El Salvador
654 Correos Del Salvador, 1894 and 1895, Color Trial Proof Stamp
Pairs From Hamilton BNC Archives - Not Reprints.
El Salvador,
Lot of 6 different imperforate stamp pairs, all printed on india
paper, includes two different 1 Centavo, 1895, horizontal pairs in
green or orange, Arms of El Salvador; and four different 12
Centavos, 1894 with Standing Liberty, horizontal pairs, green,
brown, red and blue, all in XF condition, imperforate. These are not
the reprints more commonly seen but original trial color stamps
directly from Hamilton Bank Note Company archives.
HBNC.........................................................................
Est $250-500
655 Correos Del Salvador, 1895, Color Trial Proof Stamp Pairs
FromHamilton BNC Archives - Not Reprints.
El Salvador, Lot of
5 different imperforate stamp pairs, all printed on india paper,
includes two different 1 Centavo vertical pairs in purple or blue and
three different 12 Centavos horizontal pairs, green, brown and red,
all in XF condition, imperforate. These are not the reprints more
commonly seen but original trial color stamps directly from
Hamilton Bank Note Company archives. HBNC. ........
Est $250-500
Liberia
656 Liberia Revenue, ND (ca.1920-40), Uncut sheet of 100
Specimen Stamps.
Liberia, $1, Uncut sheet of 100 Specimen rev-
enue stamps, red with arms in middle, all with POC’s, Serial number
on top left excess margin, Rouletted, Mint and ungummed as made.
VF to XF centering, rare Liberia revenue specimen and rarely seen in
any form and this is a sheet of 100. ABNC..................
Est $750-1500
Puerto Rico
657 Puerto Rico Tax Paid & Revenue Stamp Specimen or Proofs.
Puerto Rico, ND (ca. 1940-70), Lot of 3 different blocks of specimen
or proof stamps, all with no gum as issued, Includes block of 6 of
Impuesto Forense, Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, $1, red
with portrait of J. Tous Soto, POC, Rouletted, VF-XF centering;
Asistencia Legal de Puerto Rico, $1, Bistre Brown, Imperforate block
of 4; and Block of 6 of Colegio de Contadores - Publicos
Autorizados, $5, Rouletted, POC’s, Olive green. Scarce trio of
Puerto Rico Revenue Stamps. ABNC..........................
Est $150-300
656
657
654
655
Philatelic - U.S.
Michigan
658 Michigan Trout Stamp, 1963 Specimen Issue from Columbian
BNC.
Michigan, 1963, $2, Department of Conservation, Uncut sheet
of 20 stamps, Pin punch specimen “Columbian Bank Note” vertical-
ly across middle of each stamp, XF Mint, Unhinged, Fully gummed,
Perforated, bistre brown color with image of man making trout flies.
Security-Columbian BNC Imprint. .............................
Est $500-1000
Michigan & Mississippi
659 State Liquor Tax Paid Revenue Specimens From Columbian
Bank Note Archives.
Lot of 2 items, Includes Michigan, ND (ca.
1920-30), Liquor Control Commission, “Retail Price $4.35”, Uncut
sheet of 6 strips, No gum as issued, no specimen marks but from
archive, Perforated horizontally, Mint; and Mississippi, 1934, 11 1/4
Cents for 24 Bottle Case of Wine or Beer Tax Paid (2), both with ver-
tical folds on right side and pin punch “Columbian BNC overprints”,
Fine condition. From Columbian BNC. (Photo in Back)
Est $75-150
Checks, Drafts &
Exchanges
California
660 Page, Bacon & Co., Exchange & Banking Houses.
San
Francisco, California. 1854. Issued Duplicate of Exchange. $200.
Ornate and extremely attractive draft with steamship on top, bank
building on left and California arms on bottom. VF condition. Rare
and attractive. TCC&C. ..............................................
Est $100-200
Idaho Territory
661 Harkness & Co. Bankers., Issued Revenue Imprinted Check.
Salmon City, Challis and Bonanza, Idaho Territory. 1881. $2.75
Issued Check. #163. Vignette of Bank on left. Orange 2 cent RN-G1
Imprinted Revenue stamp center. VF condition. A. Gast & Co.
(Photo in Back) ..........................................................
Est $40-80
Illinois
662 Railway Age, 1883 Approval Proof Check from ABN Archives.
Chicago, IL, 188x (1883), black on india paper, locomotive in middle,
Approval signatures and dates lower left, POC’s, VF condition due
to archival folds for storage. Rare Railroad related check.
ABNC.........................................................................
Est $120-240
658
660
662
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