Lot 2517 o
Wine, 1942, $10 yellow green & black. Blue and purple handstamp cancels, tiny thin, otherwise Fine.Scott No. RE161 $200.
Realized: $110
Lot 2518 ()
Wine, 1942, $400 yellow green & black. Without gum as issued, exceptional centering and fault free, Extremely Fine, a wonderful example of this Wine issue rarity.Scott No. RE165B $14,000.
Realized: $10,500
Lot 2519 o
Wine, 1942, $500 yellow green & black. Handstamp cancel, filled thins, Very Fine appearance.Scott No. RE166 $150.
Realized: $70
Lot 2520 o
Wine, 1942, $1,000 yellow green & black. Purple handstamp and manuscript cancels, staple holes and light gum wash, Fine appearance.Scott No. RE169 $200.
Realized: $80
Lot 2521 o
Wine, 1942, $3,000 yellow green & black. Light cancel, just in at left, filled thins, Fine appearance.Scott No. RE171 $200.
Realized: $75
Lot 2522 o
Wine, 1949, $8 yellow green & black. Purple handstamp cancel, small staple hole at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce stamp.Scott No. RE179 $450.
Realized: $260
Lot 2523
Playing Cards, 1917, 7¢ on 2¢ blue, Los Angeles provisional overprint. Horizontal pair, o.g., very lightly hinged, nicely centered, bright color, fresh and Very Fine, a very scarce provisional overprint from Internal Revenue office in Los Angeles, Cal.; with photocopy of 1992 P.F. certificate for block.Scott No. RF5 var Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $325
Lot 2524 ()
Playing Cards, 1918 blue, imperf. Corner margin block of 4, without gum, large margins, horiz crease between stamps just touching top right stamp, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. RF11 $190.
Realized: $105
Lot 2525 o
Playing Cards, 1919, 8¢ on 2¢ blue, red surcharge inverted. Strong color, thins, otherwise Fine, a scarce stamp.Scott No. RF15 $600.
Realized: $325
Lot 2526
Silver Tax, 1944, $20 gray. O.g., never hinged, perfectly centered amid beautifully balanced margins, bright and P.O. fresh, a Superb gem, one, if not the finest known existing example of the 1944 $20 Silver Tax issue.Scott No. RG126 $700.
Realized: $2,900