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FIRST ISSUE STAMPS PART PERFORATE continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
341	O	R57b	#R57b, 50c Lease, part perforated, block of six (2x3), strong rich color, 1863 ms. cancels, small flaws, fine appearance; one of two recorded blocks of six, the largest known multiple of this stamp. (Image)	$1,530.00+ SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
342	O	R61b	#R61b, 50c Passage Ticket, part perforate, vertical pair, deep color, 1866 ms. cancels, minor flaws, fine appearance; one of only eight recorded pairs of this revenue (five vertical, three horizontal) and no larger multiples are known. (Image)	$1,200.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
343	O	R62b	#R62b, 50c Probate of Will, part perforate, block of four, sumptuously rich color and a strong detailed impression, light 1863 ms. cancels, a couple trivial wrinkles and top left stamp with pinpoint thin speck, still a fine block; not only is this the largest recorded multiple, it is also the finest of the three recorded blocks of this revenue stamp. (Image)	$1,500.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
344	O	R64b	#R64b, 60c Inland Exchange, part perforate, block of eight (4x2), gorgeous vibrant color, 1864 ms. cancels, light vertical crease in the left pair, otherwise fine-very fine and attractive. (Image)	$1,100.00+ SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
345	O	R64b	#R64b, 60c Inland Exchange, part perforate, block of nine (3x3), unusually well centered, bright color, light 1863 ms. cancels, horizontal creases between stamps, right middle stamps with a few wrinkles and a tiny closed tear, otherwise very fine. (Image)	$1,000.00+ SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
346	O	R65b	#R65b, 70c Foreign Exchange, part perforated, block of four, strong rich color, 1864 ms. cancels, bottom left stamp with small wrinkles, otherwise quite fresh and fine; one of only four blocks of the Seventy Cent Foreign Exchange Part Perforate recorded (three blocks of four and a rejoined block of six); ex-Little. (Image)	$2,000.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
347	O	R66b	#R66b $1.00 Conveyance, part perforated, bottom sheet-margin single, bright color, light 1863 ms. cancel, tiny trace of a corner crease at top left, still a fine example of this very elusive part perforate revenue. (Image)	$700.00 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
348	O	R66b	#R66b $1.00 Conveyance, part perforated, vertical pair, strong rich color, 1863 ms. cancel, bottom stamp with trivial wrinkle and tiny tear in the left margin, otherwise fine; one of the key rarities of the part perforated issues, being one of only three vertical pairs in existence, with all three having faults to some degree. (Image)	$2,500.00 SOLD for $5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

FIRST ISSUE STAMPS PERFORATED

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
349	O	R1c var.	#R1c var., 1c Express, bottom right corner margin block of four, showing a portion of the 2c U.S.I.R. inscription in the bottom margin, rich color, insignificant vertical crease on top right stamp, very fine; a unique and eye-catching showpiece that would enhance even the most advanced revenue collection; not listed in Scott; ex-Turner. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
350	O	R2c	#R2c, 1c Playing Cards, bottom left corner margin horizontal pair, with plate no. 1B in the partial bottom selvage, eye-arresting prooflike color and impression, bright blue 1865 ms. cancels, minor wrinkling, fine; a most attractive and very scarce plate number multiple. (Image)	$350.00+ SOLD for $280.00 Will close during Public Auction
351	O	R2c	#R2c, 1c Playing Cards, block of six (2x3), rich fresh color, neat 1864 handstamped cancels, minor perf. reinforcements, fine. (Image)	$1,250.00+ SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
352	O	R2c	#R2c, 1c Playing Cards, block of twelve (4x3), lovely rich color, handstamp cancellations, some sensibly reinforced perfs., fine-very fine; one of the largest recorded multiples of this stamp. (Image)	$2,500.00+ SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
353	O	R3c	#R3c, 1c Proprietary, bottom margin partial imprint and plate no. 1A block of fourteen (7x2), with irregular perfs. in the bottom left selvage caused by a margin foldover, Ruth & Fleming printed cancel, fine. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction
354		R3c	#R3c, 1c Proprietary, used on the back of a colorful envelope of Dr. M.L. Byrn, New York, with that company's pre-cancel, stamp slightly damaged from opening, a few cover edge faults, fine; certainly an impressive and visually striking usage. (imagea) (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
355	O	R3c	#R3c, 1c Proprietary, left sheet-margin block of 48 (7x7, less the top right stamp), strong rich color, small ms. cancels, a few trivial imperfections, but overall fine-very fine for a multiple of this size; the Curtis census records only four larger multiples. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction
356	OPB	R3c	#R3c, 1c Proprietary, bottom margin partial imprint and blank "Plate No." irregular block of twenty, petite handstamped cancels, with a few stamps at right remaining uncancelled, small faults, fine-very fine appearance; a rarely seen plate block. (Image)	Est. $150-200 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
357	O	R3c	#R3c, 1c Proprietary, block of 35 (7x5), strong bright color, cancelled by Ruth & Fleming, Baltimore printed cancel, some trimmed perfs. at top, top left stamp defective, bottom left stamp with crease, fine-very fine appearance; an especially desirable block with the printed cancel. (Image)	Est. $150-200 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
358		R4c	#R4c, 1c Telegraph, an exceedingly fresh mint block of nine (3x3), with deep luxuriant color and a sharp detailed impression, full clean original gum, with some stamps being never hinged, slight perf. separation at top, fine-very fine; the Curtis census records only one larger off-document multiple. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
359	O	R4c	#R4c, 1c Telegraph, block of eight (4x2), exceptionally well centered, bright fresh color, small ms. cancels, trivial perf. reinforcing, very fine. (Image)	$220.00+ SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
360	O	R5c	#R5c, 2c Bank Check, block of 25 (5x5), s.e. at top, well centered, remarkably fresh, with rich luxuriant color, light blue oval handstamped cancels, mild vertical crease through middle stamps and a few trivial paper wrinkles, otherwise very fine and handsome; the largest recorded multiple of this revenue stamp. ex-"Cathedral" Collection. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction