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Revenues - Private Die Medicine - Scheetz to U.S. Prop. Medicine

Lots 2233-2242 Lots 2243-2252 Lots 2253-2255

Lot 2243 o   

Swaim, Wm., 8¢ orange, imperf, watermarked USIR, ample to mostly large margins, deep rich color, usual vertical crease, Very Fine appearance, a beautiful example of this popular issue, with 35 examples recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS234d    $2,600.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 2244 o   

Swaim, Wm., 8¢ orange, die cut, silk paper, manuscript signature, bright vibrant color, small flaws, Very Fine appearance, an extraordinary rarity and a key issue to any private die medicine collection.
Scott No. RS235bh    $25,000.

AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLES OF THE EXTREMELY RARE 8¢ WILLIAM SWAIN DIE CUT ON SILK PAPER WITH MANUSCRIPT SIGNATURE - ONE OF THE RAREST PRIVATE DIE MEDICINE ISSUES WITH ONLY TWO EXAMPLES EVER RECORDED.

According to the "The Boston Revenue Book", an example of the Jas. Swaim issue on silk paper in a Boston, Mass. collection was known bearing manuscript signature. They concluded that its origin was probably due to the fact that a sheet must have been delivered to Wm. Swaim which had not received the second facsimile signature printing and therefore received a signature.

Realized: $18,000

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Lot 2245 o   

Swaim, Wm., 8¢ orange, die cut, watermarked USIR, beautifully centered, rich brilliant color, Extremely Fine, a wonderful sound example of this difficult issue.
Scott No. RS235d    $250.

Realized: $400

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Lot 2246 o   

Swett, Dr. G.W., 4¢ green, perf'd, silk paper, wide margins, bold color, thin spot, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. RS237b    $250.

Realized: $160

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Lot 2247 o   

Swett, Dr. G.W., 4¢ green, perf'd, watermarked USIR, uncommonly wide margins, rich intense color, faint crease, tiny tear and a few nibbed perfs at top, Very Fine appearance, a very rare stamp, with 19 examples recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS237d    $2,750.

Realized: $700

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Lot 2248 o   

Swett, Dr. G.W., 4¢ green, perf'd and die cut, silk paper, choice centering amid margins with perfs showing all sides, rich deep color, couple small thins, Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott No. RS238b    $450.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2249 o   

Swett, Dr. G.W., 4¢ green, perf'd and die cut, watermarked USIR, showing perfs on all side, wide margins, deep color, couple small thins, Very Fine appearance, very rare, with only 9 examples reported in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS238d    $3,250.

AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 4¢ DR. G.W. SWETT PERF'D AND DIE CUT ON WATERMARKED PAPER.

Current Opening Bid: $2,700

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Lot 2250 o   

U.S. Proprietary Medicine Co., 4¢ black, experimental silk paper, showing a few blue silk fibers on reverse, choice centering, thins and creases, Extremely Fine appearance, very scarce.
Scott No. RS243e    $240.

Realized: $110

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Lot 2251 o   

U.S. Proprietary Medicine Co., 6¢ black, old paper, well centered amid wide margins, thins, creases and a few nibbed perfs, Very Fine appearance, a very rare mint example of the U.S. Proprietary Medicine Co. 6¢ Black on Old Paper, only twenty examples recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS244a    $2,500.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 2252 o   

U.S. Proprietary Medicine Co., 1¢ black, experimental silk paper, showing several blue silk fibers on reverse, bold color, usual light package wrap creases, Very Fine and choice appearance, an extremely rare experimental silk paper variety with only a few known.
Scott No. RS245e    $1,250.

Realized: $1,050

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