Documentary, 1871, Second Issue, $1.90 blue & black (Scott R122), one of the finest you'll find, with colors perfectly registered, details sharp and a super light manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine to Superb, a real beauty, with 2020 P.S.A.G. certificate graded 95.
SMQ XF-SUP 95.
Scott $500
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Scott $500
Suggested Bid $1,000-1

Documentary, 1871, Second Issue, $3 blue & black (Scott R125), fresh and bright with strong colors and a Sept 28/71 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2020 P.S.A.G. certificate graded 90.
SMQ XF 90.
Scott $75
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $75
Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1069
Symbol:Cat No:R161

Documentary, 1898, ½¢ orange, rouletted (Scott R161), top plate no. 7983 block of 6, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in selvage only, bright and fresh; slight separation in selvage, Very Fine.
Scott $300
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $300
Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1070
Symbol:Cat No:R164a

Documentary, 1898, 2¢ carmine rose, imperf horizontally (Scott R164a), vertical block of 8 (4 pairs), o.g., hinge remnants, bright color; vertical crease left pair, otherwise Very Fine. A rare- perhaps unique - large multiple.
Scott $1,000+
Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Scott $1,000+
Suggested Bid $600-

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1071
Symbol:Cat No:R164b

Documentary, 1898, 2¢ carmine rose, imperforate (Scott R164b), vertical strip of 3, o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $400 for a pair
Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Scott $400 for a pair
Suggested B

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1072
Symbol:Cat No:R166

Documentary, 1898, 4¢ pale rose, rouletted (Scott R166), top plate no. 7967 block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and bright, Very Fine.
Scott $425
Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Scott $425
Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1073
Symbol:Cat No:R166a

Documentary, 1898, 4¢ pale rose, imperf horizontally (Scott R166a), upper right corner margin block of 9 with plate no. 7967 and faint "4cD" imprint, normal horizontal roulette along bottom edge, o.g., brilliant color; hinge reinforced separation (right strip of 3 apparently rejoined), Fine to Very Fine. A unique positional piece of exhibition caliber.
Scott $1,275 ++
Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)

Scott $1,275 ++
Suggested Bid $1,

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1074
Symbol:oCat No:R167b

Documentary, 1898, 5¢ lilac, imperf between (Scott R167b), guide line block of 4, neat manuscript cancels, "7/13 1900, SHK", fresh and perfectly centered, Extremely Fine. A choice and exceedingly rare multiple - this error is only known used.
Scott $1,300 ++
Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)

Scott $1,300 ++
Suggested Bid $1,

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1075
Symbol:Cat No:R167p

Documentary, 1898, 5¢ lilac, hyphen-hole perf (Scott R167p), right margin imprint & plate no. 9555 block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged, virtually perfectly centered with marvelous color; couple tiny thin spots, Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $450
Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Scott $450
Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1076
Symbol:Cat No:R170

Documentary, 1898, 40¢ blue lilac, rouletted (Scott R170), vertical guide line block of 4, o.g., bottom pair never hinged; slight separation, small tear lower left stamp, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $600
Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Scott $600
Suggested Bid $400-600

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1077
Symbol:Cat No:R170

Documentary, 1898, 40¢ blue lilac, rouletted (Scott R170), block of 4 with plate no. 8345, o.g., hinge remnant; selvage separated and rejoined, very faint toning at the top, otherwise Very Fine. Scott does not price a plate block.
Scott $600 for a plain block
Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Scott $600 for a plain block
Sugg

Documentary, 1898, 40¢ blue lilac, rouletted (Scott R170), full top margin plate no. 8345 single, o.g., never hinged, fresh and well centered, Extremely Fine. A rare plate number piece - Scott does not price a plate block.
Scott $125 ++
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $125 ++
Suggested Bid $200-

Documentary, 1898, 50¢ die proof in green on India (Scott R171P1), 46.5 x 41 mm (full size, as noted in Turner's Essays and Proofs of United States Internal Revenue Stamps), Very Fine. Exceedingly rare. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1080
Symbol:Cat No:R171p

Documentary, 1898, 50¢ slate violet, hyphen-hole perf (Scott R171p), block of 4, o.g. (all but upper left never hinged), fresh, intense color, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $350+
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $350+
Suggested Bid $200-30

