Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**First Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3512		$10.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R96a). Large margins to full, deep rich color, neat 1868 ms. cancel, Very Fine and choice (Image)	1,800.00
3513		$15.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R97a). Large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at top, rich color, neat ms. cancel, Very Fine and choice, particularly desirable with the sheet margin at top (Image)	2,500.00
3514		$20.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R99a). Brilliant color, large margins to clear, vertical crease with small internal pinhole, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	2,000.00
3515		$20.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R99a). Horizontal pair, large margins all around, rich color, neat "M. J. Surrogate July 11th 1863" ms. cancel, light creases VERY FINE APPEARING PAIR OF THE IMPERFORATE $20.00 PROBATE OF WILL. Aside from the spectacular block of 27, www.thecurtiscollection.com records a reconstructed block of four, three horizontal pairs, a horizontal strip of four and an unspecified number of vertical pairs. (Image)	4,250.00
3516		$25.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R100a). Huge margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamp at left and sheet margin at right, rich color, ms. cancel, small internal tear, appears Extremely Fine (Image)	1,400.00
3517		$25.00 Mortgage, Perforated, Horizontal Pair, Imperf Between (R100e). Radiant color, neat 1864 ms. cancels, single pulled perf at top right, small tear at top of right stamp, appears Fine, scarce and desirable variety, only five are recorded at www.thecurtiscollection.com (Image)	1,100.00
3518		$200.00 U.S.I.R., Imperforate (R102a). Original gum, lightly hinged, large to huge margins incl. sheet margin with registration marks at left, deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, two light vertical creases in sheet margin still leave large left stamp margin EXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE IMPERFORATE $200.00 U.S.I.R. FIRST ISSUE. The $200.00 U.S.I.R. and all high-denomination First Issue revenue stamps were rarely saved in original-gum condition. This stamp not only has original gum, it comes from Position 3 on the plate of eight and has a wide left sheet margin showing the "+" mark used to keep both colors in registration. (Image)	2,400.00

First Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

3512

$10.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R96a). Large margins to full, deep rich color, neat 1868 ms. cancel, Very Fine and choice (Image)

1,800.00

3513

$15.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R97a). Large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at top, rich color, neat ms. cancel, Very Fine and choice, particularly desirable with the sheet margin at top (Image)

2,500.00

3514

$20.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R99a). Brilliant color, large margins to clear, vertical crease with small internal pinhole, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

2,000.00

3515

$20.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R99a). Horizontal pair, large margins all around, rich color, neat "M. J. Surrogate July 11th 1863" ms. cancel, light creases

VERY FINE APPEARING PAIR OF THE IMPERFORATE $20.00 PROBATE OF WILL.

Aside from the spectacular block of 27, www.thecurtiscollection.com records a reconstructed block of four, three horizontal pairs, a horizontal strip of four and an unspecified number of vertical pairs. (Image)

4,250.00

3516

$25.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R100a). Huge margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamp at left and sheet margin at right, rich color, ms. cancel, small internal tear, appears Extremely Fine (Image)

1,400.00

3517

$25.00 Mortgage, Perforated, Horizontal Pair, Imperf Between (R100e). Radiant color, neat 1864 ms. cancels, single pulled perf at top right, small tear at top of right stamp, appears Fine, scarce and desirable variety, only five are recorded at www.thecurtiscollection.com (Image)

1,100.00

3518

$200.00 U.S.I.R., Imperforate (R102a). Original gum, lightly hinged, large to huge margins incl. sheet margin with registration marks at left, deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, two light vertical creases in sheet margin still leave large left stamp margin

EXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE IMPERFORATE $200.00 U.S.I.R. FIRST ISSUE.

The $200.00 U.S.I.R. and all high-denomination First Issue revenue stamps were rarely saved in original-gum condition. This stamp not only has original gum, it comes from Position 3 on the plate of eight and has a wide left sheet margin showing the "+" mark used to keep both colors in registration. (Image)

2,400.00