Sale 1140 — Outstanding United States Stamps, featuring The Irwin Weinberg Inventory

Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 9-11 November, 2016

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*A buyer’s premium of 15% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.

Category — Officials, State thru War

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1189
 
Sale 1140, Lot 1189, Officials, State thru War12c War (O89). Wide margins and perfect centering, rich color beautifully complemented by purple star in circle cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a truly superb stamp with a premium cancel, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $160.00 for normal cancel), this is the highest grade awarded to any used 12c War stamp -- either hard or soft paper -- the next highest is a 95J from our Kirke sale and that stamp has an indistinct black cork cancel, we have not seen the match to this stamp in any of our auctions

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