The Henry Tolman II Collection of United States Revenues - Part One continued...

**Wine Stamps**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3562		-1/2c plus 1c Light Green, 1933 Issue, Wine (RE2/RE60 var). -1/2c 1914 Issue affixed at bottom right and both overprinted by "M D C 5 5-21-33" in three lines, small thin spot at top and some slight creasing, otherwise Very Fine, only a few examples of this 1-1/2c combination are known, the "M D C" is from the Mission Dry Corporation of Los Angeles (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
3563		3-1/2c Green & Black, 1942 Issue, Wine (RE114). Clear roulettes on all sides, bright color, light purple datestamp cancel VERY FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 3-1/2 CENT 1942 WINE ISSUE. This is one of the rarest of all Wine stamps. (Image)	12,750.00 SOLD for $16,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
3564		28c Green & Black, 1942 Issue, Wine (RE132). Bright color, light strike of violet cancel, tiny internal wrinkle, Very Fine, scarce (Image)	1,500.00 SOLD for $2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
3565		$400.00 Yellow Green & Black, 1942 Issue, Wine (RE165B). Rich colors, neat Jun. 4, 1952 datestamp and red crayon check mark, few tiny pinholes at top VERY FINE APEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL AND FRESH EXAMPLE OF THE 1942 $400.00 WINE ISSUE. ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF WINE STAMP COLLECTING. Only four examples are known. (Image)	12,000.00 SOLD for $12,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
3566		$1.60-4/5 Yellow Green & Black, 1942 Issue, Wine, Horizontal Pair, One Without Denomination (RE196b). Unused (no gum), bright colors VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE $1.60-4/5 WINE STAMP IN A PAIR WITH ONE STAMP MISSING THE DENOMINATION. Only a few multiples are known with the missing denomination error. (Image)	2,600.00 SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
3567		$1.60-4/5 Yellow Green & Black, 1951 Issue, Wine, Second Line of Letters Smaller (RE198a). Bright color, some slight wrinkling, small toned spots VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE WINE STAMP VARIETY. Only one unused and four used examples are recorded. (Image)	3,000.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
3568		$9.60 Yellow Green & Black, 1951 Issue, Wine (RE204). Deep rich color, handstamp cancel, light creases VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE $9.60 WINE STAMP. A GREAT RARITY. Wine stamps were discontinued after 1954. This was the highest denomination of the last issue. (Image)	5,000.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

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