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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 4023 |
 Joseph L. Bates, Boston, 1c Blue, "FANCY GOODS" Two Words (EP26a). Remarkably fresh with large part of original silvering on
reverse, Extremely Fine, the Ford catalogue (Stack's 6/23/2004, lot 399) reports that the "Fancy Goods" (in two words) variety is rarer than the other (Image Magnifier) |
600.00 | 700.00 | |
| 4024 |
 Joseph L. Bates, Boston, 3c Rose, "FANCYGOODS" One Word (EP27). Strong stamp color and mica essentially intact, minor wrinkles, Extremely Fine and very rare, very few
of the 3c Bates are known (in either variety) (Image Magnifier) |
1,500.00 | 1,900.00 | |
| 4025 |
 Joseph L. Bates, Boston, 5c Red Brown, "FANCY GOODS" Two Words (EP28). Beautiful Dark Red Brown stamp color, mica in excellent
condition with only two tiny flaws, Very Fine, this is an extremely rare encasement, the 5c two-word "Fancy Goods" was listed in the Stacks sale of the Ford collection as Scott EP28a (the one-word "Fancygoods" inscription was EP28b ribbed), one
source states there are only two known with one-word inscriptions and perhaps a couple more than that for the two-word inscription (Image Magnifier) |
750.00 | 1,200.00 | |
| 4026 |
 Joseph L. Bates, Boston, 10c Green, "FANCYGOODS" One Word (EP29a). Stamp well-centered, minor mica flaws, Very Fine and choice, only 5-10 reported in Reed census, ex Mayer (Image Magnifier) |
625.00 | 1,400.00 | |
| 4027 |
 Brown's Bronchial Troches, 1c Blue (EP31). Stamp centered, rich color, couple very trivial mica flaws, beautiful deep golden brown case,
tiny dent in rim at bottom of obverseEXTREMELY FINE. A RARE ENCASED POSTAGE STAMP, WITH THE REED CENSUS REPORTING ONLY FIVE TO TEN KNOWN. THIS IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST. Ex Ford and Mayer (Image Magnifier) |
2,000.00 | 2,400.00 | |
| 4028 |
 Brown's Bronchial Troches, 3c Rose (EP32). Large part of original silvering on back, stamp slightly faded as usual, small central mica flaw and slight
case dent on reverse, otherwise Very Fine, only 16-20 reported in Reed census (Image Magnifier) |
650.00 | 400.00 | |
| 4029 |
 Brown's Bronchial Troches, 5c Red Brown (EP33). Stamp centered, rich color, mica faults mostly confined to bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
400.00 | 375.00 | |
| 4030 |
 Brown's Bronchial Troches, 10c Green (EP34). Wonderful deep rich color with fair amount of original silvering on reverse, Extremely Fine, a choice example (Image Magnifier) |
900.00 | 1,300.00 | |
| 4031 |
 Brown's Bronchial Troches, 12c Black (EP35). Mica faults and stamp slightly soiled, but the "Twelve Cents" value is clearly
visibleFINE. THE 12-CENT BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES ENCASED POSTAGE IS EXTREMELY RARE WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO TO FOUR KNOWN. The Ford sale catalogue (Stack's 6/23/2004, lot 418) states "We have no recent records of a Brown's 12 Cents encasement and none seems to have been auctioned in decades." The Reed census reports 2-4 known. (Image Magnifier) |
2,500.00 | 2,200.00 | |
| 4032 |
 F. Buhl & Co., Detroit, 1c Blue (EP38). Stamp has light wrinkling and some faint soiling, mica has a slight flaw at upper left,
case is bright with a couple flecks of original silveringVERY FINE. THE ONE-CENT BUHL AND COMPANY ENCASED POSTAGE IS VERY RARE, WITH APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO TEN KNOWN. Frederick Buhl & Co. of Detroit, dealers and hats and furs, produced some of the rarest encased postage. Ex Ford and Mayer (Image Magnifier) |
2,500.00 | 2,400.00 | |
| 4033 |
 F. Buhl & Co., Detroit, 10c Green (EP41). Stamp well-centered with wonderful deep rich color, mica essentially fault free, shows only
the slightest lamination in cross-lightingEXTREMELY FINE. A RARE ENCASED PSOTAGE STAMP WHICH IS SUPERIOR IN QUALITY TO THE FORD EXAMPLE OFFERED IN 2004. ONLY FIVE TO TEN REPORTED IN REED CENSUS. Although the 10c denomination is the most available of the Buhl & Company encasements, it is still extremely rare. The example offered here is certainly among the finest of the few known. With 1987 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
1,750.00 | 2,100.00 |