Sale 1164 — The Grant Inman Collection, Part 6: Wine, Beer and Silver Tax Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 20 September, 2017
Category — Silver Tax - 1941 Issue
$10.00 Gray, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG75). Original gum, h.r., pretty color, wide margins, Very Fine and choice
$20.00 Gray, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG76). Mint N.H., rich color, well-balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, scarce in Mint N.H. condition, this is the first we have offered since keeping computerized records
$30.00 Gray, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG77). Serial no. 1, without gum as issued, well-balanced marginsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE $30.00 1941 SILVER TAX ISSUE, WITH THE FIRST SERIAL NUMBER OF THE SERIES. ONLY THREE UNUSED EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED.
Eric Jackson records only three unused examples of RG77.
Ex Joyce and Sohn. With 2005 P.F. certificate
$50.00 Gray, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG78). Serial no. 5, without gum as issued, well-balanced marginsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE $50.00 1941 SILVER TAX. ONLY EIGHT ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST, AND ONLY FOUR ARE UNUSED.
Eric Jackson records only eight examples of this stamp. Four are unused -- serial nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5. The first three are from the same sheet of four, and the example offered here is from the next sheet. This is the first in unused condition we have offered since keeping computerized records.
Ex Cunliffe and Lyons. With 1999 P.S.E. certificate
$60.00 Gray, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG79). Serial no. 1, without gum as issued, choice centering with well-balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE $60.00 1941 SILVER TAX ISSUE. ONLY THREE ARE RECORDED. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE FIRST SERIAL NUMBER.
Eric Jackson records only three unused examples of RG 79 (serial nos. 1-3).
Ex Joyce and Sohn. With 2005 P.F. certificate
$100.00 Gray, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG80). Serial no. 435, unobtrusive manuscript cancel, rich color, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, only one is known in unused condition (offered in our Sale 1140)
$500.00 Gray, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG81). Serial no. 12, rich color, wide margins, neat "G L J, 1-6-44" manuscript cancelEXTREMELY FINE. ONLY THREE COPIES OF THE $500.00 SERIES 1941 SILVER TAX ISSUE ARE RECORDED. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SILVER TAX STAMPS IN EXISTENCE AND THE KEY TO A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF THESE ISSUES.
The three recorded copies are as follows (listed by serial no.):
1) serial no. 6, typewritten cancel of 11-17-43 breaks paper in two spots, ex Joyce and Wampler
2) serial no. 8, typewritten cancel of 9-5-46, ex Cunlife, Sohn and "Scarsdale"
3) serial no. 12, manuscript cancel of 1-6-44, ex Lyons and Floyd, the example offered here.
Ex Lyons and Floyd. With 1992 P.S.E. and 2001 P.F. certificates
$1,000.00 Gray, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG82). Serial no. 56, without gum as issued, bright shade, reperfed at bottomVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE $1,000.00 SERIES 1941 SILVER TAX ISSUE.
Only about a dozen examples are recorded in total, and this is the only unused example we were able to locate.
Ex Sohn. With 2005 P.F. certificate