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FIRST ISSUE STAMPS IMPERFORATE continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
221	O	R80a	#R80a, $1.90 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, large margins all around, fresh color and a clean impression, light blue 1863 oval handstamp of Bank of New York with ms. "9" inserted by hand, light horizontal crease, otherwise very fine; despite the trivial crease, this is a highly desirable example of this First Issue rarity, with an especially eye-appealing cancel. (Image)	$10,000.00 SOLD for $8,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
222	O	R80a	#R80a, $1.90 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, four mostly large margins, strong color, cancelled by an oval handstamp of Edward F. Davison with ms. 1863 date in middle, a few stray ink marks, horizontal crease in the bottom margins, light toned spot in left margin, very fine appearance; a highly collectable and impressive appearing example of this rare revenue. (Image)	$10,000.00 SOLD for $7,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
223	O	R80a	#R80a, $1.90 Foreign Exchange, imperforate, four large margins, fairly strong color and impression, 1865 ms. cancel, light diagonal crease, very fine appearance. (Image)	$10,000.00 SOLD for $5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
224	O	R81a	#R81a, $2.00 Conveyance, imperforate, scarce block of four, deep intense color and impression, mostly full margins, 1863 ms. cancels, a few small faults (mostly creasing), very fine appearance. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $220.00 Will close during Public Auction
225	O	R82a	#R82a, $2.00 Mortgage, imperforate, sound block of four, clear to mostly large margins all around, attractive color, 1863 ms. cancels, very fine; few blocks of these large sized revenues are found without creases or other flaws, making this an especially desirable multiple. (Image)	$700.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
226	O	R82a	#R82a, $2.00 Mortgage, imperforate, block of six (2x3), possessing striking color that is remarkably deep and vibrant, outstanding impression as well, full to large margins all around, 1863 ms. cancels, two horizontal creases, one between stamps, very fine appearance; an eye appealing block that is the largest known multiple and the only block of six recorded; ex-Joyce. (Image)	$1,000.00+ SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction
227	O	R83a	#R83a, $2.00 Probate of Will, imperforate, four large margins, deep vibrant color and a highly detailed impression, large oval Bank of California handstamped cancels, tiny thin in the right margin and a trivial corner crease at top right, extremely fine appearance; despite the trivial imperfections, this is a most desirable example of this First Issue Imperforate rarity. (Image)	$5,500.00 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
228	O	R83a	#R83a, $2.00 Probate of Will, imperforate, three large margins, fourth at right mostly clears, just barely touching the design at top right, strong rich color in the characteristic imperforate shade, complete strike of a small oval 1863 handstamp of Wm. H. Wood, shallow thin speck at top, otherwise very fine. (Image)	$5,500.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
229	O	R83a	#R83a, $2.00 Probate of Will, imperforate, three extra-large margins, quite ample at top, deep intense color and impression, large oval Bank of California handstamped cancels, minute vertical crease and trivial soiling in the left margin, very fine appearance. (Image)	$5,500.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
230	O	R83a	#R83a, $2.00 Probate of Will, imperforate, handsome and rare horizontal pair, three very large margins, fourth at bottom quite ample, gorgeous rich color and an excellent clarity of impression, neat 1867 ms. cancel, the only imperfections are a faint corner crease at bottom left and a tiny scissor cut at top left, otherwise very fine;one of the most desirable of the seven recorded multiples of this stamp, which consists of four horizontal pairs, two vertical pair and a strip of three;ex-Joyce. (Image)	$11,000.00 SOLD for $7,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
231	O	R83a	#R83a, $2.00 Probate of Will, imperforate, an exceedingly rare vertical pair, bright color, margins range from clear to slightly into the design at the sides, bottom stamp with faint crease and a tiny sealed tear at bottom, fine appearance; one of only two vertical pair recorded in the Curtis census. (Image)	$11,500.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
232	O	R84a	#R84a, $2.50 Inland Exchange, imperforate, an especially handsome example of this rare imperforate, exceedingly large margins on all four sides, strong color and impression, socked-on-the-nose 1865 c.d.s. handstamp of L.W. Jerome & Co., very faint vertical crease, otherwise extremely fine; an exceptionally large-margined and wonderfully canceled example. (Image)	$7,000.00 SOLD for $4,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
233	O	R84a	#R84a, $2.50 Inland Exchange, imperforate, full to mostly large margins all around, clean impression, 1863 ms. cancel, small closed tear in the left margin, very fine appearance. (Image)	$7,000.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
234	O	R84a	#R84a, $2.50 Inland Exchange, imperforate, four mostly large margins, strong rich color and a well incised impression, light 1864 ms. cancel, two very shallow thin spots, very fine appearance. (Image)	$7,000.00 SOLD for $2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
235	O	R84a	#R84a, $2.50 Inland Exchange, imperforate, three large even margins, just into design at bottom, rich fresh color and a sharp impression on clean white paper, beautifully cancelled by a perfectly struck 1864 oval handstamp of the Merrimack Manufacturing Company, typical creasing, overall of very fine appearance. (Image)	$7,000.00 SOLD for $1,150.00 Will close during Public Auction
236	O	R84a	#R84a, $2.50 Inland Exchange, imperforate, an incredibly rare horizontal pair, being one of only two recorded multiples and the only off-document multiple known, three large margins, into the design at left, fresh color, right stamp with just the faintest trace of a crease at bottom, which is immaterial considering this pair's unique status, 1863 ms. cancel, fine-very fine; as mentioned, there is only one other multiple of this revenue known, being a horizontal pair on document, one of the most important First Issue Imperforate pairs and certainly one of the keys for someone collecting largest known multiples; ex-Dean, Joyce. (Image)	$20,000.00 SOLD for $22,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
237	O	R85a	#R85a, $3.00 Charter Party, imperforate, lovely used example, possessing extravagantly large margins all around, sumptuously rich color and a deeply etched impression, cancelled by a light and complete strike of Miller Houghton Dec. 3, 1863 c.d.s. handstamp, an extremely fine gem. (Image)	$175.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
238	O	R85a	#R85a, $3.00 Charter Party, imperforate, seldom seen horizontal strip of three, mostly large margins all around, rich color and a sharp impression, two light vertical creases, offset on reverse just shows through at top, very fine appearance; there is only one larger multiple known (a block of six). (Image)	$575.00+ SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
239	O	R85a	#R85a, $3.00 Charter Party, imperforate, attractive block of six (3x2), with large margins to in a bit at top right, rich luxuriant color on fresh white paper, neat 1868 ms. cancels, the right pair with a faint pressed out vertical crease, however the left block of four is sound and very fine; an important first issue showpiece that is not only the largest recorded multiple, but it is also the largest block of any size known; ex-Joyce. (Image)	$2,400.00+ SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
240	O	R86a	#R86a, $3.00 Manifest, imperforate, horizontal strip of three, three large margins, just barely touching the frame line at one point on bottom, strong rich color, 1863 ms. cancels, left stamp with vertical crease, fine-very fine; one of only two strips of three in the Curtis census and the only horizontal strip. (Image)	$575.00+ SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction