Revenue Stamps

**Album**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
1			Carter, Geo. J., Publisher, The Revenue and Private Proprietary Stamps of the United States and the accompanying pamphlet. The album which contained the Fleischmann Collection.; indications of use and wear as one would expect from its age, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400 Printed by the Dietz Printing Company, Richmond, Virginia . (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction

**First Issue**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
2	o	R2a	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 1¢ Playing Cards, imperf (Scott R2a), neat unobtrusive manuscript cancel, rich deep emblazoned shade and impression, ample to very large margins, fresh and attractive stamp, Very Fine, 1991 P.F. certificate. Scott $3,250. (Image)	Scott $3,250 SOLD for $2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
3	o	R2b	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 1¢ Playing Cards, part perf (Scott R2b), vertical pair, neat manuscript cancel, large to very large horizontal margins; light, almost unnoticeable, horizontal crease at center, otherwise Very Fine, extremely scarce stamp and multiple. Scott $4,500. (Image)	Scott $4,500 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
4	o	R3a	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 1¢ Proprietary, imperf (Scott R3a), almost socked-on-the-nose hand stamp A. M. Ins. Co 1867 cancel, clear to very large margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,250. (Image)	Scott $1,250 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
5	o	R4a	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 1¢ Telegraph, imperf (Scott R4a), 1863 manuscript cancel, ample to very large margins, Very Fine. Scott $800. (Image)	Scott $800 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
6	o	R11b	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 2¢ Playing Cards, blue, part perf (Scott R11b), light 1864 manuscript cancel, large horizontal margins, Very Fine. Scott $325. (Image)	Scott $325 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
7	o	R17a	Revenue, 1863, First Issue, 3¢ Playing Cards, imperf (Scott R17a), light almost invisible manuscript cancel, ample to large margins, fresh; tiny nick in bottom left margin, mentioned only for accuracy and does not detract, Very Fine, one of the rarest of the First Issue Revenue stamps and difficult to find in sound condition, 1978 P.F. certificate for a vertical pair, this was the top stamp. Scott $40,000. (Image)	Scott $40,000 SOLD for $20,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
8	o	R21c	Revenue, 1863, First Issue, 4¢ Playing Cards, perf'd (Scott R21c), neat 1863 manuscript cancel; two small toned spots at right, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $800. (Image)	Scott $800 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
9	o	R33a	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 10¢ Certificate, imperf (Scott R33a), neat 1863 manuscript cancel, large to very large margins; tiny corner nick at top right and faint corner bend at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $400. (Image)	Scott $400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
10	o	R50b	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 25¢ Warehouse Receipt, part perf (Scott R50b), neat 1863 manuscript cancel, very large horizontal margins, sharp crisp impression and shade, nicer than the examples in the Scarsdale collection and Wildhorse collections, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, 2015 PF certificate. Scott $1,200. (Image)	Scott $1,200 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
11	o	R53a	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 40¢ Inland Exchange, imperf (Scott R53a), 1864 manuscript cancel, clear to large margins, fresh and crisp impression; light horizontal crease across top, otherwise Fine. Scott $2,500. (Image)	Scott $2,500 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
12	o	R56a	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 50¢ Foreign Exchange, imperf (Scott R56a), strip of 4, neat 1863 manuscript cancel, large margins all around, this is a very scarce multiple missing from many revenue collections; left stamp with diagonal crease at bottom left and diagonal bend, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $400. This is the largest multiple recorded in the Curtis Census; he recorded a reconstructed block of 8 made from two horizontal strips of four and two other strips of four (neither of which is as nice as this strip) . (Image)	Scott $400 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
13	o	R62b	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 50¢ Probate of Will, part perf (Scott R62b), 1863 manuscript cancel, on small blue document piece with manuscript writing on reverse, ample margin at bottom, large margin at top, Very Fine. Scott $250. (Image)	Scott $250 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
14	o	R65a	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, 70¢ Foreign Exchange, imperf (Scott R65a), light red circular hand stamp cancel, large to very large margins, fresh and eye catching stamp, Extremely Fine. Scott $725. (Image)	Scott $725 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
15	o	R66b	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, $1 Conveyance, part perf (Scott R66b), faint manuscript cancel, ample to large horizontal margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,000. (Image)	Scott $3,000 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
16	o	R69b	Revenue, 1862, First Issue, $1 Inland Exchange, part perf (Scott R69b), faint red cancel, large horizontal margins; faint toning at bottom, Very Good. Scott $3,000. (Image)	Scott $3,000 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
17	o	R77a	Revenue, 1863, First Issue, $1.30 Foreign Exchange, imperf (Scott R77a), 1863 manuscript cancel, large to very large margins, fresh and very attractive stamp; two trivial pin holes at center, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $9,000. (Image)	Scott $9,000 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
18	o	R79a	Revenue, 1863, First Issue, $1.60 Foreign Exchange, imperf (Scott R79a), neat almost socked-on-the-nose Drink & Mehlen double circle hand stamp cancel, large to very large margins all around, rich shade, crisp impression, Very Fine. Scott $1,400. (Image)	Scott $1,400 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
19	o	R80a	Revenue, 1863, First Issue, $1.90 Foreign Exchange, imperf (Scott R80a), neat `863 manuscript cancel, clear to very large margins, excellent shade and impression, a review of recently auctioned examples shows that these margins are typical or better than normal, a very collectible example of a difficult and scarce stamp; very small, very short horizontal crease (2.5mm long) at top right, lovely Very Fine appearance, 2015 PF certificate. Scott $12,500. Boston Revenue book estimates that only 8,688 examples of this stamp were sold . (Image)	Scott $12,500 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
20	o	R83a	Revenue, 1863, First Issue, $2 Probate of Will, imperf (Scott R83a), 1863 manuscript cancel, large to very large margins including sheet margin at bottom, rich shade, sharp crisp impression; pressed out vertical crease and additional purple pen marking, otherwise Extremely Fine, 1990 PSE certificate. Scott $7,750. (Image)	Scott $7,750 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction