Postal Stationery, Revenues
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 343° |
S |
 1897, Complete Set of U.P.U. Congress Specimen Stationery and Postal Cards (U294S-U331S). Full Mint set of 59 different entires and wrappers in all different sizes, colors, denominations, with four
postal cards (each very scarce), fresh and Very Fine, one of 125 sets prepared for presentation to U.P.U. delegates in 1897 at Washington, D.C. (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 5,000-7,500 |
3,000.00 |
| 344° |
|
 2c on 5c Blue Entire (U464). Wmk. 23, fresh and Very Fine, rare (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,000.00 |
500.00 |
| 345° |
|
 10c Blue & Black, Center Inverted (R109a). Blue handstamped
cancel, paper pierced in two points, Good appearance, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,500.00 |
600.00 |
| 346° |
P |
 $200.00 Blue, Black & Red, Small Persian Rug, Plate
Proof on India (R132P3). Ample to large margins, tiny thin in bottom left margin, Very Fine appearance (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,500.00 |
1,300.00 |
| 347° |
|
 $200.00 Blue, Black & Red, Small Persian Rug (R132). Herringbone cancels with small breaks
in paper, otherwise Fine (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,750.00 |
0.00 |
| 348° |
|
 10c Dark Green, "IR" Provisional Overprint (R157). Purple straightline cancel, ms. "7/22", exceptionally well-centered, deep rich color, pressed-out crease, invisible from the face, Extremely Fine appearance,
a major revenue rarity, with copy of P.S.E. for block from which this stamp comes (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,000.00 |
1,800.00 |
| 349° |
|
 1c Trans-Mississippi, "I.R. L.H.C." Provisional Overprint (R158A). Straightline "Jul. 20, 1898" handstamp (the day corrected in ms.), well-centered, reperfed at right and faint corner crease at bottom right,
Very Fine appearance, this 1898 provisional is among the rarest of all revenues, with P.S.E. certificate (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
6,000.00 |
4,750.00 |
| 350° |
 |
 $1,000.00 Green & Black, Series of 1898 (R181). Unused vertical strip of four, without gum as issued, large margins, fresh, faint horizontal crease between two middle stamps, Very Fine appearance and rare (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,400.00 |
1,800.00 |
