UNITED STATES REVENUES continued...

**FIRST ISSUE COLLECTION**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
661	O		First Issue worthwhile balance of hundreds of items, many singles, with some duplication including shades, cancels (including premium handstamps), varieties, etc., with imperforate, part perforate and fully perforated stamps, including three of the $200.00 perforated, also several multiples, many pairs and better blocks, with a number of the blocks cataloging several hundred dollars each, condition is slightly mixed as is usual for a collection this large, majority with fine-very fine appearance.	Est. $4,000-5,000 SOLD for $6,500.00 Will close during Public Auction

**SECOND ISSUE**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
662		R103	#R103, 1c Blue and black, mint block of six (3x2), strong colors, o.g., lightly hinged, fine; only one larger multiple is known. (Image)	$575.00+ SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
663		R103	#R103, 1c Blue and black, mint block of six (3x2), strong colors, o.g., fine; only one larger multiple is known (rejoined block of sixteen); ex-Turner, Cunliffe. (Image)	for used $575.00+ SOLD for $90.00 Will close during Public Auction
664	O	R105	#R105, 3c Blue and black, block of four with blue handstamp and a few small cut cancels, rich colors, small hinge reinforcement at bottom, fine; one of only four recorded blocks of four, with just one larger multiple recorded. (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
665		R106	#R106, 4c Blue and black, left margin mint block of four with large part original gum, slight soiling, otherwise fine; this is one of only two recorded blocks of any size of the Four Cent Second Issue, the other being a block of ten; ex-Joyce. (Image)	$450.00 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
666	O	R108	#R108, 6c Blue and black, block of four with blue herringbone cancels, bright fresh colors, bottom right stamp with insignificant corner crease, fine; this is the largest known multiple of #R108, being one of just three blocks of four recorded; ex-Joyce. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
667		R110	#R110, 15c Blue and black, mint block of fifteen (3x5), strong colors, o.g., minor soiling at top right and a few small thin spots, fine appearance; one of only two blocks of fifteen (the other is irregular), with just one slightly larger block (of sixteen) recorded; ex-Joyce, Halstead. (Image)	for used $1,005.00+ SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
668	O	R113	#R113, 30c Blue and black, used block of four, neat ms. cancels, lovely fresh colors, fine-very fine; this represents the only recorded block of any size of the Thirty Cent Second Issue; ex-Joyce. (Image)	$625.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
669	O	R115	#R115, 50c Blue and black, block of sixteen (8x2) strong rich colors, blue handstamp and cut cancels, horizontal crease in bottom row, several hinge reinforcements, fine-very fine appearance; this is the largest known multiple of the Fifty Cent value, the next largest being a block of twelve. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
670	O	R117	#R117, 70c Blue and black, horizontal strip of four, rich colors on fresh paper, neat ms. cancels, fine; this is the only recorded strip of four, with just one slightly larger multiple (strip of five) recorded, and no blocks are known; ex-Joyce. (Image)	$320.00+ SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
671	O	R118a	#R118a, $1.00 Blue and black, Inverted Center, used, with light ms. cancel and an expertly filled in punch cancel, fine. (Image)	$900.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
672	O	R119	#R119, $1.30 Blue and black, horizontal pair, strong colors, ms. cancels, left stamp with vertical crease, faint horizontal crease, fine appearance; a rare multiple, as only a total of four multiples of any size have been recorded, three pairs and a strip of three. (Image)	$1,150.00 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
673	O	R124	#R124, $2.50 Blue and black, block of four, rich colors, blue ms. cancels, top stamps with light crease, otherwise fine; only two larger multiples are recorded. (Image)	$750.00 SOLD for $240.00 Will close during Public Auction
674	O	R126	#R126, $3.50 Blue and black, scarce horizontal pair, bright colors, ms. cancel, light stain at top right of the left stamp, otherwise fine. (Image)	$900.00 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
675	O	R127	#R127, $5.00 Blue and black, block of six (3x2), blue oval handstamp and light cut cancels, hinge reinforcing at right, fine; this is the only recorded block of six, with just one larger multiple known; ex-Dean. (Image)	$600.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
676	O	R129	#R129, $20.00 Blue and black, strong rich colors, cancelled by ms. and an unusual handstamp at top, fresh and fine. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
677	O	R130	#R130, $25.00 Blue and black, block of four, bright rich colors, 1862 ms. cancels (apparently back-dated to correspond with dates on the original legal instrument), bottom stamps with faint horizontal crease, a couple tiny hinge sliver reinforcements, fine; not only is this the largest recorded multiple, it is the sole block of any size of this stamp known; a block of four is not priced in Scott, therefore we have simply cataloged it as two pairs; ex-Scheupbach. (Image)	$4,200.00+ SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
678	O	R131	#R131, $50.00 Blue and black, brilliantly rich colors and strong detailed impressions, ms. cancel, fine. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
679	O	R132	#R132, $200.00 Red, blue and black, "Small Persian Rug", an especially handsome used example of this popular revenue stamp, being extraordinarily well centered, rich vibrant colors, violet ms. cancel and not the more frequently seen cut cancel, tiny pinpoint thin speck mentioned only for complete accuracy, extremely fine; certainly among the most desirable Small Persian Rugs available. (Image)	$8,250.00 SOLD for $7,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
680	O	R133	#R133, $500.00 Red orange, green and black, "Large Persian Rug," a most impressive example of this always popular high value, possessing gorgeous colors that are especially rich and radiant, light violet ms. cancel without any of the cut cancels that affect many copies, the only fault is a horizontal crease (nearly all examples have some kind of fault or repair), very fine appearance; this is the very stamp that the Scott United States Specialized Catalogue uses as their photo for the Large Persian Rug. (Image)	$16,000.00 SOLD for $10,500.00 Will close during Public Auction