1898, ($4.00) Ty. C Surcharge on $2.00 Brown on Blue, 1hhd., No. REA43e, Beer (REA50c; Priester 58D). Priester Type 51 surcharge, large margins to slightly in at bottom, purple "Fredericksburg Brewery, Aug. ?, 1898, San Jose Cal." four-line datestamp, long repaired internal tear

VERY FEW EXAMPLES OF THE TYPE C 1898 PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE ON THE ONE-HOGSHEAD STAMP ARE KNOWN. A MAJOR BEER STAMP RARITY.

The Priester census reports only two known for REA50c, including one with Type 51 and one with Type 52 surcharge. We are aware of perhaps one or two others.

Ex Tolman and "Scarsdale". With 2006 P.F. certificate as REA50b, Dark Blue paper, which it is not

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