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The Grant Inman Collection, Part 6 - Wine, Beer and Silver Tax Stamps continued...

Beer Stamps - 1898 Provisional Issue continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
579   Image1898, ($2.00) Ty. C Surcharge on $1.00 Red on Dark Blue, 1bbl, No. REA42f, Beer (REA49a; Priester 57C). Large and even margins, rich colors, bold multiple strikes of purple handstamps, minor paper flaws, Very Fine appearance, only 27 are recorded in the Priester census, ex "Scarsdale" (Image)

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$ 500.00

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
580   Image1898, ($2.00) Ty. C Surcharge on $1.00 Red on Blue, 1bbl., No. REA42e, Beer (REA49c; Priester 56C). Priester Type 27 surcharge, three large margins, just in at right, rich colors, fresh and Fine, a great rarity, only three are recorded in the Priester census, the other two known copies originally formed a pair which we believe have been reunited in a private collection, making this the only example currently available to collectors, ex "Scarsdale", with 2012 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 2,250.00

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
581   ImageNo Lot. (Image) $ 0.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
582   Image1898, ($4.00) Ty. C Surcharge on $2.00 Brown on Dark Blue, 1hhd., No. REA43f, Beer (REA50a; Priester 59C). Priester Type 26 surcharge, three large margins, in at left, bold 1899 handstamp cancel, some faults including sealed tears at center, still Fine example of this rare issue, only ten are recorded in the Priester census, ex "Scarsdale", with 2012 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 700.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
583   Image1898, ($4.00) Ty. D Surcharge on $2.00 Brown on Dark Blue, 1hhd., No. REA43f, Beer (REA50b; Priester 59D). 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

ONE OF ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THE TYPE D 1898 PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE ON THE ONE-HOGSHEAD STAMP. A MAJOR BEER STAMP RARITY.

Priester census reports only two known for REA50b. This is the only example with the Type 51 surcharge.

Ex Tolman and "Scarsdale". With 2006 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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$ 3,000.00

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
584   Image1898, ($4.00) Ty. C Surcharge on $2.00 Brown on Blue, 1hhd., No. REA43e, Beer (REA50c; Priester 58D). Priester Type 52 surcharge, large margins to in, purple "San Jose Cal., Fredericksburg Brewery, 1898" four-line datestamp, defective including torn in half and rejoined

FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THE 1898 ONE-HOGSHEAD ON BLUE PAPER WITH TYPE C SURCHARGE ARE RECORDED.

The Priester book records only two examples of this issue. The other, with Type 51 surcharge, is repaired and rebacked. It was offered in the November 8, 1989 Weill sale at Christie's (lot 659).

Ex "Scarsdale". With 2012 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 4,000.00

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
585 ng Image1898, (33-1/3c) Ty. B Surcharge on 12-1/2c Blue on Dark Blue, -1/8bbl., No. REA37f, Beer (REA51a; Priester 45B). Unused (no gum), large to huge margins including sheet margin at right, some soiling, small tiny ink mark at bottom, Extremely Fine, ex "Scarsdale", unlisted as unused in Scott, Scott Retail as used (Image)

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$ 200.00

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
586   Image1898, (33-1/3c) Ty. B Surcharge on 16-2/3c Light Brown on Light Blue, -1/6bbl., No. REA38d, Beer (REA52; Priester 47B). Two large margins, others cut in, purple Portland Ore. brewer's Aug. 10, 1899 datestamp, faults including two small tack holes, Very Good and scarce, only nine are recorded in the Priester census and we have offered only one other since keeping computerized records, ex Tolman and "Scarsdale", with 2012 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 1,250.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
587 ng Image1898, (33-1/3c) Ty. B Surcharge on 16-2/3c Light Brown on Dark Blue, -1/6bbl., No. REA38f, Beer (REA52a; Priester 49B). Unused (no gum), huge top right corner sheet margins, in at left, couple faint creases, Fine and very scarce, only seven are recorded in the Priester census, ex Tolman and "Scarsdale", with 2012 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 1,100.00

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
588 ng Image1898, (33-1/3c) Ty. C Surcharge on 16-2/3c Light Brown on Blue, -1/6bbl., No. REA38e, Beer (REA52b; Priester 48C). Priester Type 20 surcharge, unused (no gum), full margins to just in, light creases, Fine appearance, rare, the Type C surcharge is unlisted in Priester, unlisted in Scott as unused, Scott Retail as used (Image)

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$ 700.00

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
589   Image1898, (66-2/3c) Ty. B Surcharge on 33-1/3c Violet on Dark Blue, -1/3bbl., No. REA40f, Beer (REA54; Priester 54B). With plate letter "B" and position "2", large margins to in, red "The San Francisco Breweries Ltd. Jan. 11, 1900" five-line datestamp, small wrinkles

ACCORDING TO PRIESTER CENSUS, THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE B 1898 PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE ON THE ONE-THIRD BARREL STAMP WITH PLATE LETTER AND POSITION NUMBER.

The Priester census records a total of two copies of this issue on blue paper. This is the only one with the plate letter and position designation.

Ex Tolman and "Scarsdale". With 2006 P.F. certificate which identifies this as REA54 and states that "it is genuine, with small wrinkles, and the plate letter and position no. designations usually found on the green paper Beer stamps." (Image)

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$ 9,500.00

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

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