1917, ($1.50) Ty. C Inverted
Surcharge on 75c Black on Blue, -1/2bbl., No. REA116, Beer (REA124d).
Position 14, unused (no gum), large margins, slight creasingEXTREMELY FINE. PROBABLY AS CHOICE AS THIS RARE INVERTED SURCHARGE ERROR EXISTS.
The Priester census reports 20 known for REA124d. (Image)
1917, ($6.00) Ty. A Surcharge
on ($3.00) Orange on Blue, 1hhd., No. REA102, Beer (REA126). Priester
Ty. 93 surcharge, large margins, vivid color, "PB&S 1(?) 2-14-18 Newark
(?)" perforated cancel, couple very trivial flawsVERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE 1917 TYPE A PROVISIONAL SURCHARGES.
The Priester census reports only two examples of REA120, both Type 93. (Image)
1917, ($6.00) Ty. A Surcharge
on $3.00 Orange on Blue, 1hhd., No. REA111, Beer (REA127). Priester Ty.
107 surcharge, 12/1/17 perforated cancel, large even margins, couple small
thins but essentially sound, Extremely Fine, Priester census reports 22 of
REA127 but only eight of the Ty. 107 surcharge
(Image)
1917, ($6.00) Ty. A Surcharge
on $3.00 Orange on Blue, 1hhd., No. REA111, Beer (REA127). Specialized
study of five stamps, incl. Priester Types 93 (4 reported), 97 (2
reported), 100 (2 reported) and two Ty. 107's (Violet and Violet Black--11
reported), usual faults, mostly minor, Fine-Very Fine, scarce group (Image)
1917, ($6.00) Ty. A Surcharge
on $3.00 Orange on Blue, 1hhd., No. REA111, Beer (REA127). Priester Ty.
107 surcharge, block of four with part of plate no. 46182 in left
margin, unused (no gum), large margins all around, except for some very
slight creasing the block is sound and Extremely Fine, Priester census
reports 22 total for REA127, with only 11 for Ty. 107 surcharge (the number
of blocks known is not reported, but they must all be Ty. 107), Scott
Retail as singles (Image)
1917, ($15.00) Ty. A Surcharge
on ($7.50) Black on Blue, 5bbl., Center Cutout Only, No. REA103, Beer
(REA128). Priester Ty. 97 surcharge (faint), perforated cancel, Very
Fine, Priester census reports three known of REA128 (all Ty. 97),
considerably undervalued in Scott in our opinion
(Image)
1917, ($15.00) Ty. A Surcharge
on $7.50 Black on Blue, 5bbl., No. REA112, Center Cutout Only, Beer
(Priester 148A). Priester Ty. 107 surcharge, tiny thin, Very Fine,
Priester census reports 19 cutouts (Image)
1917, ($15.00) Ty. C Surcharge
on $7.50 Black on Blue, 5bbl., No. REA112, Entire Stamp, Beer (REA129).
Couple purple ink spots below "Seven" but appears unused (no gum), bright
and fresh, slight wrinkle or crease, small tear in upper right margin clear
of designEXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE TYPE C "ACT OF 1917" SURCHARGE ON THE ENTIRE 5-BARREL BEER STAMP.
Priester records four examples of REA129. (Image)