Modern Stamps Revenue Lot Just Sold For 35 Times Estimate

OK, we need a US revenue expert or two to chime in on what the heck was in Lot 31. Estimated at $240 and sold for $8,500.

https://stampauctionnetwork.com/D/d4892.cfm#5

You never know the lengths to which Prince Charming will go for his Cinderella.

i don't know enough about them to guess but unless some of the items are provisional handstamps and rare/scarce as such. the seller got more than they bargained for.

There is a note about a missing overprint, but we see stuff like that all the time, don't we?

If you can't hang with the big boys don't complain

Who is complaining?

There is something to be learned here. Maybe revenuers will spot it or a forever mystery? Don't you want to know?

A lot of "questionable" stock transfer provisional overprints. The small boxed examples have been seen before, but never used. The others are new to me, but again none are used. I suspect that two collectors went crazy thinking they are rare, but I suspect that they are creations.

Plus a few misregistered overprints, "delivery future" or "transfer stock". Nice to find but hardly worth big bucks.

Thank you for the input Rev. That is very expensive "crazy".

As Bart mentioned, some "questionable" provisional handstamps, and a whole lot of EFOs. The multiple with the missing overprint would be of interest. I'd love to know from the 2+ bidders that battled it out what was of such interest to justify bidding to that level. I'm more focused on 19th century material, so 20th century material, while certainly of interest to me, wouldn't garner even remotely anything near that bid. With juice, you're in at 10 grand. I doubt I would have paid 5% of that.

The pair only cats $160. And it is Swiss cheesed. And the inverted series 1940 only cats $125 Swiss cheesed. I figure there is a legitimate amount of interesting material to bid $350-$400. A serious collector of the material could justify $500. But that's it.

BTW, lot 41 of the same sale was misdescribed. It is not an RF7. it's an RF16 with the RF7 type used as a cancel, a not uncommon thing to do. Often the RF15 style is used. It catalogs 90 cents. Someone paid $70; I hope they get a cert for it.

I believe that most of the items in this lot came from the 1991 Joyce sale and haven't been pn the market since then. The catalog values are way off as some of these items are unique or close to it. Try to find them at even close to catalog. I may be wrong but I think someone got a good deal

What makes you think that they came from the Joyce sale? Anyone selling Joyce material would make a point of saying so in the description just for the value it woulds add. And he had special pages made up for his collection. This material did not come from the Joyce sale, unless it was throw-ins from a remainders lot. Even then, this was no bargain, someone grossly overpaid.

I was thinking of being a player up until that but when it opened at 6 grand I was like