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1081
Symbol:Cat No:R171p

Documentary, 1898, 50¢ slate violet, hyphen-hole perf (Scott R171p), block of 9, o.g. (7 stamps never hinged, one of which has a small tone spot), otherwise fresh and Fine.
Scott $675 ++
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $675 ++
Suggested Bid $200-

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1082
Symbol:Cat No:R172

Documentary, 1898, 80¢ bister, rouletted (Scott R172), block of 4, o.g., fresh color, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $600
Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Scott $600
Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1083
Symbol:Cat No:R172p

Documentary, 1898, 80¢ bister, hyphen-hole perf (Scott R172p), vertical pair, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $500 for hinged
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $500 for hinged
Suggested B

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1084
Symbol:

Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1085
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1898 Battleship Revenues - Large Collection/Accumulation, several hundred stamps, 99.9% mint and probably two-thirds Proprietaries, much of it in large multiples with sheet margin marking (plate numbers imprints, arrow, etc.); highlights include (mint unless noted) R162 pane of 100 without side selvage (plate block cats $225), R167a used, R172, RB20p (six large blocks, all with a plate block of 6), RB22 plate block of 28, RB26p two blocks of 4, one with arrow, RB27p half pane of 50 with imprint & plate no. but plate no. column separated ($550 as blocks of 4 & singles), RB28p half pane of 50 with imprint & plate no. (small tears in selvage of plate block), and RB29 NH block of 4; virtually all clean and F-VF. A marvelous lot; highlights alone catalog nearly $4,000. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.6 lbs.
View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000

1898 Battleship Documentaries Used on Documents, Box full of somewhere in the neighborhood of 600-800 documents with Battleship Documentaries used to pay the applicable taxes; more than have are checks, the rest being various Bills of Sale (160 Memoranda of Sale" from a variety of Chicago firms), Deeds, Notes and other legal documents. Intact as purchased as three different auction lots. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1087
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1898 Battleship Revenues Used as First Class Postage, 29 covers, 1898-1950, franked with, mostly 2¢ Battleship Revenues (plus one franked with a 10¢ Postal Savings stamp) - 17 of which went through the mails unnoticed of ignored, the balance with various postage due or additional stamps; an unusually large group of these always-popular curiosities. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $350-500

1898 Battleship Revenues - Huge Accumulation, Box full of a few thousand miscellaneous Battleship Revenues, virtually all used, on stocksheets, approval cards and album pages, as well as stuffed into glassines and used on documents; some unsorted, some neatly arranged with a plethora of ptd and hsd cancels; all intact as purchased as two separate lots from two different auctions at a combined cost of just over $2,000. A wonderful lot for the specialist. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000

1898 Battleship Revenues - Large Cancellation Collection/Accumulation, about 2,500 mixed printed and handstamped cancels, including a number of multiples, arranged in a large stockbook - 24 two-sided pages; probably 75%/25% Proprietaries to Documentaries; more than 100 cancels that would retail for $10 each, and several hundred that should sell for $5; a rare opportunity for the cancellation collector of dealer. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000

Large Collection of Battleship Revenues & 1898-1900 Private Die Medicine Stamps, a couple thousand stamps in an old 90-page blank album; about two-thirds of the collection is made up of printed & handstamped cancellations on the Battleship Revenues, neatly arranged by company and stamp, including several inverted printed cancels as well as first-day dated cancels; the other third is 1898-1900 Private Die Medicine Stamps, RS278//306, including a number of mint multiples; quite an impressive showing of this interesting collecting area.
View a video of images for this lot Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800

Sale No: 747
Lot No:1091
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1898 Battleship Revenue Plate Blocks, 39 plate blocks of 6 (or larger) plus 11 other imprint or arrow blocks displayed on black stocksheets - 18 are Documentaries, the rest Proprietaries; a very clean group, though, naturally, there is some minor separation; many are never hinged and a few have minor flaws, including an RB27 plate no. & arrow block of 14 with a light crease; overall, an excellent, F-VF selection of this scarce material. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs.
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Scott $4,500+
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Scott $4,500+
Suggested Bid $1,00