Supervisors' Seals:
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 1781 |
|
Supervisors' Seals, First Issue Balance. Seven incl. South Carolina,
New York, Connecticut (three different official supervisor's office
documents), Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 1792-1799, R.I. with seal but
unused, Fine-Very Fine |
275.00 |
100.00 |
| 1782 |
|
Pennsylvania, First Issue (RM506). Clear impression, signed "G.
Clymer", Signers of the Declaration of Independence, bit of ink bleed
in signature, paper toned, Fine |
E. 200-300 |
350.00 |
| 1783 |
|
Connecticut, First Issue (RM509). Complete sheet of three, each with
sharp impression, for receipt of white wine from Bordeaux in 1805, usual
rough edges, Very Fine |
E. 100-150 |
210.00 |
| 1784 |
|
Pennsylvania, First Issue (RM556). Sharp impression on 1801 for tax
paid on "one Tierce" of spirits, insignificant toning spots and rough
edges, otherwise Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate |
250.00 |
525.00 |
| 1785 |
|
Supervisors' Seals, Second Issue Balance (RM558-RM662). Eight
individual incl. three from Mass. (incl. two signed by Thomas Melville, the
last survivor from the Boston Tea Party and ancestor of Herman), others one
each, also incl. two used sheets of four from NY, one unused sheet of two
from RI, and two Philadelphia Custom House seals incl. one on large
"License of a Vessel above twenty tons" and one on 1836 four-page document
with red semi-circular hs., few faults, overall Fine-Very Fine |
E. 200-300 |
700.00 |
| 1786 |
|
Port Collectors' Seals. Nine documents with individual embossed
seals comprising tea importing at Perth Amboy N.J. (two), crew manifests
from Philadelphia (three), tea and liquor importing at Philadelphia (three
incl. one signed by W. Bache, grandson of Benjamin Franklin), and the entry
of the schooner Elizabeth at New London, Fine-Very Fine group |
E. 300-400 |
325.00 |