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**Private Die Proprietary Stamps continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1261	O	RS84a	#RS84a, Fahnestock, B.A., 1c Lake, imperforate, pristine single possessing bright color on fresh white paper, large to extra-large margins, completely sound and extremely fine. (Image)	140.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1262	O	RS89a	#RS89a, Fleming Bros. (Liver Pills), 1c Black, imperforate, a handsome example of this very important and rare medicine stamp, large margins all around, this position showing plate scratches in the top and right margins, as described in the comprehensive Joyce sale this is one of the finest examples of the less than ten known copies of this stamp, most are repaired and hardly any are as attractive as this, thin spot at right resulting in a small closed internal tear, a choice example with very fine appearance of this major rarity; ex-Joyce. (Image)	4,000.00 SOLD for $5,000.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1263	O	RS99c	#RS99c, Hartman, S.B. & Co., 4c Black, pink paper, attractively centered single, bright deep rose paper, thin and usual light creases that nearly all of these have, very fine appearance for this. (Image)	275.00 SOLD for $240.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1264	O	RS100b	#RS100b, Hartman, S.B. & Co., 6c Black, silk paper, an unusually handsome example of this scarcer issue, margins are larger than normally seen and well centered within them, faint inconsequential thin spot, otherwise choice very fine. (Image)	225.00 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1265	O	RS111c	#RS111c, Helmbold's, A.L., 4c Black, pink paper, a fresh and sound example, especially deep bright pink paper, well centered and scarce in this condition, very fine. (Image)	140.00 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1266	O	RS112a	#RS112a, Henry, John F., 2c Violet, an exceedingly well centered example of this very difficult stamp, appealing bright color, a tiny thin is the only flaw which is far less severe than is found on the vast majority of these, otherwise extremely fine and far superior to the sole Joyce example that realized $450.00 plus 10% buyer's premium over eleven years ago. (Image)	400.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1267	O	RS113a	#RS113a, Henry, John F., 4c Bister, an extraordinarily choice example of a very difficult stamp, among its attributes are centering, color and impression that are superior to most of the modest handful of known examples, and though this has a thin and small crease at top this is far better than the faults found on most copies, very fine appearance; this stamp realized $800.00, plus 10% buyer's premium, in the Joyce Sale; ex-Joyce. (Image)	625.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1268	O	RS117ia	#RS117ia, Herrick's Pills, 1c Black, imperforate, horizontal top left corner sheet-margin pair, an exceedingly attractive and sound pair of this rare variety, this variety was unknown until the famous Joyce collection was sold where a new discovery of a full sheet of 30 was offered, theoretically this yields fifteen pairs, but the sheet was affected by horizontal and vertical creases and most examples are faulty to a greater or lesser degree, this is one of the few sound examples for which the catalog value applies, extremely fine. (Image)	3,500.00 SOLD for $2,500.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1269	O	RS120d	#RS120d, Hetherington, J.E., 2c Black, watermarked, the most difficult value of this company, excellent impression on bright white paper, thin spots, one slightly breaking the surface, very fine appearance. (Image)	400.00 SOLD for $100.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1270	O	RS121id	#RS121id, Hetherington, J.E., 3c Black, watermarked, imperforate, a large margined single, choice condition being completely sound, paper is white and fresh, impression is sharp, extremely fine and attractive; Scott only prices this in pairs at $550.00, but singles are easily determined and sold as the collectable variety. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1271	O	RS123c	#RS123c, Hiscox & Co., 4c Black, pink paper, fresh and attractive single, bright rose colored paper, fully sound and very fine. (Image)	225.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1272	O	RS123d	#RS123d, Hiscox & Co., 4c Black, watermarked, an exceedingly choice example of this rare medicine stamp, it is believed that there are about a dozen of this issue known and most of these are faulty in some way, in contrast aside from a tiny stain speck at bottom this stamp is sound possessing a strong sharp impression, attractively centered and very fine. (Image)	1,200.00 SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1273	O	RS125a	#RS125a, Holloway's Pills and Ointment, 1c Blue, imperforate, a pretty single with remarkably intense color, margins are adequate to well clear, small central thin, otherwise very fine. (Image)	250.00 SOLD for $270.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1274	O	RS128d	#RS128d, Home Bitters Co., 2c Blue, watermarked, an exceptionally attractive stamp possessing remarkable centering, intense deep blue color, tiny thin and faint crease, insignificant on this large stamp which is usually encountered much more faulty, extremely fine appearance; this is certainly among the finest of these difficult large stamps. (Image)	200.00 SOLD for $200.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1275	O	RS130b	#RS130b, Home Bitters Co., 4c Green, silk paper, unusually fresh and attractive with bright green color, centering is exceptional for this and flaws are very minor for this large stamp with small thin and very faint crease, otherwise choice and very fine; ex-Joyce. (Image)	225.00 SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1276	O	RS130d	#RS130d, Home Bitters Co., 4c Green, watermarked, an incredibly attractive example of this scarce and difficult stamp, marvelously well centered, striking intense color and impression, with only two trivial repaired tears and tiny thin speck, this is the finest example of this we have seen, possessing an outstanding extremely fine appearance. (Image)	225.00 SOLD for $170.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1277	O	RS135b	formerly #RS135b, Howe, S.D., 4c Red, silk paper, a seldom seen sound example of this stamp, Scott notes that this color and the green stamp of the same design "exist but were not printed for use", unusually well centered, bright color and extremely fine. (Image)	275.00 SOLD for $200.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1278	O	RS136b	formerly #RS136b, Howe, S.D., 4c Green, silk paper, an incredibly choice example of this stamp which Scott contends was not issued for use, margins are exceptionally large for this and perfectly centered within them, also bright color on fresh white paper, extremely fine and among the finest available of this stamp. (Image)	275.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1279	O	RS139a	#RS139a, Husband, T.J., 2c Violet, imperforate, a presentable example of a very scarce and terribly difficult stamp, impression is quite strong for this, margins are adequate to well clear, repaired tear and other faults as is quite typical of this issue, nearly very fine appearance. (Image)	650.00 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM
1280	O	RS143a	#RS143a, Jackson, J.A. & Co., 4c Green, an impressive choice quality example of this very rare stamp, in addition to a razor-sharp impression and rich color it has centering that is not normally found on the handful of examples that are known to exist, minor creases that are truly insignificant on this large format stamp, as most examples have much more severe faults, extremely fine for this and it would be difficult, if not impossible, to find a better example. (Image)	900.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM