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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2402

R102a

Revenue, 1864, First Issue, $200 U.S. Internal Revenue, imperf. Neat face free 1864 manuscript cancel, ample to mostly large margins, rich vibrant colors, Very Fine and choice, rarely encountered so nice, with 2008 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. R102a; $2,500.

A HANDSOME SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE $200 U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE IMPERFORATE ISSUE. (Image1)

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Scott $2,500

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

2403

R102c

Revenue, 1864, First Issue, $200 U.S. Internal Revenue, perf'd. Two strikes of "L.A. Hayt & Co., Apr 9, 1867" circular date stamp cancels, rich colors; faintest trace of vertical crease only visible in fluid, Very Fine appearance, an attractive high value bearing neat handstamp cancellations.
Scott No. R102c; $850. (Image1)

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Scott $850

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

2404

R127a

Documentary, 1871, Second Issue, $5 blue & black, center inverted. Well centered within wide margins, strong rich colors on bright paper, light face-free 1871 manuscript cancels; small thin spots not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Extremely Fine appearance, with clear 2018 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. R127a; $3,000.

AN EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THIS DIFFICULT SECOND ISSUE INVERT. (Image1)

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Scott $3,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

2405

R144a

Documentary, 1872, Third Issue, $1 green & black, center inverted. 1872 manuscript cancel, beautifully centered especially for this notoriously off centered issue, rich black and green colors, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. R144a; $12,500 for the grade of fine.

ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE $1.00 THIRD ISSUE REVENUE INVERT. A TRUE CONDITION RARITY IN SOUND CONDITION WITH OUTSTANDING CENTERING.

In his privately published census, Larry Lyons records a total of 26 copies. Of these five are on one document and one is on another, leaving 20 off-cover examples. Most of these have faults or are off-center with perfs cutting on one side. (Image1)

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Scott $12,500 for the grade of fine

SOLD for $9,000.00
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2406

R150

Documentary, 1872, Third Issue, $20 orange & black. Magenta manuscript cancel, beautifully centered with well balanced margins, strong color, Extremely Fine and choice, an attractive color canceled high value.
Scott No. R150; $900.

A VERY RARE STAMP IN THIS PRISTINE SOUND CONDITION. (Image1)

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Scott $900

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

2407

R156

Documentary, 1898, "I.R." provisional, 8¢ violet brown. Clear purple overprint, intense shade, neat "M.M. L.I.C., 7/12/98" manuscript cancellation (Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Co.), F.-V.F., with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. R156; $5,250.

Congress approved the War Revenue Law of 1898 to meet the increased demands for Federal revenue during the Spanish-American War. The law was to become effective on July 1, 1898, leaving only seventeen days before the new stamps were needed. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing had already started work on the dies, rolls and plates in anticipation of its passage, but they were still unable to issue stamps when the law went into effect. The provisional overprints were a result. (Image1)

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Scott $5,250

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

2408

R115a

Documentary, 1871, Second Issue, 50¢ blue & black, center inverted. Manuscript canceled on 1872 City of Boston bond document, Fine, a rare usage on document of this scarce inverted center.
Scott No. R115a; $1,050 for used single. (Image1)

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Scott $1,050 for used single

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

2409

RD62

Stock Transfer, 1940, $50 olive green. Neat purple boxed handstamp cancel, rich vibrant color, attractive margins and centering, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. RD62; $2,500.

A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1940 $50 STOCK TRANSFER ISSUE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. (Image1)

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Scott $2,500

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

2410

RD66

Stock Transfer, 1940, $1,000 orange. Magenta date stamp and cut cancels, strong vivid color, small corner crease at top right, otherwise Very Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. RD66; $5,000 for cut cancel.

This rare issue is not known to exist without cut cancels or perfin cancels. (Image1)

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Scott $5,000 for cut cancel

SOLD for $2,500.00
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2411

RD232

Stock Transfer, 1946, $2,500 Windom. Faint black cancel, choice centering and margins, strong bright color, couple staple holes with one slightly scuffing design at upper right, Very Fine appearance, one of the rarest revenue issues known, ex-Cunliffe, Handy & Floyd.
Scott No. RD232; $25,000.

AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1946 $2,500 STOCK TRANSFER ISSUE - A GREAT REVENUE RARITY WITH ONLY FOUR EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN TO DATE. (Image1)

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Scott $25,000

SOLD for $18,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

2412

RD234

Stock Transfer, 1946, $10,000 Gresham. Black "S.C.C.", "Jan 8, 1947" date stamp and cut cancels, bold bright color; faint crease at top, Very Fine appearance, one of the rarest revenue issues known, ex-Turner, Buford & Inman, with 2003 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. RD234; $22,500.

AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1946 $10,000 STOCK TRANSFER ISSUE - A GREAT REVENUE RARITY WITH ONLY THREE EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN TO DATE.

The three known examples are all in consecutive serial numbers from this number "5134", with the others "5135" and "5136". (Image1)

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Scott $22,500

SOLD for $18,000.00
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War Savings, Christmas Seal & Encased Postage

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2413

WS5

War Savings, 1919, $5 carmine. O.g., very lightly hinged, choice centering amid large margins, strong bright color, Extremely Fine, a lovely mint stamp.
Scott No. WS5; $800. (Image1)

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Scott $800

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

2414

WS6

War Savings, 1920, $5 orange on green. O.g., lightly hinged, minor natural gum bend, intense shade and impression, Fine, a rare key War Savings issue.
Scott No. WS6; $4,500. (Image1)

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Scott $4,500

SOLD for $575.00
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2415

WX1

1907 Christmas Seal, type I. Neatly tied by "Marietta, Pa., Dec 23" flag machine postmark on 1904, 2¢ carmine entire to Genoa, Minn., reverse with "Harrisburg, Pa. Dec 24" transit and "Geneva, Minn., Dec 26, 1907" receiving postmark, Very Fine, an extremely rare tied on cover usage of this first Christmas seal, virtually all known usages are on post cards and this is the only cover usage we know of.
Scott No. WX1; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

2416

EP9

Encased Postage, Take Ayer's Pills, 3¢. Stamp with strong bright color and well positioned in case, reverse showing large portion of silvering, couple tiny mica crazing nicks at bottom edge, Extremely Fine, an truly exceptional encased postage issue, ex-Litle. Hodders & Bowers No. 18.
Scott No. EP9; $400. (Image1) (Image2)

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Scott $400

SOLD for $450.00
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2417

EP17

Encased Postage, Ayer's Sarsaparilla, 10¢, medium "AYER'S". Stamp well centered in case with intensely rich color, intact mica, Extremely Fine and choice, a gem encased postage issue, ex-Litle. Hodders & Bowers No. 36.
Scott No. EP17; $850. (Image1) (Image2)

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Scott $850

SOLD for $900.00
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Civil War & Confederate Postal History

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CatNo.

Lot Description

2418

Captain Melville B. Cook: A Collection from his Civil War Service, Sailing Career and Beyond 1861-65, 1869-1900. This collection of diaries, letters, documents, books, photographs, and artifacts reveals the life of a gifted writer and adventurer from a pivotal time in the history of our nation: one of deep division, heroic bravery, poetic romance, raw adventure, and dedication to country and the preservation of community. Melville Bradford Cook, a descendent of Governor William Bradford, was born 30 November 1838 in Friendship, Maine, and educated at Bucksport Seminary. He taught briefly in town schools at age 16, but by the next year, the love of the sea drew him to begin a sailing career on his father's schooner, a career he would later pursue in earnest after the Civil War.

The first from his hometown to enlist, he joined the U.S. Army on 26 September 1861, and was mustered out 1 August 1865. Assigned to Company B of the First Maine Cavalry Cook participated in 35 of the 44 engagements, his service leadership earning him an advancement to first sergeant. He was wounded three times, and during one period of recovery, was transferred to Washington, D.C., where he served 2 weeks on Lincoln's mounted escort from the "White House to the Soldier's Home, located then on Seventh Street", described in a letter to the Boston Herald in 1919. Being a prolific writer bound to detail, Cook's four diaries (dating 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865) and voluminous letters to his dear "Annie" take the reader beyond the harsh details of war to include the small events which make up our lives and filled the moments of a dedicated soldier.

The collection pertaining to the Civil War includes:
Leather bound diaries of 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, each containing over 300 entries, including detailed
descriptions of engagements, a soldier's daily life, and statistical information
More than fifty letters to his sweetheart, Annie, most of which are in the original, stamped envelopes
A 319-page typewritten document of Cook's diary entries and letters, compiled by his great granddaughter,
Barbara N. Turner, For the Love of Annie.
First Edition Civil War books including: Maine at Gettysburg (1898), First Maine Cavalry by Tobie (1887), First Maine Cavalry Campaign 2 (1883-1892), First Maine Cavalry Campaign 3 (1893)

Documents: Re-enlistment and discharge papers (two), Advancement documents and letters of recommendation (eight), Official Assignment to recruit colored troops (five), Official transportation documents (two), Letter to Boston Globe concerning Lincoln's mounted escort, Cook's description of a heroic cavalry charge, Request for Medal of Honor and official reply, Pension documents (two)

Cook returned to sailing after the war, captaining several vessels which would take him around the world from
the fall of 1865 to 1890. After extensive experience in the coastal trades along the eastern coast, South America, Mexico, the Canary lslands, and Spain, Cook began trading in case oil, which took him to Japan, Liverpool, and San Francisco. Cook's wife, Annie, and their daughter Grace accompanied him on a couple of his voyages, most notably, one to Yokohama and Kobe. After leaving the sea, Cook did not retire from productivity. He wrote a small book on Japan entitled Japan: A Sailors Visit to the lsland Empire and transcribed the early records of Meguncook Plantation and Friendship, Maine. He was appointed the local postmaster, county treasurer, county commissioner, and Justice of the Peace over a period of years.

Material from his sailing career and beyond, and a collection of artifacts from Japan includes:
1878 diary of Annie Cook aboard ship, containing 48 pages of detailed entries
1879 diary of Annie Cook aboard ship, containing 57 pages of detailed entries
Japanese newspapers from 1885 - 1888 (eight)
Newspapers from Great Britain, including illustrated political follies, 1884 - 1885 (thirteen)
lllustrated guidebook to Kiyoto, published 1873 "The Guide to The Celebrated Places in Kiyoto & the Surrounding
Places" by K. Yamamoto (43 pages)
Decorative Map of Fuji
Lithographs depicting scenes in Yokohama (three - 14x11")
Lithograph of Japanese family entitled "George Washington's family" (6X4")
Various Japanese artifacts, including small inlaid chess set, bamboo tea stirrer, Shibayama card holder,
decorated leather stamp book, and wooden restaurant table number
18X11 oil painting of two ships in harbor by Annie Cook, and 6X4 oil painting of a water lily by Grace Cook
Three tin type photographs: one of a young Melville Cook, one of Cook and daughter, Grace, and one of Grace
Booklet: "Meiii Japan. A Sailor's Visit" by the Maine Maritime Museum (1996)
Records of Meduncook Plantation and Friendship. Maine. 1762 - 1899. transcribed and edited by Melville B. Cook
Documents of appointments to public offices post Cook's sailing career (seven)
Cook's copyright for Japan: A Sailor's Visit to the lsland Nation, 1890
Copy of Japan: A Sailor's Visit to the lsland Nation. 1890, reprinted by John B. Alden.
Estimate; $10,000 - 15,000. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. $10,000-15,000
SOLD for $19,000.00
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2419

UDL-01

Confederacy, "Dead Letter Office, P.O. Dpt." . Dateless double-oval backstamp struck on flap of 1863 cover from Richmond Va. to Revd E.A. De Schweinitz, Litiz, Lancaster Co. Pa. endorsed "Flag Truce Via Forts Monroe" at bottom left and with 10¢ blue, frameline (10) affixed to pay the Confederate postage tied by Richmond "Mar." cds and properly peeled off at the exchange point, the sender attempted to pay the U.S. postage by affixing a half-dime at the top left, the imprint of which is clearly visible (a replacement coin accompanies), none of this was accepted by the postal authorities and the cover was sent to the Dead Letter Office. "Washington D.C., Apr" double-circle datestamp struck upon release along with bold "DUE 6cts." rating handstamp for unpaid postage; minor soiling and edge nick., Very Fine and fascinating attempted through-the-lines use.
C.S.A. Catalog No. UDL-01; $2,500; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

