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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
701	O	R194	#R194, $50.00 Green, used block of four, with light cut cancels as well as violet handstamps, color just slightly changed into a gray shade, fine; a very scarce block. (Image)	$1,050.00 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
702	O	R283	#R283, $60.00 Brown, handstamped "Series 1940" in green, rich fresh color, small ms. cancel at bottom and without the usual cut or perf. initial cancel, fine; a scarce and key value. (Image)	$1,500.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction

1871-1874 PROPRIETARY ISSUE ESSAYS AND PROOFS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
703	TC	RB3TC	#RB3TC, 3c Blue and black trial color proof on bond, bottom left corner margin block of 24 (6x4), rich bright colors, full original gum, all but one stamp n.h., trivial corner crease in the bottom left of selvage only, very fine and a handsome showpiece; cataloged as singles. (Image)	$1,440.00+ SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
704	PPB	RB4P4	#RB4P4, 4c Green and black, plate proof on card, bottom margin imprint and plate no. B7 7B block of ten, large margins, exceedingly fresh, very fine and choice. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
705	P	RB5P3 var.	#RB5P3 var., 5c Green and black, plate proof on India, center vignette misplaced, block of four with the black vignette strongly shifted to the right, being well into the green design of the frame, large even margins, very fine; a most unusual and striking variety. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
706	E	Turner Essay 120 var.	Turner Essay 120 var., 50c, $1.00 and $5.00 Proprietary, composite plate essay, similar to Essay 120 except the 50c is not original to the composite, light creasing, small vertical tear between right stamps at bottom, faint stain at top right, very fine appearance; this may be the only way to obtain the composite essay, as the item illustrated in Turner was in the Eagle collection and is now permanently in the National Postal Museum. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
707	TC	RB8TC	#RB8TC, 50c Green and brown red, trial color die proof on India, very scarce trial color in stamp size with exceptionally large and even margins all around, brilliant colors, faint thin spot and a small tear in the bottom margin, choice very fine appearance; ex-Joyce. (Image)	$675.00 SOLD for $525.00 Will close during Public Auction
708	P	RB8P2	#RB8P2, 50c Green and black, die proof on India, a lovely sized example, possessing large balanced margins all around, bright colors and highly detailed impressions, small hinge thins as often found on this fragile India paper, otherwise very fine and very scarce proof with no more than a handful produced. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
709	P	RB9P2	#RB9P2, $1.00 Green and black, die proof on India, stamp size with uniformly large margins all around, rich luxuriant colors, light hinge thin as is usually found on this, very fine; a rarely offered proof. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
710	TC	Turner Essay 120B	Turner Essay 120B, $5.00 Green and carmine die essay on India, stamp size mounted on card, attractive colors, large margins, small faults including a light horizontal crease, very fine appearance; an extremely rare essay of this popular high value revenue; ex-Little, Joyce. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
711	P	RB10P2	#RB10P2, $5.00 Green and black, small die proof an impressive and exceptionally rare proof of this large stamp size revenue, large margins on all sides, lovely rich colors, tiny hinge thin at bottom causes a minute translucent stain, still very fine for this beautiful design that some consider to be the most attractive of all of the revenues; an extremely rare proof with only a handful of copies known. (Image)	$2,000.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

1871-1874 PROPRIETARY ISSUE STAMPS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
713		RB1a	#RB1a, 1c Green and black on violet paper, unused block of 30 (6x5), strong colors, several well centered stamps, very fine; except for a few sheets, this is the largest known multiple. (Image)	for used $222.00+ SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
714	O	RB1ad	#RB1ad, 1c Green and black on violet paper, Inverted Center, strong rich colors, 1871 ms. cancel, small thin speck at right, otherwise fine; only about 25 examples have been recorded. (Image)	$3,000.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
715		RB1b	#RB1b, 1c Green and black on green paper, unused left margin partial imprint block of twelve (3x4), bright colors, very fine; except for one full sheet, there are no larger multiples recorded. (Image)	for used $198.00+ SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
716		RB1c	#RB1c, 1c Green and black on violet paper, imperforate, unused block of four, large even margins all around, fresh colors, minor wrinkling, very fine. (Image)	for used $475.00 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction
717		RB2a	#RB2a, 2c Green and black, unused block of 24 (6x4) with partial imprint and plate no. 3 in left margin of bottom two stamps, especially bright and fresh, a few perf. separations at bottom, fine-very fine; only one larger multiple is known. (Image)	for used $225.00+ SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
718		RB3b	#RB3b, 3c Green and black on green paper, top margin block of 85 (17x5), representing the top half of the sheet, with full selvage on three sides including inverted Wilcox's imprint in the top margin, bright colors, virtually full o.g., with just a small bit of gum missing from the top left, some stamps on the bottom row with small adherences, a few stamps at left and bottom with small facial scuffs, fine-very fine; this and the next lot are far and away the largest multiples of this stamp, with the next largest being a mere block of sixteen. (Image)	$6,100.00+ SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
719	PB	RB3b	#RB3b, 3c Green and black on green paper, offered here is the other largest known multiple, being the bottom half of the sheet (17x5), with full imprint and double plate no. 18 in the bottom selvage, some of the side selvage is missing, strong rich colors, nearly full o.g., a few minor adherences on the face, a couple other small faults, overall fine-very fine; the only recorded plate block of this stamp. (Image)	$6,100.00+ SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
720	O	RB3b	#RB3b, 3c Green and black on green paper, used block of fifteen (5x3), rich colors, neat 1875 ms. cancels, bottom left stamp with faults, some mild toning on the reverse only, fine. (Image)	$1,060.00+ SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction