Sale 1110 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. Revenues, Part 2
Sale Date — Thursday, 1 October, 2015
Category — Stock Transfer, Cont. (Scott RD67-RD161)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1429
1c-$20.00 Bright Green, Series of 1940, Without Overprint and Imperforate (RD67 var-RD85 var). Horizontal pairs, without gum as issued, large margins all around, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
1,100
170
1430
$20.00 Bright Green, "Series 1940" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD85). Mint N.H., radiant color on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, scarce in Mint N.H. condition, Scott Retail as hinged
1,250
1,200
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$60.00 Bright Green, "Series 1940" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD88). Serial No. 1, without gum as issued, natural s.e. at top and right, brilliant colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE $60.00 "SERIES 1940", AND ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE VERY FIRST ASSIGNED SERIAL NUMBER.
Ex Joyce.
3,000
4,750
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$60.00 Bright Green, "Series 1940" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD88). Serial no. 56, Jumbo margins, natural s.e. at bottom and right, rich color on bright paper, 1941 handstamp cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, very rare in such superb condition, ex Cunliffe, Lyons, Floyd and "Scarsdale", with 1999 P.S.E. and 2001 P.F. certificates
1,750
2,000
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$500.00 Bright Green, "Series 1940" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD90). Serial no. 54, natural s.e. at right, bright color, purple Nov. 18, 1941 handstamp cancel, staple holes, light diagonal crease, Very Fine appearance, ex Cunliffe
2,750
2,600
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$1,000.00 Bright Green, "Series 1940" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD91). Serial no. 174, wide and balanced margins, rich color, cancelled solely by light strike of green handstampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE $1,000.00 BRIGHT GREEN SERIES 1940 STOCK TRANSFER ISSUE. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE CANCELLED SOLELY BY THE GREEN HANDSTAMP.
Ex Lyons, Floyd and "Scarsdale". With 1999 P.S.E. and 2001 P.F. certificates, the latter not stating the color of the cancel
3,750
5,500
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$50.00 Bright Green, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD112). Without gum as issued, serial no. 1124, natural s.e. at bottom and right, rich color, wide and balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine
1,000
800
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$60.00 Bright Green, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD113). Without gum as issued, serial no. 1204, natural s.e. at bottom and right, intense shade and impression on bright paper, fresh and Very Fine
1,350
1,600
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$100.00 Bright Green, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD114). Without gum as issued, serial no. 5123, natural s.e. at right, radiant color, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp
300
600
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$500.00 Bright Green, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD115). Serial no. 521, natural s.e. at right, Jan. 6, 1942 handstamp and manuscript cancels, few pinholes at center, Very Fine appearance, scarce without perfin or cut cancels
2,250
1,800
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$1,000.00 Bright Green, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD116). Serial no. 861, natural s.e. at right, deep rich color on bright paper, blue handstamp cancel, well-balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, scarce and desirable cancelled solely by the blue handstamp, most examples have either perfin or cut cancels, this is from the adjoining position to the one offered in our "Scarsdale" sale, ex Joyce and Wampler
2,250
3,250
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$20.00 Bright Green, "Series 1942" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD133). Original gum, single hinge mark, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine, ex "Scarsdale", with 2001 P.F. certificate
250
275
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$50.00 Bright Green, "Series 1942" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD135). Without gum as issued, serial no. 4450, natural s.e. at right, rich color, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp
425
800
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$500.00 Bright Green, "Series 1942" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD138). Serial no. 1546, natural s.e. at right, Nov. 15, 1943 handstamp cancels, two small punch holes possibly from stapleVERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE $500.00 SERIES 1942 STOCK TRANSFER IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL STOCK TRANSFER STAMPS. PERHAPS A HALF-DOZEN EXIST, AND THIS IS ONLY THE THIRD EXAMPLE WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WE HAVE OFFERED WITHOUT A PERFIN CANCEL.
This rare issue was missing from the Floyd, DePriest, Wampler and Tolman collections. The only two examples contained in Power Search were offered in our "Scarsdale" and Schauss auctions, and both had perfin cancels. Scott Retail as cut cancel
10,000
13,000
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$1,000.00 Bright Green, "Series 1942" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD139). Serial no. 1936, natural s.e. at bottom and right, deep rich color, bold handstamp cancel, few staples holes, still Extremely Fine
700
700
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$20.00 Bright Green, "Series 1943" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD156). Original gum, single hinge mark, rich color and detailed impression on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, ex "Scarsdale", with 2002 P.F. certificate
325
375
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$30.00 Bright Green, "Series 1943" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD157). Without gum as issued, serial no. 9937, natural s.e. at top and right, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine
750
700
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$60.00 Bright Green, "Series 1943" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD159). Serial no. 5639, natural s.e. at right, manuscript cancel, small thin spot at top right, Extremely Fine appearance
1,900
650
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$500.00 Bright Green, "Series 1943" Ovpt., Stock Transfer (RD161). Serial no. 1994, natural s.e. at right, magenta manuscript cancel, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, we have offered only three others since keeping computerized records, this comes from the position below the example offered in our Tolman sale
2,250
1,600
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