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
250
$60.00 Brown, Blue "Series 1940" Handstamped Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG56). Large margins, brilliant color, neat strikes of purple oval cancelsEXTREMELY FINE. THE $60.00 BROWN 1940 SERIES SILVER TAX IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL SILVER TAX STAMPS. ONLY NINE EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED -- ALL ARE USED AND THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO FINEST IN EXISTENCE.
This denomination is particularly desirable because it depicts Abraham Lincoln. Six of the nine recorded copies are sound.
Ex Turner and Gaudio. With 1980 P.F. certificate
24,000
19,500