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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1241		RS40d	#RS40d, Brown, John I & Son, 2c Green, watermarked, a scarce mint copy with full o.g., h.r., uncommonly well centered within large even margins, bright deep color, small thin speck, otherwise choice very fine. (Image)	for used 300.00 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1242	O	RS41d	#RS41d, Brown, John I & Son, 4c Brown, watermarked, well centered example of this scarce issue, thin spots and light vertical crease which are usually the case on the handful of known copies, very fine appearance and a most difficult stamp in any condition. (Image)	1,100.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1243	O	RS42c	#RS42c, Bull, John, 1c Black, pink paper, uncommonly sound example, margins are a bit close but well centered, rich rose color, very fine and scarce paper variety not easily found in such nice condition. (Image)	425.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1244	O	RS43c	#RS43c, Bull, John, 4c Blue, pink paper, choice fresh single, unusually well centered for this, the sharp detailed impression and deep blue color is nicely complemented by the rose paper, a scarce stamp in this attractive and sound condition especially since most are found with faults, very fine. (Image)	275.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1245	O	RS45d	#RS45d, Burdsal, J.S. & Co., 1c Black on orange wrapper, select and large margined example of this large wrapper, very slight age staining but lacking the thins and creases usually found on this as nearly all of the modest number of known examples have faults, very fine and difficult to find in any condition, let alone as nice as this. (Image)	425.00 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1246	O	RS46c	#RS46c, Burnett, Joseph & Co., 4c Black, pink paper, a particularly bright and fresh single, exceptionally sharp and detailed impression, and not only well centered but fully sound as well, very fine and choice. (Image)	225.00 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1247	O	RS47b	#RS47b, Campion, J.W. & Co., 4c Black, silk paper imperforate, a bright stamp with large well clear margins all around, much more difficult in this imperforate format than the usual die cut examples, barely noticeable faint vertical crease, otherwise extremely fine. (Image)	525.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1248	O	RS47d	#RS47d, Campion, J.W. & Co., 4c Black, watermarked, imperforate, select choice single, large even margins surround a sharp detailed impression on bright paper, a fully sound and select example, extremely fine. (Image)	375.00 SOLD for $190.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1249	O	RS47d	#RS47d, Campion, J.W. & Co., 4c Black, watermarked, imperforate, a second premium example in this scarcer imperforate format, well clear to large margins all around, very faint paper wrinkles, otherwise fresh and very fine. (Image)	375.00 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1250	O	RS48c	#RS48c, Campion, J.W. & Co., 4c Black, pink paper, die cut, margins well clear of the design, intense bright rose paper, faint creasing but far nicer than most of the examples which usually have more severe faults, very fine. (Image)	250.00 SOLD for $170.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1251	O	RS49c	#RS49c, Cannon & Co., 4c Green, pink paper, imperforate, sound single with adequate to well clear margins, this stamp almost always comes with close margins to cutting in and with faults, very fine for this. (Image)	250.00 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1252	O	RS50c	#RS50c, The Centaur Co., 1c Vermilion, pink paper, an astounding virtually perfectly centered jumbo example. to give a perspective of how large the margins are the top perforation tips show the frame of the next stamp at top and the other three margins essentially match, margins on this issue are normally half the size of these and then to have great centering as well is almost unheard of, an extremely fine sound gem; undoubtedly the finest know example of this stamp, the epitome of a condition rarity. (Image)	55.00 SOLD for $340.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1253	O	RS59b	#RS59b, Collins Bros., 1c Black, silk paper, an unusually nice example of this tiny stamp that is nearly always poorly centered and with faults, this copy is completely sound and with margins clear on all four sides, sharp impression on fresh white paper, a premium and very fine example of this. (Image)	275.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1254	O	RS71c	#RS71c, Curtis & Brown Mfg. Co., 1c Black, pink paper, an unusually fresh and sound single with particularly deep intense rose colored paper, excellent centering for this, very fine; a premium copy. (Image)	225.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1255		RS72b	#RS72b, Curtis & Brown Mfg. Co., 2c Black, silk paper, a marvelously well centered example of this rare stamp that in addition is in mint condition possessing full o.g., h.r., small thin spot and trivial gum wrinkles are its only flaws, razor-sharp impression on fresh paper, of the less than a dozen examples that are known of this stamp this is one of the very best centered and attractive, to be mint as well is amazing and it is probably the only known mint example, very fine; ex-Joyce. (Image)	for used 1,600.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1256	O	RS72d	#RS72d, Curtis & Brown Mfg. Co., 2c Black, watermarked, an unusually handsome example of this stamp, nearly all of the stamps of this design are centered to one side or another, on the other hand this stamp is nearly perfectly centered within large margins, exceptionally fresh with pristine white paper, in addition nearly all of this issue have faults to a greater or lesser degree, this one has thin spots as usual but they do not detract from its extremely fine appearance; certainly one of the most attractive examples available. (Image)	800.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1257	T	RS73TC1	#RS73TC1, Dalley's Galvanic Horse Salve, 2c Red trial color die proof on India, trimmed to stamp size, 64x35mm, with adequate margins all around, fresh and bright example of this scarcer color, fine. (Image)	1,000.00 SOLD for $240.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1258	O	RS73b	#RS73b, Dalley's Galvanic Horse Salve, 2c Green, silk paper, an impressively well centered example, having large even margins on all four sides, deep rich color, only the most trivial perf. flaw at right, otherwise extremely fine gem and one of the most attractive copies of this popular stamp that we have seen. (Image)	200.00 SOLD for $270.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1259	O	RS73b	#RS73b, Dalley's Galvanic Horse Salve, 2c Green, silk paper, a sound and attractive single, intense rich color, well centered surpassing most examples of this, very fine. (Image)	200.00 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1260	E		Evans, C.M., 4c Black, die essay on India, measuring 64x32mm, produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for a stamp that was never issued, very scarce with a similar proof on original card offered in Joyce being the only other recorded example of this essay that we were able to find, fresh and extremely fine. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM