The Henry Tolman II Collection of United States Revenues - Part One continued...

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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3545		$1,000.00 Orange, Series 1917, Imperforate (R250a). Vertical pair, radiant color, ms. cancels, fresh and Very Fine, rare, ex Buford, only five are recorded (Image)	1,250.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
3546		$500.00 Blue, "Series 1940" Black Two-Line Handstamp in Larger Type (R285a). Bright color, choice centering with wide and balanced margins, natural s.e. at right, handstamp cancels, light natural paper wrinkle at bottom EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE "SERIES 1940" HANDSTAMP WITH THE LARGER TYPE. Only a few examples of this rarity are known. This stamp is essentially sound and probably qualifies as one of the finest extant. (Image)	3,250.00 SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
3547		$5,000.00 Carmine, Series 1952 (R618). Bright color, natural s.e. at right and bottom, neat "8/17/53" ms. cancel, single short perf at left VERY FINE CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THIS MAJOR RED REVENUE RARITY. The stamp offered here is one of the best centered examples of this rare Series 1952 high-value in existence. (Image)	3,250.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
3548		$60.00 Carmine, Series 1953 (R647). Unused with coupon attached at left, bright color, coupon with vertical crease, Very Fine, scarce as a full coupon, ex Buford (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
3549		$5,000.00 Carmine, Series 1955 (R695). Bright color, natural s.e. at top and right, handstamp cancel, faint diagonal crease at top right, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)	1,300.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
3550		$5,000.00 Carmine, Series 1958 (R722). Natural s.e. at right, rich color, perf cancel and blue handstamp, tiny corner crease at bottom right, Very Fine appearance, scarce, only nine are recorded, an indication of rarity is that none was offered in the Floyd sale (Shreves), undercatalogued in Scott (Image)	1,750.00 SOLD for $1,150.00 Will close during Public Auction
3551		$50.00 Carmine, Series 1958, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (R725a). Mint N.H., radiant color, diagonal crease at top right, appears Very Fine, rare, unpriced in Scott (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $2,800.00 Will close during Public Auction

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