United States Stamps continued...

**Revenues: Second and Third Issues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
551		$1.30 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R119). Unused (no gum), attractive centering, bright colors, Very Fine and choice, rarely seen in unused condition, Scott Retail as used (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 600.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
552		$1.60 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R121). Rich color, light magenta 1871 manuscript cancel, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 750.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
553		$25.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R130). Intense colors, 1871 manuscript cancel, few shortish perfs at left, Fine by normal standards, but really Very Fine for this large-format Second Issue (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,150.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
554		$50.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R131). Rich colors and clear impression, bold 1872 manuscript cancel, light horizontal crease, Very Fine appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,200.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
555		$200.00 Red, Blue & Black, Second Issue, "Small Persian Rug" (R132). Bright colors, bold blue "Wilkes Barre Coal & Iron Co. N.Y. Apr. 11, 1872" double-oval datestamp and manuscript cancel FINE. A LOVELY SOUND EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MOST COLORFUL STAMPS IN UNITED STATES PHILATELY. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE HANDSTAMP CANCEL. Both the Small and Large "Persian Rug" stamps were printed in sheets of one. Because of their size, the large number of perforations on each stamp, and the fact that they were used on documents which were frequently folded across the stamps, sound examples of the multicolored "Persian Rug" issues are extremely rare. Only 446 of the small "Persian Rug" were issued. We have offered only three others with handstamp cancels in our sales since 1993 and our Rarities of the World sales since 1964, including two others with Wilkes Barre double ovals. This example is from our 1974 Rarities sale (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 8,250.00 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
556		$200.00 Red, Blue & Black, Second Issue, "Small Persian Rug" (R132). Bright fresh colors, well-centered, faint stroke of blue cancel just visible in vignette -- appears unused at a glance -- faint horizontal crease in top margin visible when drying VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE LIGHTLY-CANCELLED EXAMPLE OF THE $200.00 "SMALL PERSIAN RUG" -- ONE OF THE MOST COLORFUL STAMPS IN UNITED STATES PHILATELY. Both the Small and Large "Persian Rug" stamps were printed in sheets of one. Because of their size, the large number of perforations on each stamp, and the fact that they were used on documents which were frequently folded across the stamps, most examples have flaws of some nature (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 8,250.00 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
557		1c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R103a). Herringbone cancel just breaks the paper in a couple places, well-centered, bright colors, nibbed perf at right, otherwise Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,600.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
558		2c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R104a). Cut cancel incl. a large cut at bottom, fresh color, a Fine and collectible example of this rare Second Issue Invert (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 5,000.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
559		5c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R107a). Light ms. cancel, deep color, typical centering for this value, light staining on the reverse only, Fine appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 3,500.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
560		10c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R109a). Unused (no gum), rich color, a sound and Fine example of this scarce Second Issue Invert, unpriced as unused in Scott Catalogue (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 2,000.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
561		50c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R115b). Two, one neat ms. cancel, Fine, other blue double-oval datestamp, thin, Very Fine appearance, also incl. Fine part original-gum No. R135b (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 3,100.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction

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