1st-3rd ISSUE REVENUE COLLECTION, powerful collection in neat stockbook, organized by issue, several pages of back of book not counted, we notice nice group of Match & Medicine, couple 1st issue pages with handstamped cancels, better noted: R40b pair, R41a, R42a pair, R42a strip of 3, R42b pair, R45a strip of 3, R45b pair, R45c strip of 4, R50a pair, R51c (2 shades), R61a, R62a, R63a, R64a, R64c strip of 3, R67a (3 shades), R68a, R70c block of 4, R72a, R73a (3), R74a, R74c strip of 3, R76c, R79c-80c, R81c block of 4, R81d pair, R85c (5 incl shades), R86c (2 shades), R87c (7 with shades), R96c pair, R98a (2), R98c, R100c, R101a, R101c, R141, R138 (3), 145 (4), R146, etc., generally Fine or better, many extremely attractive. (Scott $23,500 by owner). (see online scans).rn

CV. 7,500-10,000

NICE BACK OF BOOK COLLECTION, starting with revenues, wines, playing cards, Narcotics, private die proprietary (incl. a Taxpaid TE820a on unopened bottle and small container of Folleys pills), Vehicle Tax, a couple postal currency, Cinderella's and labels, precancels, large Special Tax stamps, an interesting "1948 Order Forms for Opium, etc" booklet, a Newspaper specialized collection of normal stamps plus many facsimiles, a few classic covers incl. Bloods local and #68 & 95 (which may or may not have originated on ship-mail cover to Hannover), a few fancy cancels, etc., mostly F-VF, with such a variety of material, it is hard to focus on one area, so viewing is recommended to properly evaluate,

CV. 5,000-7,500

WINE ISSUE SHEET GROUP; RE108//RE203, RE108-13, RE115-28, RE130-1, RE133, RE135-41, RE144-7, RE149, RE151-4, RE160, RE173-4, RE180-1, RE183-6, RE188, RE190-3, RE195-6, RE199-201, RE203, low values (up to $1) in sheets of 100, high values ($1 and up) in two panes of 50, to make up a total of 100 sets (each set with 59 values), without gum as issued, F-VF (Scott $40,890)

CV. 2,500-3,000

FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS STOCK; RW10/RW79. neatly displayed in stockbook, small quantities of up to 4, each, all but a few NH, F-VF, high face value present, also includes scattering of State duck issues. (owner's Scott $7,625+).

CV. 1,500-2,500

FEDERAL AND STATE DUCK STAMP COLLECTION, 1934/96. impressive collection of singles and later issue plate blocks, Federal appears mint complete to 1996, $1 values mostly o.g., RW1 no gum, RW2 signed, $2 values appear mostly NH, $3 values mostly NH, several plate number singles, basically NH thereafter, plate blocks start with RW37 appearing complete to 1995, all NH; State Ducks include early Alaska, Cal. includes #2 on license and fairly complete to 1989, solid Kentucky, Idaho, Minn., Pa., etc., also includes couple FDC's, generally Very Fine collection. Owner-+s 1984 catalog $8,200+rn

CV. 750-1,000

COTTON TAG & COTTON BRASS REVENUE COLLECTION, consisting of 3 Cotton Brass of various types (listed on Eric Jackson-+s site for $200-$300 each) and 5 Cotton tags (listed on Eric Jackson-+s site for $100-$500 each) and an interesting Metallic Cotton tag; these tags allowed inspectors and naval officers to determine if the bales were being smuggled or Confederate contraband; also, 3 small cotton bale tags, along with several different cotton tax related documents including a cotton tax exemption certificate crop year 1935-36 and a 1943 cotton order card - covered in cotton order revenue stamps, overall F-VF, a very interesting group that should be viewed to fully appreciate,

CV. 600-900

US REVENUES COLLECTION 1862-1963, on Scott pages, early issues almost all used, later issues mixture of used and unused, a nice selection of the First, Second, and Third Issues, a few hand cancels on the First Issue, mostly low value Documentary and Stock Transfer, note better items like R90a used and R116 used, First Issue part perfs not counted, expect a few faults/flaws in a lot this size, generally F-VF

CV. 500-750

U.S. REVENUES and "BACK OF THE BOOK" STOCK. several hundred glassines, huge quantity of various quantities, all sorted by Scott number, note good run of first issue revenues to R89c, scattering of 2nd & 3rd issues, nice group of 1898 "Battleship" issues, Proprietary from RB1b, Future Delivery, Playing Cards, good run of Wines up to RE196, Motor Vehicle Tax, Postal Note, Savings, War Savings, Officially Sealed, Parcel Post Dues, etc., excellent stock for bourse or ebay dealer, sorting already done, so price, list, sell & done.rn

CV. 500-750

REVENUES FIRST ISSUE COLLECTION. on older pages, many extremely fresh, seldom seen this way anymore, Imperf include: R1, R19, R45, R50, R61, R66, R69-70, R72-73, R75-76, R78, R86, R89, most part perfs not counted but note good R1b, R52b, Perf issues include: R50-51, R62, R66, R72, R76, R77, R83, R84, R86, R87 (2), R90, R95-96, very few faults noted, a Very Fine collection.

CV. 500-750

RW1/RW37, 1934-79 $1-$12.50 DUCK COLLECTION. 83 singles on five stockpages, mixed condition but many useful and attractive several on stockcard not counted due to fading, includes: RW1 (3), RW2 (no gum), RW3 (2), RW6 (disturbed o,g,), RW7 (2), RW8-10, RW11 (2), RW12-15, RW17-38 complete, some light duplication, various others to RW57,etc., useful inventory for discount or ebay dealer. (Scott approx. $4,500).

CV. 500-750

US DUCK STAMP COLLECTION 1934-2001, complete from RW1-68, RW1 unused, RW2 NH, RW3-5 mint, RW6, 10, 20, 22, 28, and 41 used, the rest mint and some NH, a few minor faults/flaws to be expected with a collection like this, generally F-VF

CV. 300-400

U.S./PUERTO RICO DEALER, REVENUE STOCKBOOK, loaded with the unusual and interesting, note: mint U.S. 1898 Proprietary in quantities including multiples, couple plate blocks, other early 20th century including several plate blocks; Puerto Rico "Rectified Spirits" (RE18/RE30) in various quantities, several pages with Puerto Rico tax stamps in quantities, mint and used singles, blocks and part sheets, circa 1880-95, also semi-official air labels, etc., ideal for specialist collector, dealer or ebay.

CV. 300-400

RW1/RW37, 1934-70 $1-$3 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS. 39 mostly different, includes: RW1 (disturbed o.g.), RW2 (signed), RW3-5 (part o.g.), RW6 (disturbed o.g.), RW7, RW8 (2, one NH), RW11-15 (2), etc., most balance o.g., a few NH or signed, mixed condition, overall attractive appearing. (Scott $3,331). (see online scans). (Image)

CV. 300-500

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE REVENUE TAX STAMPS 1923-25, in scarce complete sheets, o.g., C1a yellow, C1a orange, C2a, C2b, C3a, C3a double perfs in margin, C4a, C5a, C5c, some perf separations, a few defects (Catalog value $955)

CV. 100-150