Sale 106: The Stanley Piller Inventory of United States

Lot 842 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 1¢ Proprietary, part perf, block of 4 with manuscript cancels, multiple faults, but fresh, Fine appearance. Curtis Census #183.1 - one of only three blocks of 4 listed, with no larger multiples recorded.; with 2005 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. R3b    $3,000.

Realized: $750

email this lot to a friend

Lot 843 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 2¢ Proprietary, blue, part perf, beautifully centered with wide margins all around and a single small pen stroke cancel, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. R13b    $250.

Realized: $100

email this lot to a friend

Lot 844 ()   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 3¢ Proprietary, part perf, no gum, rich color, pressed out crease and reperfed at right, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott No. R18b    $1,250.

Realized: $350

email this lot to a friend

Lot 845 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 3¢ Proprietary, part perf, manuscript cancel, slightly dry printing, choice centering with wide top and bottom margins, rich bold color, Extremely Fine, a choice example of the 3¢ Proprietary part perf issue.
Scott No. R18b    $1,250.

Realized: $800

email this lot to a friend

Lot 846 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 3¢ Telegraph, imperf, a fresh vertical pair with clear to large margins and light manuscript cancel, F.-V.F.
Scott No. R19a    $500.

Realized: $120

email this lot to a friend

Lot 847 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 3¢ Telegraph, part perf, vertical pair with wide bottom sheet margin showing "Butler & Carpenter/ Plate No." imprint, Very Fine.
Scott No. R19b    $83+.

Realized: $200

email this lot to a friend

Lot 848 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 3¢ Telegraph, part perf, a fresh, solid block of 9 with rich color and manuscript cancels, light vertical crease through the right stamps, few blunted perfs at upper left and rounded corner upper right, otherwise F.-V.F. Curtis Census #649.7, the only recorded block of nine with six larger.
Scott No. R19b; $500 ++    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $270

email this lot to a friend

Lot 849 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 4¢ Proprietary, perf'd, silk paper, vertical pair, fresh and solid, F.-V.F. Unrecorded in the Curtis Census, which lists four vertical pairs.
Scott No. R22d    $600.

Realized: $425

email this lot to a friend

Lot 850 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 4¢ Proprietary, perf'd, silk paper, horizontal strip of 5, all five stamps with a visible silk thread, the first four on the front, reinforced separation, 4th stamp thinned, about Fine appearance.
Scott No. R22d    $1,500 as pairs & single.

A rare multiple; not listed in the Curtis Census, but would be the third largest, after a reconstructed block of 18 and a reinforced block of 12; otherwise only pairs are recorded.

email this lot to a friend

Lot 851 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 5¢ Certificate, imperf, vertical block of 10, large margins to just in at left, neat manuscript cancels, faint diagonal crease in the top block of 4, F.-V.F. One of the three largest recorded used bloc.
Scott No. R24a    $770+.

email this lot to a friend