Sale 1164 — The Grant Inman Collection, Part 6: Wine, Beer and Silver Tax Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 20 September, 2017
Category — Silver Tax - 1944 Issue, Balance of the Inman Collection
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
720
$20.00 Gray, Series 1944 Without Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG126). Mint N.H., bright shade, well-balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, scarce in Mint N.H. condition, Scott Retail as hinged
1,000
500
721
$30.00 Gray, Series 1944 Without Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG127). Serial no. 1902, without gum as issued, Very Fine and choice, ex Floyd, with 2001 P.F. certificate
400
275
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$50.00 Gray, Series 1944 Without Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG128). Serial no. 1215, without gum as issued, deep shade and detailed impression, unusually wide and balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex Floyd, with 2001 P.F. certificate
825
850
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$60.00 Gray, Series 1944 Without Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG129). Serial no. 1127, without gum as issued, radiant color, gorgeous centering with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE $60.00 SILVER TAX SERIES 1944, SCOTT RG129, IN EXISTENCE.
Very few are known in unused condition. We have offered one other since keeping computerized records, and it had a stain at left. The records of the P.F. contain one other, with creases.
Ex Sohn. With 2005 P.F. certificate. In our opinion this is undercatalogued in unused condition
1,500
1,400
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$100.00 Gray, Series 1944 Without Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG130). Serial no. 3821, without gum as issued, radiant color, unusually wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, scarce in unused condition, ex Sohn, with 2005 P.F. certificate
600
900
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$500.00 Gray, Series 1944 Without Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG131). Serial no. 1713, detailed impression, unobtrusive blue handstamp cancel, Very Fine and choice, the only unused examples of this issue have tabs at the side and are from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum deaccession, ex Wampler and Floyd, with 2001 P.F. certificate
500
325
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$1,000.00 Gray, Series 1944 Without Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG132). Serial no. 3213, without gum as issued, deep shade, choice centering, natural paper crease at top left, still Extremely Fine, this was probably the only recorded unused example of this issue until the Smithsonian National Postal Museum deaccession (those have tabs at left), ex Sohn, with 2005 P.F. certificate, unpriced as unused in Scott (except with tab, at $800.00)
E. 400-500
450
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Silver Tax Balance. The balance of the Inman collection on Scott album pages, including unused Nos. RG1-RG21, RG37-RG48, RG58-RG74, RG83-RG97, RG108-RG125, also used Nos. RG22-RG23 and RG26, selected by the owner for superior condition, few minor flaws to be expected, overall fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a wonderful group that can provide the foundation for a high-quality collection of these attractive issues
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6,391
2,600
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