$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)
$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 bottomEXTREMELY 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)
$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 leftVERY 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)
$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)
$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)
$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)
$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)