Lot
2879 
Mint Postal Stationery Accumulation, 1920-1980. Several 100's in a box, mostly lower value, including many Pony Express envelopes, various airmail envelopes, very few postal cards, etc; please inspect. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $55
Lot
2880 /o
Miscellaneous Revenues & Back-Of-The-Book. Carton filled with a fascinating range of material, mostly Revenues and related, interesting group of double transfers, freak misperfs, multiples, interesting cancels, etc; note Tax Paid revenue brass used for cotton bales; a few covers with revenue attempted usages declined by the P.O.; Carriers & Locals and other back-of-the-book; some "Cinderellas"; including some foreign fiscals, Canada revenues of various descriptions, British colonies revenues & G.B. embossed revenue cut squares; truly a trove of opportunity worth careful examination. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $2,300
Lot
2881
Revenues & Cut Square Collection. Housed in Scott Specialty album, with excellent run of mostly mint cut squares including values to $325 or more, generally clean and neatly cut, some a bit close but most quite acceptable; extensive run of Revenues, most with manuscript cancels but decent showing of handstamps; with First Issue imperfs, part perfs & perforated, values to $2,000+ (R102a cut close); part perfs some with large margins; Second & Third Issues well filled lacking the highest values; and so on with Documentary, Wine, etc., etc; also some other back-of-the-book; condition generally F-VF, close examination recommended. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $4,750
Lot
2882 /o
Revenue Collection, 1862-1955. Accumulation of 1,000's, most mounted on Scott Specialty pages, excellent representations of the First to Third issues, a feast of cancels to be deciphered with manuscript, cds, private handstamps, etc; plus Documentary, Proprietory, Stock Transfer, Cordials & Wine, and the various specialty tax stamps including very nice section of Motor Vehicle,and miscellaneous other back-of-the-book including Potato Tax rare RI15 booklet pane of 12; substantial catalog value, please allow extra viewing for accurate evaluation. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $4,750
Lot
2883 /o
United States Revenue Accumulation, 1862-1954. Many 100's, perhaps 1,000's, in glassines, envelopes and some on Scott pages and in stockbook, First Issues onwards including nice showing of Wine stamps, no great rarities here but lots of grist for the mill; some interesting cancels noted, much duplication, should be viewed by the revenue specialist. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $650
Lot 2884 o
Revenue Balance. Group of 15 stamps; including R410 (perf.i.), R482, R508 strip of 4, R609, R709 (perf.i.), etc., cat over $500.Scott No. R410//R726 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot 2885 o
Revenue - Stock Transfer Balance. Dozens of issues in glassine and stockpages; with better including RD257, RD331, RD334, RD359, RD361, etc., some perf initial material; mixed condition, cat. over $1,500, worth review.Scott No. RD54//RD364 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
Lot 2886 o
Beer Stamp Group, 1866-1947. Selection of 24 issues in stockbook with slight duplication; some better including #REA6 (cts), 31, 34 (x2), 49, 76b, etc., owner's cat $1,625, condition mixed, inspect.Scott No. REA4a//REA195a Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $375
Lot 2887 o
Revenue - Silver Tax Balance. Dozens of issues on stockcards and in glassine; with better including RG21 strip of 3, RG13-RG18, RG23, RG70-RG72, RG73, etc., also a documentary issue with manuscript "Silver Tax" provisional overprint; condition varies, cat. in excess of $1,800.Scott No. RG13//RG130 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $625
Lot 2888 o
Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper collection, 1756-1848. Approximately 96 items, displayed in 2 binders of clear acetate pages showing front and back, consisting of a variety of documents including Writs of Attachment, Promissory Notes, Indentures, shipping documents and inventories, insurance policies, Estate Inventories, and much more; the vast majority from the First Federal Issue, all the States represented; some of the higher catalog value items including RM58, 71, 72, 74, 88, 167, 182, 190, 202, 206, 214, 215, etc; total Scott 2010 catalog value $6,500; condition somewhat mixed as would be expected, but overall F-VF for these, please inspect.Scott No. RM3//RM558 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $2,500