Sale 1164 — The Grant Inman Collection, Part 6: Wine, Beer and Silver Tax Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 20 September, 2017
Category — Beer Stamps - 1898 Provisional Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
590
1898, (66-2/3c) Ty. D Surcharge on 33-1/3 Violet on Dark Blue, -1/3bbl., Beer (REA54a; Priester 54D). Priester Type 50 surcharge, faintly cancelled, large margins to clear, rich color, few small faults including vertical creaseVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1898 TYPE D PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE ON THE ONE-THIRD BARREL. ONLY TWO ARE RECORDED IN THE PRIESTER CENSUS.
The other recorded example, also with Type 50 surcharge, was offered as lot 658 in the November 8, 1989 Christie's auction of the Weill Brothers stock.
Ex Tolman and "Scarsdale". With 2006 P.F. certificate.
9,000
3,500