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
1385
 
Sale 1140, Lot 1385, Revenues, Silver Tax$100.00 Green, Blue "Series 1940" Handstamped Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG57). Serial no. 377149, neat purple Internal Revenue handstamp cancel, bright and fresh

FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE $100.00 GREEN SERIES 1940 HANDSTAMPED IN BLUE. ONLY THIRTEEN ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST.

Eric Jackson records a total of thirteen used copies of this issue. Of these at least six have faults and several are centered to the bottom. This sound example is very rare and desirable

6,000
3,250