Sale 103: The APS Auction

Lot 4158 /o   

Outstanding Revenue Collection, outstanding collection on quadrille pages in 6 albums including first, second and third issues, note thee rare R15e green paper (cat $2,250), R21c ($700), R45a strip of three, R68a strip of three, R73a pair, R73c (cat $300, PSE cert), R97c, R98c, R99c (cat $3000), R100c (cat $600), R101a, R101c, R102c (cat $750), R103-R131 2nd issue complete to $50, 3rd issue complete incl R135b invert, group of extra crazy perfs, nice selection of preprint paper folds, handstamped cancels, 44 P4 or P3 first-issue plate proofs, good selection of Battleships, Documentaries incl Reds, R181 used ($350), R190-93, R224-27 used, Proprietary including RB8 (cat $1000), Stock Transfers - greens, Future Delivery incl strips, Wines incl. R56-59, Beers incl REA7 cut-to-shape faulty, REA16, REA16a, REA17, REA27, REA35, REA36 repaired, etc, Playing Cards, Silver Tax, Potato Tax incl RI14 booklet, Narcotics, Consular incl RK2, RK9, RK21, RK32-33, RK28 on visa, Customs Fee RL1-8, Motor Vehicle, RVB2 on license, RY3, RY5, RY6 on document, Ducks RW1-RW49, Cotton tag, various Savings and War Savings including some certificates, WS4 ($325), and Telegraph stamps; generally typical to better condition but plenty of premium and rare items throughout, wonderful collection.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

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Realized: $17,000

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Lot 4159 /o   

Revenue Collection, mainly housed in Scott album, includes the array of general revenue issues as well as a nice array of tax paid issues from cigarettes to special tax; starting with first issues with a good showing of imperf issues including a few good 4 margin lower dollar value issues, perf'd issues with strong completion including high values missing only a few rare issues, some on document items, 2nd issue with value up to the $10 and 3rd issue complete to the $10, nice showing of later general issues with many on document including carte-de-visite, good showing of Documentaries with strong completion on lower to mid-values, similar Proprietaries, some completion in Future Deliveries and Stock Transfers, good Wines including Puerto Rico issues, useful Beers, Silver Tax, Playing Cards, Narcotics, M&M's, etc., Tax Paids with the array of issues including Brewer's Permit and other Spirit's issues, Cigars & Tobacco with lots of bands, Opium, dozens of early Special Tax issues worth checking, few stock certificates with impressed revenue, etc.; a nice collection with lots of material, worth careful evaluation.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $6,500

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Lot 4160    

Revenue & Private Die Proprietary Collection, 1862-1900, housed in specialized Dietz album, with much hand-selected for choice centering, handstamp or unused, etc.; starting with useful to good 1st issue perf'd issues and a smattering of imperf, 2nd, 3rd and later issues, strength in M&M's again with condition and centering well above the norm throughout, most useful to good issues present with some better including RO19b, RO61a, RO80c, RO85b, RO86c, RS4g, the ever popular RS56d, RS57d, RS61d, RS65e, RS73b, RS84a, and many more; careful inspection a must.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Realized: $6,000

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Lot 4161 /o   

Revenue Collection, 1862-1900s, collection in National album including somewhat sparse first issues with imperfs, part-perfs and better completion in perfs; Documentaries including Reds; Wines, Potato Tax, Postal Notes, Postal Savings incl WS7b-8b booklets, etc.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $750

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Lot 4162 /o   

Revenue Collection, collection on quadrille pages in 4 albums including Match & Medicines, Playing Cards, Proprietary 1st Issue, Perfume, Canned Fruit proof, State Revenues, Taxpaids with Cigars and Snuff, Cinderella material including. trading stamps, licenses & royalty, poster stamps, carriers (Clipperton, Labrador, McDonald etc), etc. Snuff includes unlisted TE51 proof, Clipperton partial set of 7 values canceled plus unused 3c, Private Dies include RP1TC1 on India, RO165b (cat $675), RS37a and RS37b (2), RS250 precancels; condition mixed on private dies, but generally typical to better condition, some premium items, good collection worth close inspection.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

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Realized: $4,750

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Lot 4163 /o   

Revenue Collection and Balance, housed in Scott album, on pages, glassines, etc. collection in album with good showing of first issues with imperfs including large margin $2 Mortgage, nice selection of part-perfs and strength in perf issues up to the $50 USIR, 2nd and 3rd issues with a nice showing to to mid values, useful documentaries and later issues including narcotics, etc., other material including stock in glassine, Beer issues on pages, some early on document items including a few checks, etc.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 4164 /o   

Hunting & Fishing Game Stamp Accumulation, mix of material on album/dealer pages, glassines, etc.; strong showing of federal duck stamps from early issues to later plate blocks from the 1980's on, some hand-painted cachet covers, some on licence items, similar assortment of state duck stamps, other game stamps including Michigan trout issues as well as other state fishing, various other hunting stamps and licenses, etc.; nice group for the specialist.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $450

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Lot 4165    

Duck Stamp Plate Blocks, 1943-82, better group of 25 n.h. plate blocks comprising RW10-16, RW18-19, RW21-24, RW26-29, RW35 (2), RW36, RW37 (2), RW39, RW48, RW49, also includes RW9 used with 1¢ Prexie #841 coil on 1944 mail-back hunting card, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

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Realized: $2,900

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