Sale 1149 — The Grant Inman Collection, Part 4: Proprietary and Other Revenue Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 28 February, 2017
Category — Red Documentary Issues up to Series 1952
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
228
$50.00 Carmine, "Series 1940" Ovpt. (R306A). Serial no. 477, brilliant color, choice centering with well-balanced margins, neat 1941 manuscript cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE $50.00 1940 DOCUMENTARY ISSUE. THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE DATED DOCUMENTARY STAMPS.
Very few examples of the $50.00 Series 1940 stamp are known. It is extremely difficult to obtain in any condition, much less the superb condition offered here.
With 2002 P.F. certificate
9,000
3,250