Sale 1164 — The Grant Inman Collection, Part 6: Wine, Beer and Silver Tax Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 20 September, 2017
Category — Beer Stamps - 1917 Provisional Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
632
1917, ($6.00) Ty. A Surcharge on ($3.00) Orange on Blue, 1hhd., No. REA102, Beer (REA126; Priester 139A). Priester Type 93 surcharge, large margins to clear, large "PB & S 1, 2 14 18, NEWARK" perforated cancel, tear at top center is barely noticeableVERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS ONE-HOGSHEAD 1917 TYPE A PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE.
The Priester census reports only two examples of REA126. Both have the Type 93 surcharge. The other was offered in our auction of the Tolman collection in 2006. A third example has since come to market, offered in our Sale 1068, also with the Type 93 surcharge.
Ex "Scarsdale". With 2005 P.F. certificate.
5,000
1,700