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Jayne & Son, 4¢ green, imperf, watermarked USIR, ample margins, deep color, Very Fine, scarce with 52 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (35 of which are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RS146d $650.
Lot 1669 o
Jayne & Son, 4¢ green, perf'd, old paper, rich color, creased with torn corner at bottom right, about Fine appearance, still a presentable example of this Match & Medicine issue rarity, this being one of two known examples of the Jayne & Son 4¢ green perforated on old paper; with 1996 A.P.S. certificate.Scott No. RS146ap $4,500.
In the Aldrich census it is noted that both the examples of this stamp where in the Joyce collection. At the Joyce sale, the other example realized more than $4,000 and is still the basis for the woefully undercataloged value today.
Realized: $4,250
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Jayne & Son, 4¢ red, imperf, old paper, clear to large margins, strong color, few vertical creases, Very Fine appearance, with only 4 examples recorded by Aldrich in the census, ex-Joyce.Scott No. RS146Fa $7,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE JAYNE & SON 4¢ RED IMPERFORATE ON OLD PAPER.
The Joyce collection included another example of this stamp, which realized $6,500 hammer. It is interesting to note that both the red and orange color varieties of the Jayne & Son 4¢ issues on old paper have a green offset on reverse in the shade that is similar to the green used on all other Jayne & Son 4¢ issues.
Realized: $5,250
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Jayne & Son, 4¢ orange, perf & die cut, old paper, strong bright color, light vertical crease, otherwise Very Fine, a great Match & Medicine issue rarity, with only 3 examples recorded in orange by Aldrich in the census, an unlisted major variety in Scott.Scott No. RS146Gh var. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE UNIQUE JAYNE & SON 4¢ ORANGE PERFORATED AND DIE CUT VARIETY ON OLD PAPER.
The Joyce collection included one example of this stamp in imperforate format, which realized $7,000 hammer. In our Jonathan Bulkley Collection sale in 2012, the die cut example brought $16,000 hammer (sale 48, lot 394). It is interesting to note that both the red and orange color varieties of the Jayne & Son 4¢ issues on old paper, have a green offset on reverse in the shade that is similar to the green used on all other Jayne & Son 4¢ issues.
Realized: $9,000
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Jayne & Son, 1¢ blue, die cut, pink paper, well centered, deep color, small thin, Very Fine appearance.Scott No. RS147c $250.
Realized: $210
Lot 1673
Jayne & Son, 4¢ green, die cut, affixed to Jayne's Alterative wrapper; wrapper faults, pasted down to Joyce album page, Fine and rare, ex-Joyce.Scott No. RS149 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $575