Sale 1031 — Dr. Alexander Schauss Collection of U.S. Revenues
Sale Date — Thursday, 4 October, 2012
Category — Silver Tax, Potatoes, Narcotics
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1204
$30.00 Vermilion, Blue "Series 1940" Handstamp Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG55). Serial no. 406464, natural s.e. at right and bottom, brilliant color, unobtrusive strike of purple oval cancel, tiny corner crease at bottom rightVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE $30.00 SERIES 1940 HANDSTAMPED OVERPRINT SILVER TAX ISSUE.
Only ten copies are recorded, six of which are sound. The tiny corner crease on the example offered here is very trivial.
7,000
3,500