Sale 27: The Autumn Sale

Lot 2330    

Official Stationery Cut Square Group. Small powerful mostly mint group of 27 plus various official seals that catalog $1,719 almost all very fine, outstanding group.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $450

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Lot 2331 /o   

Postal Card Collection, 1872-1998. In 4 Scott albums; including paid reply cards, early material mixed mint with pre-printed and used, good representation; mixed condition, a good basis for further expansion, please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $260

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Lot 2332 o   

Revenue & Private Proprietary (Match & Medicines) Collection. Early issues mounted in old-time Carter album; includes a fair range of mostly good to better 1st-3rd issue revenues with highlights including #R51a, R86a & R128, strength in Match & Medicine issue with hundreds of good to better issues including a few rarer items, with highlights including #RO5a, RO12a (cat $425), RO25b, RO32b, RO37a, RO38b, RO60a, RO86c, RO97a (cat $800), RS16a (cat $350), RS46c (cat $350), RS48c (cat $350), RS59b (cat $325), RS73a, RS73b (cat $200), RS100b (cat $350), RS130b (cat $250), RS159b (cat $325), the rare 4¢ Rings Vegetable Ambrosia perf'd on wmked paper with full o.g. #R203d (cat $2,400), Swaim Pancea issues #RS235b & RS235d, RS238b (cat $400), RS265b (cat $300), RT3d (cat $650), the very scarce 3¢ Geo. W. Laird black on pink with part imprint (cat $1,000), RU8a, etc., with many other cataloging well over $100 each; overall condition a bit above the norm for these issues, 2006 catalog over $22,000 (with detailed inventory) & 2007 catalog value showing a dramatic increase in many of the M&M issues present in this collection, also including some additional revenue material with some better material, a collection well worth careful examination.
Estimate    $6,000 - 8,000.

Realized: $14,500

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Lot 2333 /o/   

Revenue and Back-of-the-Book Assortment. Mix of material including 1st issue revenues, #RJ1-RJ11 complete, interesting group of railroad script, some on document items including Hussey's Post receipt signed by George Hussey, revenues on various receipts, documents checks, etc.; please inspect.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2334    

Revenue - Proprietary usages on piece. 7 items; includes Battleship issue 1/8¢ on Smith Bros. Cough Drop piece, intact Andrew's Headache Powders with 1/8¢ + ¼¢ pair, 5/8¢ on Roger's Blue Chill Cure box, others tobacco related including intact Railroad Mills Snuff.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $260

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Lot 2335 /o   

Revenue - Beer Stamp Collection, 1866-75. 16 stamps on dealer pages; includes mint #REA3 & REA4 with large margins, REA14 with neat handstamp cancel, REA20, mint REA22 (counted as used), some duplication including REA30 & REA31 x2, etc.; condition mixed as to expected with many lovely 4-margin copies, Scott cat $1,190.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2336 /o   

Revenue - Beer Stamp Collection, 1878-1902. 33 stamps on dealer pages; better includes #REA37c, REA41c, REA43 one line & REA80a, little duplication, condition mixed as to expected with many lovely 4-margin copies, Scott cat $1,817.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 2337 /o   

Revenue - Beer Stamp Collection, 1909-47. 41 stamps on dealer pages; with better including mint #REA99 and REA175 with many items in the $30-60 range, many nice 4-margin copies throughout with some occasional duplication; condition mixed as to expected with many lovely 4-margin copies throughout, Scott cat $1,363.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2338 /o   

Revenue - Cigar and Tobacco Strip Stamp Collection, 1863-1901. Several hundred issues in oversized Godden album with slipcase; cigar strips with strong array of issues including some of the better custom cigar TCC#'s including #TCC2, TCC5, TCC6, TCC13, TCC18, other highlights including #TC5, TC57, TC71A, TC97b, TC98b, etc., a strong holding of tobacco strips with a few better items throughout; overall condition a bit above the norm for these seldom seen and offered issues with some duplication to be expected, an ideal collection for further expansion.
Estimate    $2,500 - 3,500.

Realized: $4,000

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Lot 2339 o   

Revenue - Tobacco Sale Tax issues collection. On pages in Scott album, good range of snuff issues, run of 1879-1945 cigarette series issues including provisional overprints and other varieties, small cigars, etc., some state revenues including tobacco & liquor; hundreds of stamps, worth careful inspection.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $650

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