Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Serbia, Revenue Exhibition Collection, 1881-1919. Displayed on 80 Exhibition pages & extensively written up. Starts with fiscal use of postage stamps (10) from interim 85 day period before revenue stamps issued, then the 1881 issue to 10D inc double perf & imperf between varieties, different perfs & on document, inc 13 on single document (4 different values) & on 1883 Birth Certificate, then study of the monogram overprints inc different colors (red, black or blue), upright, inverted or sideways overprints, on different issues inc tete-beche overprint Priester, overprint on pre-printed Bills of Exchange, different printings of the basic stamps on document or piece inc 1884 Political poster/flyer, Teacher's Certificate, then 1897 without monogram issues includes on full/part documents inc 1900 King's Decree nominating somebody for high office, a range of cut-outs from stamped papers, then the 1905 issue inc mixed franking documents of Austria & Serbia, various receipts, invoices, certificates etc inc some nice ornate printings inc 1907 Bank Share Certificate, Serbia railways receipts for transport of beer & coal, 1911 Passport etc, 1913 issue to 100D inc 10D & 20D pr on documents, 1919 issue to 100D inc block of 12 100D with "Cancelled" perfin, 5 different values to 100D on Trademark Registration document for "Ridgeways 5 O'clock Tea", others on receipts etc, on 1919 newspaper. The "Debit Note" types inc 1890 comp, plus cut-outs, Excise Tax range, Inheritance Tax overprints (3) to 500D great rarity, Beer Duty (2), Tobacco Tax (3) large multi-color 1885 types & 1884-91 bands (3), Snuff Tax (2 large & 1 small), Playing Card Tax (3). Then Austrian Occup overprints on Austria types (21) to 20K top value, plus 2 on documents. Mostly F-VF. Unique opportunity to purchase such an extensively researched collection containing huge number of rarities. (575 inc many on piece, another 72 on 39 documents or part documents).
Estimate; $10,000 - 15,000.