Sale 68: New York 2016

Lot 435 o   

Stock Transfer, 1940, $60 Brown, beautifully centered with lustrous color, bold magenta handstamp cancels, Very Fine and choice with outstanding eye appeal.; with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. RD63    $3,000.

AN REMARKABLE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE $60.00 "SERIES 1940" HANDSTAMPED OVERPRINT ISSUE.

This is one of the finest recorded examples of the $60.00 "SERIES 1940" handstamped overprint issue. A survey of recent auction results yields no examples of this outstanding quality in sound used condition. Most examples have faults including the example offered in the Scarsdale collection.

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Lot 436 o   

Stock Transfer, 1940, $500 Blue, exceptionally well centered within large margins, vibrant color with neat manuscript and handstamp cut cancels that do not break the paper, Extremely Fine; with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. RD65    $1,500.

A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE "SERIES 1940" $500 STOCK TRANSFER STAMP.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 437 o   

Stock Transfer, 1940, $1,000 Orange, intense vibrant color, neat circular handstamp and unobtrusive perf. initial cancel of Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, F.-V.F.; with 1979 A.P.S. and 2016 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. RD66    $3,000.

This rare issue is not known to exist without cut cancels or perfin cancels, the perfins on this stamp are neat and confined to a small face free area.

Realized: $850

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Lot 438 o   

Stock Transfer, 1940, $500 Bright Green, Serial No. 2, exceedingly well centered, strong color, black 1941 handstamp and cut cancels, Very Fine; with 1999 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. RD90    $2,400.

AN EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE USED EXAMPLE OF THE $500.00 1940 STOCK TRANSFER STAMP.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 439 o   

Stock Transfer, 1941, $1,000 Bright Green, Serial No. 1549, attractively centered with intense color and impression, neat face free 1942 handstamp cancels and manuscript squiggle, particularly fresh and Very Fine; with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. RD116    $2,250.

A desirable example with a face free handstamp cancel as most examples have either defacing perfin or cut cancels.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 440 o   

Stock Transfer, 1942, $500 Bright Green, Serial No. 1469, exceedingly well centered with wide margins, strong bright color, purple handstamp cancel along with perf. initials, small staple holes as normal for this issue and trivial corner crease top right, choice and Very Fine appearance, ex-Ballman; with 2002 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. RD138    $9,000.

A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE EXCEPTIONALLY RARE $500.00 SERIES 1942 STOCK TRANSFER STAMP, OF WHICH LESS THAN 6 EXAMPLES ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST.

This rare issue was missing from the Floyd, DePriest, Wampler and Tolman collections.

Realized: $5,000

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Lot 441 o   

Stock Transfer, 1943, $500 Bright Green, Serial No. 1996, exceedingly well centered, attractive magenta manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine; with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. RD161    $2,250.

A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE $500 1943 STOCK TRANSFER STAMP.

The manuscript cancelled examples all seem to have come from the same booklet, we have also noted serial nos. 1984, 1993, 1994 offered in recent auctions.

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Lot 442 o   

Stock Transfer, 1946, $5,000 Bright Green, Serial No. 1300, beautifully centered with bright color, normal cut cancels and additional handstamped cancel; repaired at bottom right, Very Fine appearance; with 2003 A.P.S. and 2016 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. RD233    $20,000.

A GREAT RARITY WITH ONLY EIGHT RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE $5,000.00 SERIES 1946 STOCK TRANSFER ISSUE.

This issue is only known used with cut cancels. This stamp is from a find of five stamps including the ex-Scarsdale, Curtis stamp.

Realized: $5,000

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Lot 443 o   

Stock Transfer, 1951, $2,500 Bright Green, exceedingly well centered with large margins, vibrant color, handstamp cancel along with barely noticeable cut cancel, Extremely Fine; with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. RD362    $2,750.

A REMARKABLY CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE $2,500 "SERIES 1951" STOCK TRANSFER STAMP, WITH THE FINEST CENTERING WE HAVE RECORDED.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 444    

Stock Transfer, 1952, $10 Bright Green, beautifully centered, rich color on bright paper, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine; with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. RD371    $4,500.

A CHOICE AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $10.00 1952 STOCK TRANSFER.

The Stock Transfer issues were discontinued after 1952. Only 79 were sold of the $10.00, which is the lowest reported sales total of the series.

Realized: $3,000

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