Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008
Category — Revenues (Wine Stamps)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5280
$50.00 Yellow Green, Wine (RE107C). Small neat handstamp cancel, perforated 12-1/2, filled staple holes, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive example this very rare Wine stamp
3,500
1,600
5281
$100.00 Yellow Green, Wine (RE107D). Perf 12-1/2 at left, neat 1941 handstamp cancel, wide margins, tiny filled staple holes, Very Fine appearance
500
225
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28c Green & Black, 1942 Issue, Wine (RE132). Bright color, light strike of violet cancel, crisp impressionVERY FINE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE 28-CENT 1942 WINE ISSUE.
We would place this in the top ten of Wine Stamp rarities
1,500
1,500
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$30.00 Yellow Green & Black, Wine (RE182). Choice centering, brilliant color, magenta handstamp cancel, faint wrinkle at bottom, Extremely Fine
1,000
600
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$1.60-4/5 Yellow Green & Black, 1942 Issue, Wine, Horizontal Pair, One Without Denomination (RE196b). Unused (no gum), bright colorsVERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE $1.60-4/5 WINE STAMP IN A PAIR WITH ONE STAMP MISSING THE DENOMINATION.
Ex Joyce. Only a few multiples are known with the missing denomination error.
4,000
4,250
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$9.60 Yellow Green & Black, 1951 Issue, Wine (RE204). Deep rich color, magenta handstamp cancel, tiny margin nick at top, light creasesVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE $9.60 WINE STAMP. A GREAT RARITY.
Wine stamps were discontinued after 1954. This was the highest denomination of the last issue.
With 2005 A.P.S. certificate
5,000
2,400
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