Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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The World Traveler Collection of U.S. Revenues continued...

Private Die Medicine Stamps, cont. (RS) continued...

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2245

United States Proprietary Medicine Co., 6c Black, Old Paper (RS244a). Attractive shade, repaired adding portions of the design, still a reasonable appearing example of this very scarce stamp, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 2,500.00

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

2246

United States Proprietary Medicine Co., 1c Black on Orange, Wrapper (RS247a). Huge margins on three sides, faults including some light staining (quite typical of this stamp), otherwise Very Fine, all four examples listed in Power Search have faults (Image)

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$ 1,500.00

SOLD for $250.00
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2247

West India Manufacturing Co., 4c Black, Die I, Silk Paper (RS264b). Outstanding centering with wide margins, remarkably fresh, light vertical crease, still Extremely Fine, this is the finest centered example we have offered, and we are aware of only one completely sound copy (ex "Scarsdale") (Image)

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$ 300.00

SOLD for $200.00
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2248

West India Manufacturing Co., 4c Black, Die I, Pink Paper (RS264c). Wide margins, sharp impression on fresh Pink paper, small thin spot and faint vertical crease, Extremely Fine appearance, 46 recorded in the Aldrich book, most are vastly inferior to the example offered here (Image)

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$ 400.00

SOLD for $250.00
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2249

West India Manufacturing Co., 4c Black, Die II, USIR Watermark (RS264Ad). Unusually fresh and well-centered, couple trivial vertical creases, appears Very Fine, in far superior condition than the vast majority, nearly all have faults to some degree (Image)

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$ 600.00

SOLD for $375.00
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2250

Edward Wilder, 1c Green, Silk Paper, Imperforate (RS265b). Large to full margins, lovely rich color, faint trace of a thin, still Very Fine, 61 recorded in the Aldrich census (Image)

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$ 325.00

SOLD for $225.00
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2251

Edward Wilder, 1c Green, USIR Watermark, Imperforate (RS265d). Large to full margins, rich color in a dark shade, small thin and light horizontal crease, Very Fine appearance, only 35 are recorded in the Aldrich book and less than half are reported to be sound, however we question that as we have never offered a sound copy since keeping computerized records, ex Rosenberg (Image)

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$ 325.00

SOLD for $225.00
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2252

Edward Wilder, 4c Lake, Silk Paper, Imperforate (RS268b). Large margins all around, attractive color, crisp impression, Extremely Fine, a particularly handsome example (Image)

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$ 275.00

SOLD for $450.00
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2253

Edward Wilder, 4c Lake, USIR Watermark, Imperforate (RS268d). Original gum, h.r., large margins all around, deeply rich color and a well-incised impression

EXTREMELY FINE. BY FAR THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE WILDER 4-CENT ON WATERMARKED PAPER WE HAVE EVER OFFERED.

We have sold only three different examples of this rare stamp since keeping computerized records. All three have thin spots. The Aldrich census records just thirteen. This "World Traveler" copy ranks as one of the very finest (if not the finest) of the tiny number available. (Image)

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$ 2,250.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
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2254

E. A. Wilson, 12c Blue, USIR Watermark (RS270d). Deep color, manuscript cancel as always, fresh and Fine, we have sold only five since keeping computerized records, 35 are recorded in the Aldrich census and less than half are sound (probably a lot less than half) (Image)

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$ 550.00

SOLD for $160.00
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2255

J. H. Zetlin & Co., 2c Red, Silk Paper, Perforated (RS275b). Strong color, some blunted/nibbed perfs, otherwise Fine example of this elusive stamp, only 22 recorded in the Aldrich book, this is only the fourth different copy we have offered since keeping computerized records (Image)

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$ 1,100.00

SOLD for $300.00
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