Sale 88: The Sescal Sale

Lot 1498 o   

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4¢ black, imperf, silk paper, clear to large margins, small portion of the bottom of stamp reattached, Very Fine appearance, an extremely rare example of the Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia 4¢ Black Imperforate on Silk Paper, with 10 examples recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS200b    $5,500.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 1499 o   

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4¢ black, perf'd, silk paper, bold color, couple perf flaws, Fine appearance, a very rare medicine issue, only 24 are recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS203b    $2,000.

Realized: $625

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Lot 1500    

Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 4¢ black, perf'd, watermarked USIR, o.g., centered into top, faint crease and a couple nibbed perfs at lower right, about Fine appearance, very rare with only 13 examples are recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS203d    $2,750.

Realized: $575

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Lot 1501 o   

Soule & Co., Syracuse, 1¢ blue, silk paper, foreign entry, clearly showing the entry of the unissued X. Bazin stamp, strong bright color, few small holes at lower right well away from designs, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. RS227b    $1,500.

Realized: $725

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Lot 1502 o   

Swain, Wm., 8¢ orange, imperf, watermarked USIR, large margins, deep rich color, few light internal creases, Extremely Fine appearance, a beautiful example of this popular issue, with 35 examples recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS234d    $2,600.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 1503 o   

Swain, Wm., 8¢ orange, die cut, watermarked USIR, rich color, usual wrinkling and crease, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. RS235d    $250.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1504 o   

Swain, Wm., 8¢ Orange, Die Cut, Watermarked USIR, rich color, usual wrinkling and small thin, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. RS235d    $250.

Realized: $130

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Lot 1505 o   

Swett, Dr. G.W., 4¢ green, perf'd, watermarked USIR, deep color, few thins and light vertical crease, Fine appearance, a very rare stamp, with 19 examples recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS237d    $3,250.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 1506 o   

U.S. Proprietary Medicine Co., 1¢ black on orange red, old paper, strong color and impression, wrapper reduced to design, Fine appearance, very rare with only 16 examples recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS248a    $3,750.

Realized: $900

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Lot 1507 P   

Wells, Richardson & Co., 4¢ black, plate proof on India, on card, bottom margin block of 14 with imprint, full even margins, Very Fine.
Scott No. RS263P3    $1,260 for singles.

Realized: $600

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