Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008

Category — Revenues (First Issue)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5239
 
Sale 967, Lot 5239, Revenues (First Issue)$3.00 Manifest, Counterfeits (R86 var). Seven items, incl. two Turner-listed vignette-only essays, plate proof on card, genuine perforated stamp, two genuine imperforate stamps and the imperforate counterfeit which is unused, few small flaws to be expected, Fine-Very Fine group, it is believed that the discovery of this counterfeit led to the production of the Second Issue Revenues in two colors

E. 1,500-2,000
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