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FIRST ISSUE STAMPS IMPERFORATE continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
201	O	R74a	#R74a, $1.00 Passage Ticket, imperforate, block of ten (5x2), clear to large margins all around, strong color, neat 1866 ms. cancel, two horizontal creases that just barely break the paper in a couple places, very fine appearance; this is the largest known multiple of the One Dollar Passage Ticket Imperforate, as well as being the only recorded block larger than four. (Image)	$3,300.00+ SOLD for $2,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
202	O	R75a	#R75a, $1.00 Power of Attorney, imperforate, impressive used single, four large to very large margins, rich color, three-line red handstamped cancel, extremely fine; an exceedingly attractive gem. (Image)	$75.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
203	O	R75a	#R75a, $1.00 Power of Attorney, imperforate, block of four, large margins all around, deep color, 1863 ms. cancels, small trace of a horizontal crease at right between stamps and a closed tear in bottom right stamp, otherwise a very fine and choice block. (Image)	$500.00 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
204	O	R76a	#R76a, $1.00 Probate of Will, imperforate, scarce block of four, large margins, 1864 ms. cancels, light creasing, very fine appearance. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $280.00 Will close during Public Auction
205	O	R77a	#R77a, $1.30 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, four very large and well balanced margins, brilliantly rich color and a strong impression, 1864 ms. cancel, neatly repaired at left, extremely fine appearance; despite the repair, this is one of the most visually appealing examples of this rare revenue. (Image)	$6,500.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
206	O	R77a	#R77a, $1.30 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, full margins all around, bright color, lightened ms. cancel, small flaws, very fine appearance. (Image)	$6,500.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
207	O	R77a	#R77a, $1.30 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, four ample to large margins, gorgeous bright color, socked-on-the-nose blue 1863 handstamp of J.P. Morgan & Co., light horizontal crease and a miniscule closed tear in the bottom margin, fine appearance; a highly collectable example of this rare revenue. (Image)	$6,500.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
208		R77a	#R77a, $1.30 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, tied to foreign exchange check by embossed handstamp of J. & J. Stuart & Co. dated Oct. 26, 1863, stamp with four large margins and wonderfully bright color, embossing slightly breaks the paper in a couple places, stamp with very fine appearance; this is one of the very few examples of this rarity still on the original document. (Image)	$6,500.00+ SOLD for $4,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
209	O	R78a	#R78a, $1.50 Inland Exchange, imperforate, striking used single, possessing deep luxuriant color and an especially intense impression, lavishly large margins all around, "E.D.M. & Co./Feb 21-63" printed cancel, extremely fine gem. (Image)	$27.50 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
210	O	R78a	#R78a, $1.50 Inland Exchange, imperforate, block of four, margins range from very large to just in a couple places, bright color on fresh white paper, neatly cancelled by 1862 oval handstamps of Sun Mutual Insurance Co., New York, couple light creases and sealed tears in the top left and bottom right stamps, fine-very fine appearance. (Image)	$500.00 SOLD for $240.00 Will close during Public Auction
211	O	R78a	#R78a, $1.50 Inland Exchange, imperforate, block of six (2x3), large margins all around, bright color, light handstamped c.d.s. cancels, horizontal creases between stamps, very fine appearance; this is the largest recorded multiple with a handstamp cancellation. (Image)	$640.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
212	O	R78a	#R78a, $1.50 Inland Exchange, imperforate, block of ten (2x5), full to large margins, deep rich color, light ms. cancels on the top four stamps, leaving the bottom six stamps uncancelled, two horizontal creases, one of which is reinforced, scissor cut and tear at left between top two stamps, very fine appearance. (Image)	$1,140.00+ SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
213	O	R78a	#R78a, $1.50 Inland Exchange, imperforate, block of 24 (8x3), three large margins, in at bottom, strong color, light 1863 ms. cancels, horizontal creases, one of which has been slightly reinforced, fine appearance; this is the largest known multiple and the only intact block of 24 (a reconstructed block exists). (Image)	$2,560.00+ SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction
214		R79a	#R79a, $1.60 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, rarely seen unused example, four large margins, sumptuously rich color and a highly detailed impression, extremely fine; a most desirable example of this scarce stamp. (Image)	for used $1,300.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
215	O	R79a	#R79a, $1.60 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, select quality used single, with large margins all around, rich luxuriant color and an excellent clarity of impression, light 1864 c.d.s. handstamped cancel, extremely fine; a scarce revenue in any condition, but truly rare in this outstanding quality. (Image)	$1,300.00 SOLD for $2,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
216	O	R79a	#R79a, $1.60 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, a most impressive used example of this scarce stamp, four margins ranging from quite full to extra-large, excellent color that is especially bright and rich, crisp impression, light centrally struck 1863 blue c.d.s. handstamp of J.P. Morgan & Co., very fine and choice. (Image)	$1,300.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
217	O	R79a	#R79a, $1.60 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, four full to mostly large margins, lovely rich color, light double oval handstamped cancel, faint horizontal crease at bottom, otherwise very fine. (Image)	$1,300.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
218	O	R79a	#R79a, $1.60 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, horizontal strip of three, large margins, strong rich color, 1867 ms. cancel, horizontal crease that just breaks the paper in the middle stamp, two small tears at top, very fine appearance; this is the largest known multiple as well as being the only multiple larger than a pair, in fact there are only a total of four multiples of this stamp recorded, consisting of this strip, two horizontal pairs and one vertical pair. (Image)	$6,800.00+ SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
219		R79a	#R79a, $1.60 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, tied to foreign exchange check by embossed seal of John Stuart & Co. dated Sept. 8, 1863, stamp with four clear to large margins, deep rich color, trivial small stain, otherwise a very fine stamp; this stamp is almost never encountered still on the original document. (Image)	for used $1,600.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
220	O	R80a	#R80a, $1.90 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, impressive used example of this key First Issue rarity, full to large margins all around, attractive color, cancelled by a light strike of an 1865 double-ring c.d.s. handstamp, very fine; 1976 PF certificate. (Image)	$10,000.00 SOLD for $9,500.00 Will close during Public Auction