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