U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 18-19, 2009
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 | Lot #3919 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND Revenue Stamps 1938 Arms, £15,300, £44,000 & £75,000, individually printed in gold & deep blue, all imperf., with large margins around, tied on piece by "Auckland Stamp Duty 1 DE 38" cds, also embossed, with perfin cancels, fine-v.f. This incredible amount of £134,300 was used to pay stamp duty on an estate in 1938! (for comparison, weekly wages in 1938 were around £3 to £4!). A spectacular item for a specialist O | Unsold |
