Sale 1179 — United States and Possessions

Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 March, 2018

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Category — Revenues: Wine Stamps, Distilled Spirits

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2721
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Sale 1179, Lot 2721, Revenues: Wine Stamps, Distilled Spirits$400.00 Yellow Green & Black, 1942 Issue, Wine (RE165B). Without gum as issued, beautifully balanced margins, faint toning along right and bottom edges

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THE $400.00 SERIES OF 1942 WINE IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL WINE STAMPS AND AN IMPORTANT KEY TO A COMPLETE COLLECTION.

Only four used examples of this rarity are recorded. The six known unused examples, including the stamp offered here, were offered as part of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum deaccession in 2005

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