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Wines, 1951, 1-7/10¢ Green & Black, unused, without gum as issued, bright fresh color on crisp paper, Very Fine, ex-Smithsonian National Postal Museum; with 2005 P.F. certificate. Scott No. RE182F $22,500.
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1-7/10¢ 1951 REVENUE STAMP IN PRIVATE HANDS, THE KEY WINE STAMP RARITY.
This is from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum deaccession, which is the only source of the 3 known unused copies. There is one used example known.
Realized: $18,000