Sale 1258 — The Richie Prager Collection of United States Hunting Permits

Sale Date — Tuesday, 14 June, 2022

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*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 — Artist Remarques and Signed Stamps

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Realized
3030
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Sale 1258, Lot 3030, Artist Remarques and Signed Stamps$1.00-$7.50 1934-1986 Hunting Permits, Accompanied by Artist Signatures (RW1-RW53). Beautiful leather Godden album with a separate page for each stamp, RW1 is on two pages and includes a Mint N.H. single and form 3333 signed but without a stamp and second page with original signed drawing of a farmer by Ding Darling, each subsequent issue is on a page with beautiful hand drawing mirroring the design on the stamp and also with a gold bordered card with each artist's signature, each page also gives information on the engravers, plates used and quantity sold, the drawings on the pages are unsigned, also includes a page with a certificate of purchase from 1959 stamp printed by National Wildlife Federation

VERY FINE. A PHENOMENAL COLLECTION OF THE FIRST 53 FEDERAL HUNTING PERMIT ISSUES, ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNATURES OF THE ARTISTS AND EACH ON A PAGE WITH A LOVELY DRAWING MIRRORING THE THEME OF THE STAMP. SURELY THIS IS A UNIQUE HOLDING AND WAY OF DISPLAYING THESE ISSUES. TRULY REMARKABLE.

Scott value of $6,281.00 for just the stamps in Mint N.H. condition does not take into account the original Ding Darling signed drawing, the RW1 form 3333, the artist's signatures on gold bordered cards or the original drawings on each album page.

Sale 1258, Lot 3030, Artist Remarques and Signed Stamps
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Sale 1258, Lot 3030, Artist Remarques and Signed Stamps
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E. 7,500-10,000
10,500