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The Scarsdale Collection, Part 7: United States Beer Stamps continued...

1898 Provisional Issue (Scott REA44a-REA57)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
95   Image1898, (25c) Ty. C Surcharge on 12-1/2c Blue on Dark Blue, -1/8bbl, No. REA37f, Beer (REA44a, Priester 46C). Priester Type 15, margins clear to in, light purple handstamp cancel at top left, two tiny pinholes, Fine, scarce with the Type 15 surcharge (Image)

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 250.00

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
96   Image1898, (25c) Ty. D Surcharge on 12-1/2c Blue on Dark Blue, -1/8bbl, No. REA37f, Beer (REA44b, Priester 46D). Priester Type 54, margins slightly in, faint purple oval datestamp, essentially sound with only small thin spots, Fine appearance, very rare, the Priester census reports five known for REA44b (all surcharge types), ex Tolman, with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 750.00

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
97 ng Image1898, (33-1/3c) Ty. A Surcharge on 16-2/3c Light Brown on Blue, -1/6bbl., No. REA38e, Beer (REA45, Priester 48A). Barely cancelled (if at all), small flaw at top, Very Fine appearance, only 35 are recorded in the Priester census (Image)

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 75.00

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
98   Image1898, (33-1/3c) Ty. A Surcharge on 16-2/3c Light Brown on Dark Blue, -1/6bbl., No. REA38f, Beer (REA45a, Priester 49A). Large margins to just in, light strike of purple handstamp cancel, fresh and Fine, only 22 are recorded in the Priester census, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 175.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
99   Image1898, (33-1/3c) Ty. C Surcharge on 16-2/3c Light Brown on Dark Blue, -1/6bbl., No. REA38f, Beer (REA45b, Priester 49C). Priester Type 15A, large margins to just clear, light strike of purple boxed handstamp, few faults, otherwise Very Fine, only 25 are recorded in Priester for all the different serif types (Image)

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 250.00

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
100 ng Image1898, (33-1/3c) Ty. D Surcharge on 16-2/3c Light Brown on Dark Blue, -1/6bbl., No. REA38f, Beer (REA45c, Priester 49D). Priester Type 50, unused (no gum), two large margins, in at bottom and left, small flaw at lower right is barely noticeable, Fine appearance, only ten are recorded in the Priester census for all the different serif types, unlisted in Scott as unused, Scott Retail as used (Image)

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 450.00

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
101   Image1898, (33-1/3c) Ty. D Surcharge on 16-2/3c Light Brown on Dark Blue, -1/6bbl., No. REA38f, Beer (REA45c, Priester 49D). Priester Type 50, two large margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at right, in at top and left, light strike of purple oval handstamp, horizontal crease, small paper flaw at bottom, Fine appearance, only ten are recorded in the Priester census for all the different serif types (Image)

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 450.00

SOLD for $550.00
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102   Image1898, (33-1/3c) Ty. A Surcharge on 16-2/3c Light Brown on Light Blue, -1/6bbl., No. REA38d, Beer (REA45d, Priester 47A). Ample margins, to slightly in, faint purple cancel, essentially sound, Fine, only five are recorded in the Priester census, ex Tolman (Image)

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 750.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
103   Image1898, (50c) Ty. D Surcharge on 25c Green on Dark Blue, -1/4bbl, No. REA39f, Beer (REA46b, Priester 52D). Priester Type 53, large margins to clear, intense shade and impression, light strike of purple 1889 cancel, reinforced horizontal crease, small toned spot at top right, otherwise Fine, extremely scarce, only five are recorded in the Priester census, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 750.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
104   Image1898, (50c) Ty. A Surcharge on 25c Green on Blue, -1/4bbl., Beer (REA46c, Priester 51A). Large margins to just in incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, neat strike of purple "V. Loewer Gambrinus Brwy., JU 29, 189?, New York" handstamp, small thin spot, appears Fine, only 19 are recorded in the Priester census, as a side note, according to a New York Times article of June 21, 1885, this brewer has the distinction of being the first brewery seized by federal officials for the use of counterfeit beer keg stamps, the warehouse was raided and more than 250 kegs were found with counterfeit stamps with another 600 counterfeit quarter-barrel stamps in sheets, the counterfeits were described as poor imitations, the owner of the brewery claimed he had been duped and had bought them all for $50 (versus $3,000 cost for genuine ones) (Image)

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 175.00

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
105   Image1898, (50c) Ty. C Surcharge on 25c Green on Green, -1/4bbl., Beer (REA46d, Priester 50C). Priester Type 28, large margins to in incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, rich colors, defective with creases, stains and large areas of thinning breaking thru in two places

STILL APPEARS FINE. THIS EXAMPLE OF THE 1898 QUARTER-BARREL WITH TYPE C SURCHARGE ON GREEN PAPER IS REPORTEDLY UNIQUE. A GREAT RARITY.

Ex Tolman. With 2006 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 4,000.00

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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