Sale 1066 — The Wildhorse Collection of U.S. Revenues and Encased Postage
Sale Date — Monday, 24 March, 2014
Category — Documentary Series Ovpts.
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
119
$500.00 Blue, "Series 1940" Handstamped Ovpt., Large Type (R285a). Serial no. 55089, wide beautifully balanced margins, neat purple handstamp cancelEXTREMELY FINE. A RARE AND OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE $500.00 "SERIES 1940" HANDSTAMPED OVERPRINT WITH LARGE TYPE.
This stamp is one of the finest of the few known examples of this rarity.
4,250
3,500