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

Proprietary Issue
Lot Sym. Lot Description
3552 image1c Green & Black on Violet Paper, Inverted Center (RB1ad). Deep rich colors, bold cancel, small paper indentation caused by cancel

VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE ONE-CENT PROPRIETARY INVERT ON VIOLET PAPER. ONLY 24 EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED.

In his privately published census, Larry Lyons records 23 examples of this invert error, most of which have thins or creases, or are off center. The example offered here was not known to Lyons and is without question one of the finest known. (Image)

3,000.00
3553 image10c Green & Black on Intermediate Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB7a var). Wide margins, rich colors, unobtrusive handstamp cancel, Extremely Fine example of this paper variety, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 300-400
3554 image50c Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB8a). Choice centering, rich color, neat blue 1881 handstamp cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, due to their size the 50c and dollar-value Proprietary stamps are rare in centered sound condition (Image) 725.00
3555 image$1.00 Green & Black on Violet, Proprietary (RB9a). Bright color, light strike of violet oval handstamp, faint horizontal crease, small toned spot, otherwise Very Fine (Image) 2,500.00
3556 image$5.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Original gum is still mostly intact, bright color and sharp vignette impression, neat 1879 ms. cancel, trivial corner crease at top right

VERY FINE. A EXTREMELY RARE AND ESSENTIALLY SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 PROPRIETARY ON VIOLET PAPER.

Only 74 were issued on Violet paper. The majority of the few surviving examples is faulty to a significant degree. This stamp, with only a faint corner crease, is one of the finest extant. (Image)

8,000.00
3557 image5c Black, Rouletted, Proprietary (RB16c). Uncancelled, deep rich color, fresh and Very Fine, a scarce stamp and especially desirable in uncancelled condition (Image) 1,500.00
3558 ng image4-3/8c Black, , 1914 Issue, Proprietary (RB42). Unused (no gum), crisp impression, Very Fine and choice (Image) 1,500.00

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