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Spink Shreves is Honored to Announce

New York City

June 26-27, 2008

Shreves New York City Auction Galleries
145 West 57th Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10019

The Robert H. Cunliffe Collection of Revenue Stamps

First Session – Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. (lots 1 – 204)
Second Session – Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. (lots 205 – 522)
Third Session – Friday, June 27, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. (lots 523 – 702)
Fourth Session – Friday, June 27, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. (lots 703 – 892)

The Robert H. Cunliffe Collection of Revenue Stamps is one of the few collections that has reached legendary status. It is, without question, not only one of the most comprehensive
collections of U.S. 19th century revenue stamps ever formed, but Mr. Cunliffe also built this collection with impressive taste, perseverance and knowledge – literally over an entire lifetime.

The Cunliffe Collection is extraordinary for its incredible range and depth. A true "collector's collection" – replete with amazing essays, proofs, marvelous singles, remarkable errors and varieties, plus spectacular multiples – including the most comprehensive offering ever presented in a single auction of the largest known multiples of the first, second and third issue revenues, as well as Proprietary Stamps.

Many of his most important and sought-after items have not been available in the marketplace for
literally decades. Now, with the Cunliffe Collection
being offered at unreserved public auction by Spink Shreves Galleries, this represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for revenue specialists – or collectors desiring to start a new and challenging collecting field – to acquire many of the most exciting U.S. philatelic items in existence.

The entire auction, complete with detailed descriptions and high-resolution color images, has now been posted to our website.

Click here to begin viewing the Cunliffe Sale

We invite you to view this outstanding auction and prepare your bids.
Printed catalogs will be mailed on June 6th to all Spink Shreves Galleries clients who regularly receive our catalogs, and are available for $20.00 each ($30.00 for non-U.S. addresses) to all new clients. To order a copy of the catalog, simply contact Spink Shreves Galleries via telephone (800-556-7826 or 972-788-2100), email (shreves@spink.com) or by filling out an order form found on our "Auction Catalog" page and then clicking on the Order Current Catalog button.

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