This attempted Flag-Of-Truce use with manuscript directive was sent during the September 1862 - July 1863 period when flag-of-truce mail was suspended (see Walske-Trepel Special Routes book, Chapter 5).

Edmund Alexander de Schweinitz (1825-1887): In 1856, Edmund was consecrated as a presbyter by Bishop Peter Wolle. In 1861, Edmund and family moved to Lititz, Pa., where Edmund worked as a pastor from 1861-1864 and established the weekly journal of his church and served as editor of The Moravian, 1861-1867. He was an American bishop of the Moravian Church. His papers are housed at Lehigh University. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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C.S.A. Catalog $2,500
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $900.00
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2420

Confederacy, Frankfort Ky. Feb 4, 1861. Blue double-circle datestamp with matching circular grid cancel ties U.S. 3¢ dull red (26) on clean cover addressed to John W. Blue, School Commissioner, Marion, Crittenden County Ky., flap with embossed red "United We Stand, Divided We Fall." cameo; cover opened through the seal and tear repaired with archival document tape, a Very Fine use sent on the day the Confederacy was formed.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

Kentucky was torn between her loyalty to her sister slave states and the national Union. They initially tried to remain neutral, but it was much more complicated in practice than in principle. Kentucky's dual governments and military forces caused many divisions between Kentucky families. It was the definition of a war of brother against brother. As a border state, Kentucky had economic ties to both sides. John William Blue, Sr. (1828-1878) was a prominent lawyer, a graduate of Princeton, and served in the State Legislature. His son, of the same name (1861-1934), was also a lawyer, in politics and served as mayor of Marion.

Southern sympathizers from a rival government in Kentucky seceded on November 20, 1861; this faction was admitted into the Confederate States on December 10, 1861. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
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2421

Confederacy, (Military Addresses) "Camp 4 Miles South of Woodstock Va. April 6th 1862". Dateline on war content letter with unused CSA 5¢ green (1) affixed at top left, interesting content reads in part "… The enemy has kept within sight of us all the time since the battle of Winchester, and as we have advanced they have seemed to feel constrained to retire through modesty or otherwise. Light skirmishing has been kept up each day during the past two weeks now and then killing a man or two from our midst by their careless shells and we returning the compliment with interest. Our progress is necessarily slow on account of keeping enough provisions along for the sustenance of the troops, and at the same time it has been necessary so far to move slow in order to give time for the accomplishment of certain ends elsewhere. We are now seventy miles from the Potomac following the westerly branch of the Shenandoah, which at this point makes an abrupt turn and with a tributary now forms the dividing line between the Rebel and our forces. Woodstock is the county seat of Shenandoah county and is a town of considerable importance but like most Virginia towns, it bears unpleasant marks of decay. Here the Manassas Gap R. R. follows on in its course, ending a few miles to the south of us. It is of no use to us for the Rebels have destroyed all they could of it in their retreat, by burning several fine bridges. It is of not much loss to us for it does not extend far enough to be of use very long…This part of the valley of the Shenandoah is rich in agriculture but as a large army has infested this region so long, it has been worse than the blight of locusts of old…I send you a specimen of C. S. Postage stamps which is a fair sample in point of execution of the most of their handiwork unaided by the "cursed Yankees."…" with mailing directions of "Co. "A" 39th Regt. Ill. Vol. 2nd Brigade, Shields Division, Washington, D. C.", accompanied by original mailing envelope addressed to Susquehanna Depot Pa. with stamp cut off and partial Banks Division cds, Extremely Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

AN IMPORTANT CIVIL WAR LETTER WITH WONDERFUL WARTIME CONTENT. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $425.00
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