SESCAL Stamp Catalog 2013 October 2013 | Page 81

Session III: Saturday, October 5, 2013 Estimate Estimate 1792X 1793 1794 1796 1797 1795 Session II: Friday, October 4, 2013 Estimate Estimate 1797 USA Revenues, cont. 1792 ( ) (RD67//85 vars) 1940 STOCK TRANSFER 1¢-$20 WITH SERIES 1940 OVPT, IMPERF PAIRS ............. PH $6500 A spectacular set of 16 horizontal imperforate pairs (lacking only $1). Without gum as issued. Fresh, extremely fine. From the Smithsonian Postal Museum archives. Still unvalued in Scott. 1798 1799 1796 (RJA80a) 1963 NARCOTIC 2¢ VIOLET IMPERF, STRIP ......................................................................... PH $750 Strip of 3. Fresh, MINT never hinged. Large margins all around, extremely fine. They don’t come any nicer! Cat $1500. USA-Singles-06.pmd (RO147) 1866 PORTLAND MATCH CO. 1¢ WRAPPER .................................................................................... PH 1800 80 $100 (RS4h) 1862 J. C. AYER 1¢ BLACK, IMPERF, TYPE 2, PINK PAPER ............................................... PH $2000 Choice stamp, well centered. Fresh, extremely fine. Rare stamp, only 22 listed in the Aldrich census. (2013 PF Cert #512567) Cat $2750. 1801 P/ (RS84P4, LO2) 1851-62 REVENUES & STAMPS WITH SAME VIGNETTES .................................... PH $150-250 Six items with same eagle or Washington bust vignette. EAGLE: RS84 proof on card, in issued lake color; and LO2 U.S. Carrier stamp with typical red star cancel. Each has light corner crease, fine to very fine. WASHINGTON HOUDON BUST: RO148 sound, fine; RS90a with faults; postage #26 with town cancel, corner crease; #65 with blue town cancel, fine to very fine. All in clear mounts on annotated exhibit page. Cat $221. (800) 782-0066 • www.RegencySuperior.com Page 80 $850 Full wrapper on thin paper, previously used as pressed-out fold lines indicate this was wrapped around a box of matches. Most wrappers offered were remainders that were never used. Very fine, sound, with light hinge marks at corners. Cat $110. 1795 ( ) (RD85 var) 1940 MEREDITH $20 BRIGHT GREEN, IMPERF PAIR WITH OVERPRINT ............................ PH $1500 A wide bottom margin vertical imperforate pair. A scarce pair with the ‘Series 1940’ overprint. Scott only lists imperforates without overprint. Unused, no gum as issued. Very fine. ExSmithsonian Archives. (RO115u) 1862-71 IVES MATCHES 1¢ ULTRA, USED ON BANK CHECK .......................................... PH Rare illegal usage of match revenue on bank check. Left end fragment of check from a Connecticut bank, drawn for $200, affixed with two fine singles in scarcer ultra color. Signed and dated (3/31/1870) by company president P.T. Ives, one of only two known examples of his signature on these stamps on piece. Cat $850. 1794 ( ) (RD85 var) 1940 MEREDITH $20 BRIGHT GREEN, IMPERF PAIR WITH OVERPRINT ............................ PH $1500 A fabulous wide bottom margin IMPERFORATE pair. Unused, no gum as issued. A SCARCE pair with ‘Series 1940’ overprint; Scott only lists imperfs without overprint. Extremely fine. Ex-Smithsonian Archives. $500 Fresh, MINT never hinged, fingerprint on bottom stamp. Very fine. Cat $1000. 1793 ( ) (RD85 var) 1940 MEREDITH $20 BRIGHT GREEN, IMPERF BLOCK WITH OVERPRINT ........................ PH $3000 A fabulous wide bottom margin IMPERFORATE block of 4. Unused, no gum as issued. A SCARCE block with the ‘Series 1940’ overprint. Scott only lists imperforates without overprint. Extremely fine. Ex-Smithsonian Archives. (RJA80a) 1963 NARCOTIC 2¢ VIOLET IMPERF, PAIR ........................................................................... PH 8/16/2013, 1:02 PM Regency-Superior, Ltd.