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Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale: 97

United States
Revenue & Other Back-of-the-Book Collections

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2582
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue Balance. Mix of material including Standard Hydrometer issues with full sheet, Cotton related items including three early 1860's Cotton tags with attached prong, firearm document with #RY6 stamp, Custom Service Baggage Inspection issues, stock certificate book, Oleomargine issues including on piece, Meat Inspection, Mixed Flour, etc.; interesting and unusual group, worth a look.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 2,500.00
Sold...US$ 2,500.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 16:52:34 EST
Sold For 2500

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2583
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Beer Stamp Collection. About 100 mostly different items, along with additional numerous wine and liquor stamps, better beer items with total catalog value of about $1,000 and numerous lesser and/or damaged items not counted; better items include such as REA3a, REA22, REA 25, REA32, REA38d, REA195, REA197, and others; also a few state alcohol stamps with emphasis on Washington state; close inspection recommended.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 16:53:25 EST
Sold For 700

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2584
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Beer Issues Collection. Mostly arranged in stockbook; good basic representation of issues throughout with condition at or a bit above the norm, some better issues usually a bit more faulty then others, with good 1870 issues, 1871 issues with paper types, 1875 issues including $2 value, later surcharges and good completion in later issues, also includes a small hoard of 1934 series issues, etc.; worth a look.
Estimate; $600 - 800. Est. $600-800

Est. $600-800

Opening US$ 10,500.00
Sold...US$ 10,500.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 16:57:08 EST
Sold For 10500

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2585
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Cat No: Collection

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1871-74 Proprietary Issues with Proprietary Cancels. Around 100 stamps on stock pages, nice range of companies including many printed cancels, some better including printed "Dr. Seth Walker, Woonsocket, R.I.", Walker & Taylor "Sloans" advertising handstamp, "S.R.V.D." (S.R. Van Duzer), Benton's Pine Tree Troches ad, "E.W. Hoyt & Co., Lowell, Mass." on a few different issues, J.T. Howland, Hamlin Bros. Chicago, some colored and stencil cancels; condition a little mixed, a scarce group.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500

Est. $1,000-1,500

Opening US$ 1,150.00
Sold...US$ 1,150.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 16:58:04 EST
Sold For 1150

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2586
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Cat No: Collection

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Battleship Revenue Issues with Proprietary Medicine Cancels. Approximately 1,000 stamps in stockpages, stockbook and glassines; some arranged including companies with Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Chattanooga Medicine Co., The Centaur Co., Paris Medicine Co., Emerson Drug Co. and many other; a nice group for the specialist.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 16:59:07 EST
Sold For 1300

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2587
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Narcotic Tax Issues Collection. Housed mostly in stock book; includes a handful of handstamp first issues and later printed, a host of the purple & green band issues, some good issues throughout; inspect.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350

Est. $250-350

Opening US$ 725.00
Sold...US$ 725.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:00:53 EST
Sold For 725

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2588
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Wines Collection, 1914-41. Housed on Scott album pages; with near completion in Cordial - Wines issues including mint #RE19 & RE31, 1916-18 issues nearing completion including the $20-$100 high values used complete (in nice condition), 1933-34 with better issues including mint #RE83, good later completion with 1942 high values, etc.; condition a bit better than normally encountered.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:01:51 EST
Sold For 550

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2589
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue Stamped Paper (Checks) Group of 7 Cut Squares. Including RN-S1 (cat. $3750 as entire, unpriced as cut square), RN-V10 (only known as cut square), etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate; $600 - 800. Est. $600-800

Est. $600-800

Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:02:21 EST
Sold For 400

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2590
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Match & Medicine Issues Collection. Of issues Springer pages in binder with additional stock in glassines and dealer pages; nice showing of good to better issues with Match issues including #RO5a, RO37b, RO38b, RO39d, RO84a, RO85b, RO86c, RO94c, RO96b, etc., Medicine issues with #RS34b, RS61d, RS70b, RS73b, RS73d, RS84b, RS100b, RS128d, RS129b, RS130b, etc., nice showing of Perfume and and Playing Cards, stock including multiple examples of the more common wrapper issues, etc.; condition a bit above the norm, inspection highly recommended.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Opening US$ 8,500.00
Sold...US$ 8,500.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:03:59 EST
Sold For 8500

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2591
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Private Die Match & Medicine Group. Of over 50 stamps in stockpages in binder, with 42 medicine stamps (including 3 proofs), 8 match stamps, 1 perfumery stamp, and 1 playing card stamp and 1 playing Russell & Morgan label, many good items including RS4i, RS14d, RS31, RS49d x2, RS314-RS315 and many others; condition varies with many nice items, Scott catalog $3,596.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Opening US$ 1,450.00
Sold...US$ 1,450.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:04:49 EST
Sold For 1450

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2592
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Match & Medicine Accumulation. Collection and stock; includes Carter album (Dietz printing) with a range of common to better items with the occasional rare in faulty condition, similar stock in two binders, some additional pages, etc.; inspect.
Estimate; $600 - 800. Est. $600-800

Est. $600-800

Opening US$ 1,600.00
Sold...US$ 1,600.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:05:45 EST
Sold For 1600

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2593
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Brewer & Distilled Spirits Issues Collection. Extensive array of many hundreds housed in binders, glassines, on pages, etc.; wide array of issues including Brewer Permits, Distilled Spirits Tax Paids, Wholesale Liquor Dealers, Special Stamps for Brady Distilled, Distillery Warehouse, Distilled Spirits Exportation, Rectified Spirits, Imported Malt Liquors, section of Lock Seals, etc.; an excellent holding for the specialist, inspection highly recommended.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000

Est. $1,500-2,000

Opening US$ 4,250.00
Sold...US$ 4,250.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:06:56 EST
Sold For 4250

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2594
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Cat No: Collection

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Private Die Medicine Cancellations on Revenue Issues. Balance of over 350 stamps arranged and identified on stockcards; nice range of companies and issues, includes Radway & Co. printed cancels in RB3b pair (one with no period variety), Humphreys circular cancels on RB15c, Reeds Pentagon cancel on 4¢ Proprietary issue, numerous printed cancels including J.P. Mills, C.S.M. Co., Seth Arnold, etc., rare Seelye & Co. oval handstamp cancels on R22c pair, socked-on-the-nose cork "MU, 73" on RB4a pair, several Walker & Taylor multi-line cancels, Van Duzer types, etc.; includes spreadsheet summary and detailed listing for each card.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000

Est. $2,000-3,000

Opening US$ 4,750.00
Sold...US$ 4,750.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:08:17 EST
Sold For 4750

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2595
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Private Die Medicine Collection. Of over 213 stamps in stockpages in binder; includes Hembold's issues with RS106b (cat $400), Hunt's Remedy issues RS56d ($350) & RS57d ($100), other better with RS61d ($140), RS79b ($100), RS84b with huge margins ($140), mint RS100b ($400) with full o.g.), RS130b ($250), RS134a ($140), RS159b ($350), RS219d ($125), RS223b ($125), RS235d x3 (cat $750), etc. with many other good issues throughout; condition a bit above the normal.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500

Est. $1,000-1,500

Opening US$ 6,750.00
Sold...US$ 6,750.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:09:50 EST
Sold For 6750

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2596
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Tobacco Tax Paid Issues Collection. Extensive collection/accumulation of thousands of issues on album and pages in binders, in glassines, dealer pages, etc.; includes Cigarette Tax Paids & Cigar Tax Paids with an extensive holding of the small types series as well as the small and medium band issues, class A & B cigarettes, custom cigars, small cigars, etc., Manufactured Tobacco Tax Paids with some of the better early issues and banknote style issues of the 1870's, smaller types later strips, section of lead tobacco wrappers, etc., Snuff Tax Paids with early 1870 to 1870 Provisional, later banknote style issues of 1883, band types later specimen items, etc.; a truly impressive holding with duplication to be expected, inspection a must.
Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000. Est. $4,000-6,000

Est. $4,000-6,000

Opening US$ 12,000.00
Sold...US$ 12,000.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:12:00 EST
Sold For 12000

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2597
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Cigarette Tax Paid Accumulation. Stock/hoard in more modern small type tax stamp and bands for cigarette packs, includes panes and sheets, stock of various state issues, some on pack usages, also includes an interesting cigarette papers collection, some foreign issues, etc.; a nice holding for the specialist.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350

Est. $250-350

Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:13:19 EST
Sold For 550

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2598
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Tax Paid Large Bands Revenue Collection. Many hundreds of various issues; mostly Cigar issues but includes Cigarettes, Customs Cigarettes & Customs Cigars issues, nice range of issues throughout; condition varies but about the norm overall for these large band issues, includes some medium size bands and duplication to be expected, etc., worth proper evaluation for the tax paid specialist.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000

Est. $2,000-3,000

Opening US$ 3,500.00
Sold...US$ 3,500.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:14:39 EST
Sold For 3500

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2599
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - Special Tax Issues Collection. Several hundred mostly in long folders; includes the 1873-85 issues including Still & One Worm issues (no retail dealer in leaf tobacco issues), later issues including $50 Wagering and a hoard of many others; a very useful group for the specialist.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Opening US$ 1,800.00
Sold...US$ 1,800.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:15:46 EST
Sold For 1800

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2600
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Cat No: Collection

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Revenue - State/Provincial Issue Collection. Extensive collection housed in over a dozen stockbooks and binders and large amount of material unsorted in glassines, on dealer pages, etc.; with Alabama tobacco products issues approaching completion, California with good early State revenues with later country documentaries, feeding stuffs, distilled spirits, etc., Colorado with a nice run of Liquor tax issues, Delaware Beer stamps, Florida from documentaries, on, Georgia with 1980's unused fishing and hunting issues, some Hawaii, Idaho & Illinois beer, Indiana with a nice showing of fermented malt beverage, intangible tax, and egg labels, Kansas including large rolls and strips of egg inspection issues, Louisiana cigar & tobacco as well as early law tax, large section of New York issues including a huge hoard of Stock Transfer issues (with bundleware in the tens of thousands), Missouri with a nice run of issues including liquor control, Nebraska with a nice showing of alcohol related issues, Nevada from early documentaries on, North Carolina from beer tax to illuminating oil, substantial Ohio including beer strips and a sizable hoard of sales tax and malt beverage issues, Oklahoma from Wine tax issues to Tobacco issues, Oregon with early insurance issues, Rhode Island with liquor control and "Marijuana Taxation", South Carolina with documentaries to Soft Drink tax with a host other issues in between, South Dakota with strong showing of various hunting permit issues, beer, etc., Tennessee with tobacco and inspection issues, Texas from tax paids to fruit paids, Utah beer & tobacco, Virginia county bear-deer damage stamps, Washington with city beer to apple advertising, with additional stocks and accumulations in somewhat disorganization; an extraordinary one man's lifetime collection and a tremendous opportunity for the specialist collector or dealer.
Estimate; $6,000 - 8,000. Est. $6,000-8,000

Est. $6,000-8,000

Opening US$ 8,000.00
Sold...US$ 8,000.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:16:42 EST
Sold For 8000
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 2601
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Cat No: Collection

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Duck Stamp Collection, 1934-2005. All mint mostly n.h. collection in mounts on Scott pages, nearly complete missing only Scott #RW4 and RW6, highlights including RW1, RW2 plate number single, also souvenir sheets RW73b-80b (RW73b with both signatures), owner's Scott $6,245, clean and worthwhile collection.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500

Est. $1,000-1,500

Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00


Closed..Aug-01-2021, 17:17:37 EST
Sold For 1500

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