Lot 458 o
Silver Tax, 1940, $60 Brown, Serial No. 147004, well centered with large even margins, brilliant rich color, neat strikes of purple oval cancels; light horizontal creases at top, Extremely Fine appearance, ex-Scarsdale; with 2004 P.F. certificate.Scott No. RG56 $24,000.
ONE OF ONLY NINE USED EXAMPLES OF THE $60.00 BROWN 1940 SERIES SILVER TAX, ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST DESIRABLE OF ALL SILVER TAX STAMPS.
This denomination is particularly desirable because it depicts Abraham Lincoln.
Realized: $10,000