Rare 12-cent U.S. postage stamp, $19,520, Holabird Western Americana

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far

by Ken Hall

All prices include the buyer’s premium

An extremely rare 12-cent U.S. postage stamp with a portrait bust of George Washington sold for $19,520 at a Wild West Auction held July 21-24 by Holabird Western Americana Collections in Reno, NV. Also, an 1860 U.S. Army Colt revolver with a Richards conversion rang out at $13,750; an Endlich & Good squat-shaped beer bottle, circa 1861-1864, light aqua, realized $7,187; and an early 1900s First National Bank of Foraker (Okla.) $10 banknote went for $4,458

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