, 1940, Blue, Dry Printing, Unwatermarked, C.P.C. Precancel, #RF26A-20, n.h. pair, rare item, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,000. Estimate $1,400-1,600. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1959		B U.S.; Revenues, Potato Tax, 1935, 25 Lb Black Brown, Complete Booklet, #RI17a, 2 panes of 12, purple on pink cover, rust marks around staples, panes stuck to interleaving (as is common for this issue), never used, Fine. These stamps were required by Potato Act of 1935, but declared unconstitutional on January 6, 1936. Scott $14,000. 1 of 2 intact booklets recorded (we sold the other one!) . Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1960		U.S.; Revenues, Embossed Revenue Stamp Paper, 1758, ½d Red on the New York Mercury, #RM9, dated Monday, February 27, 1758, bit smudged, interesting content in publication, Fine. Scott $1,500. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 1961		o U.S.; Revenues, Revenue Stamped Paper, 1867, 2¢ Orange, Mechanics' National Bank Statement, #RN-A10, full document, with 1 full impression and 56 partial impressions, stained at left edge, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $675. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $115

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