Sale 101: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2041 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 60¢ Inland Exchange, imperf, large even margins, beautiful vibrant color on bright paper, neat 1863 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott Nos. R64a    $120.

Realized: $190

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Lot 2042 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 60¢ Inland Exchange, part perf, top margin vertical strip of three, unusually well centered with large margins all around, bright color, neat manuscript cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, ex-Joyce.
Scott Nos. R64b    $340+.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 2043 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 70¢ Foreign Exchange, imperf, full to large margins, rich color on bright paper, canceled by magenta Jul. 2, 1863 framed handstamp, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott Nos. R65a    $700.

Realized: $250

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Lot 2044 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 70¢ Foreign Exchange, part perf, vertical pair, full to large imperforate margins, dark shade, each canceled by Aug. 8, 1864 manuscript cancel; Fine and rare; with 2022 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. R65b    $950.

Realized: $450

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Lot 2045 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, $1 Conveyance, part perf, vertical pair, clear to full imperforate margins, brilliant rich color and sharp impressions, each with neat manuscript "Nov 9th 1863" cancel; light crease between stamps ending in small tear, Fine and exceptionally rare, ex-Joyce; with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. R66b    $11,000 as two singles.

Only three vertical pairs, a horizontal pair on document and a block of four are recorded at www.thecurtiscollection.com. This example is census R66b ID: 2456.

Scott apparently has not properly updated the value for a pair ($7,000) to reflect that a single now catalogs $5,500.

Realized: $4,750

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Lot 2046 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, $1 Foreign Exchange, imperf, large to huge margins, strong color and impression on bright paper, neat "W.C. & Co., N.Y., Mar 6, 1863" cds handstamp cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott Nos. R68a    $90.

Realized: $190

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Lot 2047 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, $1 Inland Exchange, part perf, full imperforate margins, bright vibrant color, canceled by blue "John E. Henry, College Place N.Y., Jul 10, 1869" double-circle datestamp, Very Fine, ex-Joyce; with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. R69b    $12,500.

A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE HORIZONTAL PAIR OF THE $1 INLAND EXCHANGE PART PERF ISSUE. ONLY FOUR PAIRS ARE RECORDED AND THIS IS PERHAPS THE FINEST.

Realized: $13,500

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Lot 2048 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, $1 Inland Exchange, part perf, large to huge imperforate margins including bottom sheet margin, perforations clear, manuscript 1863 cancel, rich color on bright paper; light horizontal crease, Very Fine appearance; with 1993 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. R69b    $6,000.

Realized: $4,000

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Lot 2049 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, $1 Lease, imperf, double transfer variety at top, horizontal strip of three, left stamp Position 17 with Double Transfer at Top, large margins all around, attractive magenta manuscript cancel; right stamp with small margin defect at bottom, otherwise Extremely Fine and choice strip showing the double transfer variety; with clear 2022 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. R70a, R70a var.; $250+    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2050 o   

Revenue, 1862, First Issue, $1 Life Insurance, imperf, full margins, bright and fresh, manuscript cancel, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. R71a    $300.

Realized: $120

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