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 — Revenues, Silver Tax

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1384
 
Sale 1140, Lot 1384, Revenues, Silver Tax$30.00 Vermilion, Blue "Series 1940" Handstamped Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG55). Serial no. 406466, brilliant color, unobtrusive strike of purple oval cancel, small internal vertical crease at upper left and faint surface scuff near edge of frame at right

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE $30.00 1940 SILVER TAX ISSUE. ONLY 13 COPIES ARE RECORDED.

Eric Jackson records only 13 copies, at least half of which have faults. This stamp is consecutively numbered with the last two examples we have offered.

With 2009 and 2010 P.F. certificates

7,000
3,250