Sale 1066 — The Wildhorse Collection of U.S. Revenues and Encased Postage
Sale Date — Monday, 24 March, 2014
Category — Silver Tax
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
243
$1,000.00 Orange, 11mm Between "Silver" and "Tax" (RG27). Serial no. 80026, vibrant color and wide margins, cancelled by clear strike of purple "Office of the Collector of Internal Revenue, 2nd District, N.Y., Received Sep. 11, 1936" oval handstamp, also two strikes of "BM9/3/36" handstamp at top, fresh and Very Fine, probably less than a dozen examples are known, the others we have been able to locate all seem to have been used on the same day and are similarly cancelled, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; Revenues unpriced in SMQ)
2,000
1,400