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Revenue Collections

Lots 2727-2736 Lots 2737-2738

Lot 2727 /o   

United States Revenue Collection, 1862-2006, housed in Scott album; range of first issues with useful imperf including better mid-denominations and mixed condition higher values, part-perfs worth checking and perf'd issues well represented to the high values missing the rarer items, good showing of 2nd & 3rd issues and similar later, nice completion in documentaries again missing the scarcer, proprietary, near complete future delivery, some completion in stock transfer issues, wines including high values with tabs, consular, ducks, etc.; condition varies with lots of material throughout, worth proper evaluation.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,800

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Lot 2728 o   

First Issue Revenue Red Cancellation Collection, 1862-71, over 60 different perf'd issues on pages, all bearing various red cancels; nice showing of issues up to the $5 values with some better issues including $1.60 foreign exchange with socked-on-the-nose circular cancel and $1.90 foreign exchange, $1 mortgage (R73, cat $300), cancels including Wells, Fargo & Co., large oval; "Todd & Co., Brokers, San Francisco" handstamp, etc.; few duplicate issues, a nice group for the revenue specialist.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $900

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Lot 2729 o   

Comstock Mine Cancels on First Issue Revenues, specialized collection of over 65 items mounted and identified on quadrille pages; about 15 mines represented including Alpha Gold Hill, Imperial Silver, Empire Milling & Mining, Chollar Potosi, Gould & Curry Silver, Savage, Union Consolidated, Ophir Gold & Silver, Yellow Jacket Silver, Kentuck, E. Belcher, Overman Silver, etc., some with various type cancels, few Nevada state revenue items including on document, few scarce manuscript items, etc.; a nice group for the specialist.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 2730 /o   

Revenue Collection, housed in Scott album and binder; general range of 1st-3rd issues with some better including R8a double transfer (T7, cat $400), R98a, strong showing of perf'd issue with some nice handstamp items and good high values, general range of later including documentary, ducks with completion, wines, other including some misc back-of-the-book issues; condition mixed.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 2731 /o   

Revenue Collection, 19th and 20th Century mint and used in a Scott Specialty album, nice assortment of material throughout, notable Stock Transfer issues and Documentaries including some blocks, owner's 2015 Scott catalog value over $5,500; inspect.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2732 o   

Wells Fargo & Co. Cancels on First Issue Revenues, 1862-1926, over 40 issues mounted on album pages; 2¢ to 5¢ issues with a range of cancels including small oval date stamp in red, blue and black, manuscript, Virginia City circular, large oval date stamps from Sonora and Gold Hill on piece in combination with state revenues, includes a section of later usages on battleship revenues and other; some duplication.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $550

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Lot 2733 o   

Revenue Stamp Calendar, calendar collection with handstamped postmarks on over 300 - 2¢ 1860s revenues including some railroads cancels, nicely mounted, Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 2734 /o   

Revenue Balance, mix of material including revenue stamped paper collection, mixed condition M&M's, state revenues, revenue stock from 1st issues, etc.; inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $280

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Lot 2735 /o   

Documentary Stamp Accumulation, hundreds of mint and used Series 1940s through 50s carmine Documentaries, mostly overprinted, in heavy duplication housed on stock pages in a binder, includes a few other items of interest, inspection definitely required.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $190

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Lot 2736 /o   

Revenue - Match, Perfumery & Playing Card Proprietary Stamp Stock, arranged on stockpages, with some heavier duplication in some issues; includes over 30 American Match issues (RO10) with many old paper and a nice variety of cancellation, later die proofs, over 15 Excelsior Match issues (RO83), Ives & Judd with over 15 examples (RO119), N&C issues with better silk paper, etc., Lanman & Kemp with 6 1¢ pink papers (RT16c, cat $450 each), and several; Wright 2¢ watermark (RT23d), with a study of other Wright issues, some other revenue and misc. material worth checking; inspect.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $3,250

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Lots 2727-2736 Lots 2737-2738

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