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FIRST ISSUE STAMPS IMPERFORATE continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 101 |
O |
R5a |
 #R5a, 2c Bank Check, imperforate, block of seventeen (4x4 plus a stamp at bottom left), large margins, strong bright color, Manhattan Life Ins. Co. 1863 c.d.s.
handstamps, reinforced horizontal crease between middle rows, otherwise very fine. (Image) |
$761.25+
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 102 |
O |
R7a |
 #R7a, 2c Certificate, imperforate, incredibly handsome block of six (2x3), with huge margins all around, sumptuously rich color and a highly detailed
impression, 1865 ms. cancels, small tear in left margin and a couple very faint creases, neither of which distract from the block's extremely fine and outstanding appearance; ex-Turner. (Image) |
$245.00+
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 103 |
O |
R7a |
 #R7a, 2c Certificate, imperforate, block of nine (3x3), large margins all around, strong rich color, light ms. cancels, left stamps with faults, very fine appearance; only two larger multiples exist. (Image) |
$304.00+
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 104 |
O |
R9a |
 #R9a, 2c Express, imperforate, an exceptionally choice quality block of twelve (3x4), with uncommonly large and wonderfully well balanced margins all around, plus
its color is incredibly deep and luxuriant, razor-sharp impression on fresh white paper, neat ms. cancels, extremely fine; cataloged as two blocks of four and two pairs. (Image) |
$420.00+
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 105 |
O |
R9a |
 #R9a, 2c Express, imperforate, irregular block of sixteen, noted on the reverse as being positions 8/37, with sheet margin at right, strong rich color, large margins
all around, neat ms. cancels, the fifth stamp on the top row with a small closed tear at top, otherwise very fine and handsome; one of the largest blocks known, with the largest being a block of eighteen; cataloged as three blocks of four and two
pairs. (Image) |
$580.00+
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 106 |
 |
R17a |
 #R17a, 3c Playing cards, imperforate, an incredibly rare and choice unused example of this key First Issue Imperforate, possessing a marvelous overall freshness
that is almost never encountered, with intensely rich color and a strong detailed impression, full to very wide margins all around, extremely fine; this is the only unused Three Cent Playing Card Imperforate that we are aware of, and with its
impressive physical attributes, it is certainly one of the most desirable singles extant. (Image) |
for used $25,000.00
SOLD for $65,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 107 |
O |
R17a |
 #R17a, 3c Playing cards, imperforate, three large margins, fourth at left quite ample, strong color and a well incised impression, neat fancy blue printed cancel
"SH&C/Jan'y,/1863" of the Samuel & Hart Co. (a playing card manufacturer), small facial scuffs entirely in the top margin, which is a really trivial flaw compared to the vast majority of Three Cent Imperforate Playing Card stamps which are typically
quite faulty or repaired, very fine appearance; a beautiful example that possesses one of the most outstanding and rare cancels known on this rarity. (Image) |
$25,000.00
SOLD for $25,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 108 |
O |
R17a |
 #R17a, 3c Playing cards, imperforate, vertical pair, mostly large margins, close but clears at top, rich color, ms. cancel, repaired, very fine appearance.The Three
Cent Playing Cards Imperforate is the rarest of all the first issue revenues. Singles are seldom encountered and only seven pairs have been recorded to date. At least three others are also repaired, with only one completely sound pair being known to
us, making the Cunliffe example a highly collectable and quite desirable example.An excellent opportunity to obtain one of the rarest and most important Nineteenth Century revenue multiples; ex-Little.
(Image) |
$60,000.00
SOLD for $23,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 109 |
O |
R19a |
 #R19a, 3c Telegraph, imperforate, select quality used example, four exceptionally large margins, deep rich color and a superbly detailed impression on fresh paper, light central
handstamp cancel dated June 24, 1863, extremely fine gem. (Image) |
$80.00
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 110 |
O |
R19a |
 #R19a, 3c Telegraph, imperforate, horizontal strip of three, full to large margins all around, deep rich color and a strong impression, light vertical crease through the middle stamp,
otherwise very fine; a scarce multiple. (Image) |
$580.00
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 111 |
O |
R19a |
 #R19a, 3c Telegraph, imperforate, vertical strip of three, large margins all around except just into the design at top right, deep intense color and impression,
light ms. cancels, horizontal crease through the middle stamp, very fine appearance. (Image) |
$580.00
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 112 |
O |
R19a |
 #R19a, 3c Telegraph, imperforate, block of eighteen (3x6), deep color, mostly large margins around, faults, fine-very fine appearance; this is the only recorded block of eighteen and the
second largest block of this stamp. (Image) |
$5,100.00+
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 113 |
O |
R24a |
 #R24a, 5c Certificate, imperforate, block of twelve (3x4), full to extra-large margins all around, rich color, 1863 ms. cancels, a couple light horizontal creases,
otherwise very fine; the largest known multiple of this revenue and the only intact block of twelve extant (the other block of twelve is reconstructed); cataloged as two blocks of four and two pairs. (Image) |
$570.00+
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 114 |
O |
R27a |
 #R27a, 5c Inland Exchange, imperforate, top left corner sheet-margin block of twenty (5x4), other margins also quite large, rich color, horizontal creases, one at
top causes some splitting of the paper, repair at right between bottom two stamps, very fine appearance; this is the largest block known and the sole block of twenty recorded, the next largest being a block of twelve.
(Image) |
$555.00+
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 115 |
|
R32a |
 #R32a, 10c Bill of Lading, imperforate, choice unused single, with uniformly lavish margins all around, beautiful rich color and a highly detailed impression on bright white paper, extremely fine gem. (Image) |
for used $50.00
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 116 |
O |
R32a |
 #R32a, 10c Bill of Lading, imperforate, striking used single, with four extra-large margins, sumptuously rich color and a clean impression, beautifully cancelled by a
complete strike of a blue handstamped cancel of Potter, Chapman & Perry dated Dec. 15, 1862, extremely fine. (Image) |
$50.00
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 117 |
O |
R32a |
 #R32a, 10c Bill of Lading, imperforate, horizontal strip of five, full to mostly large margins all around, brilliantly rich color and a crisp impression on pristine
white paper, very fine and quite handsome; the Curtis census records just four larger intact multiples. (Image) |
$650.00+
SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 118 |
O |
R32a |
 #R32a, 10c Bill of Lading, imperforate, vertical strip of five, a little close at bottom, otherwise the margins are uncommonly large, lovely rich color on fresh paper, center stamp with
light crease, otherwise very fine. (Image) |
$650.00+
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 119 |
O |
R32a |
 #R32a, 10c Bill of Lading, imperforate, irregular block of ten, deep rich color on fresh paper, large margins, irregularly cut at bottom, going into the third
stamp, some reinforced tears and paper splitting, fine-very fine appearance; only one larger multiple exists (a reconstructed block of twelve). (Image) |
$1,800.00+
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 120 |
O |
R33a |
 #R33a, 10c Certificate, imperforate, horizontal strip of three, full to large margins, strong color and impression, neat ms. cancels, light natural paper wrinkle on right
stamp and tiny tear at top right, very fine appearance; ex-Turner. (Image) |
$900.00+
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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