Sale 1179 — United States and Possessions

Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 March, 2018

Leave Absentee Bids
*A buyer’s premium of 18% 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: Wine Stamps, Distilled Spirits

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2714
og
Sale 1179, Lot 2714, Revenues: Wine Stamps, Distilled Spirits14-2/5c Green, Series of 1934, Wine, Imperforate (RE96Ab). Vertical pair, without gum as issued, bright color, large even margins all around

EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE IMPERFORATE PAIR OF THE 1940 14-2/5-CENT WINE ISSUE.

From the Smithsonian National Postal Museum deaccession, which is the only source of this rarity

5,000
1,500