1898, (66-2/3c) Ty. B Surcharge on 33-1/3c Violet on Dark Blue, -1/3bbl., No. REA40f, Beer (REA54; Priester 54B). With plate letter "B" and position "2", large margins to in, red "The San Francisco Breweries Ltd. Jan. 11, 1900" five-line datestamp, small wrinkles

ACCORDING TO PRIESTER CENSUS, THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE B 1898 PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE ON THE ONE-THIRD BARREL STAMP WITH PLATE LETTER AND POSITION NUMBER.

The Priester census records a total of two copies of this issue on blue paper. This is the only one with the plate letter and position designation.

Ex Tolman and "Scarsdale". With 2006 P.F. certificate which identifies this as REA54 and states that "it is genuine, with small wrinkles, and the plate letter and position no. designations usually found on the green paper Beer stamps."

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