Sale 1258 — The Richie Prager Collection of United States Hunting Permits
Sale Date — Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
Category — Errors and Varieties
$2.00 Black, 1958 Hunting Permit, Back Inscription Inverted (RW25a). Mint N.H., choice centering, intense shade on bright white paperEXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE 1958 HUNTING PERMIT STAMP WITH BACK INSCRIPTION INVERTED. A WONDERFUL DUCK STAMP RARITY.
The inscriptions printed on the back of Federal Hunting Permit stamps, warning hunters to sign their stamps, began with the 1946 Issue (RW13) and continued until the self-adhesive stamps of the late 1990's. Only four Hunting Permit issues are listed with back inscription inverted: RW22a (two unused and one used known -- the used example offered in lot 3155), RW24a (6-8 known according to Datz, one offered in previous lot), RW25a (one known, the stamp offered here) and RW26a (two known, one offered in the following lot).
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate. Unpriced in Scott. By way of comparison, the RW26a error, with two recorded examples, is priced at $15,000.00.
