Sale 1093 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. 20th Century and Air Post
Sale Date — Monday-Tuesday, 23-24 February, 2015
Category — Group Lots from the Curtis 20th Century Collection
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
601
1902-08 Issue Mostly Unused Balance. 18 singles, six pairs, nine blocks of four, two plate blocks and pane of 100 of No. 319, incl. unused Nos. 300, 303-305, 307-309, blocks of four incl. 319Fi and 319Fj, plate blocks of 314 and 320, nice group of used 2c Shield, overall fresh and Very Fine, four with certificates incl. two graded (307 OGph 98, 308 OGh 98)
3,540
1,400
602
1902-08 Issue Used Balance. 45 used stamps, incl. Nos. 310 (2), 311 (3), at least three each of 1c-13c with some subtle shade differences, virtually all with superior centering and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, four with graded certificates (1c 98, 2c 95, 5c 90J, 50c 90J)
554
1,200
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1902-08 Issue Used Blocks. 22 used blocks, incl. blocks of four of 1c-$1.00, also block of 18 of 10c, imprint and plate no. block of six of 13c, few faults to be expected, most are Fine-Very Fine, a scarce group of used blocks
1,904
1,000
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1902-08 Issue Covers. 20 covers or postcards, incl. 1c used from Shanghai, China to Mich., 2c on Pope Motor Car Co. corner card cover, 4c bisect, 5c used with German Sea Post duplex cancel, 13c to Austria, 15c to Germany, few advertising covers, overall Fine-Very Fine and diverse group
E. 300-400
550
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1c-5c 1908-09 Issue, Coils (348-355). Balance of unused singles and pairs, incl. Nos. 348 Mint N.H. pair, 349, 350 (XF 90), 350 with past-up, 351 line pair (small repair), 353, 353 pair, 355, also No. 386 and three others from 1908 issue with bad P.S.E. certificates and good Weiss certificates (not counted), Very Fine group, approx. 15 certificates accompany (several Weiss)
2,465
1,300
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1c-5c 1908-09 Issue, Coils (348-355). Balance of used singles and pairs, incl. Nos. 348, 348 pair, 349, 349 pair, 350, 350 pair, 351, 353, 354 pair, 355 pair, also Nos. 385 and 387 (latter with non-contemporary cancel), mix of centering as usual for these difficult to find used coils, a few small flaws, overall Fine with only one item Very Good (355 pair) and several Very Fine, 14 certificates accompany (several Weiss)
3,645
1,500
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Washington-Franklin Coils on Cover (348/495). 37 covers mounted on album pages, mostly singles with a handful of pairs and line pairs incl. Nos. 455, 490, 492 and 494, range of uses on postcards and envelopes, corner cards, etc., Very Fine and interesting group
E. 500-750
1,100
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2c 1909 Commemorative Issues (367-368, 370, 372-373). Imprint and plate no. blocks, incl. Nos. 367 Mint N.H. top plate block of ten, 368 hinged top plate block, 370 Mint N.H. bottom plate block, 372 Mint N.H. top plate block (gum bend), 373 hinged top plate block of ten, imperfs with large margins and perforated with choice centering, Very Fine-Extremely Fine group
1,592
650
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2c 1909 Commemoratives Used Balance. Six blocks of four, three plate blocks of six, a block of twelve of No. 368 and eight covers, incl. plate blocks of Nos. 370, 371 and 373, covers incl. No. 369, mostly Fine-Very Fine, the plate blocks uncatalogued in Scott, Scott Retail for others $1,250.00
E. 500-750
700
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1c-15c 1910-11 Issue (374-382, 383-384). Used blocks, Nos. 374-384 blocks of four, also plate blocks of six of Nos. 383-384 as well as additional perforated 3c plate block of six, 5c block of six, 10c block of six, neat cancels, attractive margins and centering, perhaps a couple tiny flaws, Fine-Very Fine with the majority in the latter category, 15c with 2003 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail more than $430.00
E. 300-400
325
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1c-6c 1910-11 Issue (374-379, 383-384). Imprint and plate no. blocks of six, all tops except extra 4c bottom and 5c side, extra 1c-2c imperforate sides, range of imprint formats, mostly lightly hinged with 3c Mint N.H. (pre-printing paper fold and gum skip), 4c top barely hinged if at all, 6c perf disc impression, nice centering, Very Fine group, 3c and 6c with P.F. certificates
2,297
800
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1c-5c 1910-12 Issues, Perf 8.5 Coils (390-396, 410-413). Quality balance on album pages and stock cards, part runs of unused and used singles, pairs and guide line pairs, more than 50 items in total, some of the best items incl. used pairs of Nos. 390-395, unused guide line pairs of Nos. 391-393, used guide line pairs of Nos. 393-394, three unused pairs of No. 390 reconstructed into a top imprint and plate no. block, range of 1912 Nos. 410-413, a few flaws may be found but overall a Fine-Very Fine and most useful group worth review, approximately 30 certificates accompany, Scott Retail more than $3,800.00
E. 1,000-1,500
2,900
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1c-5c 1910 Issue, Coils (390-396). Guide line strips of four, several Mint N.H. stamps incl. No. 390 full strip, 392-393 end stamps, 395 end stamps, a couple others h.r., attractive margins and centering, mostly Very Fine, two certificates accompany
3,092
1,000
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1c-20c 1912-14 Issue (405-406, 414-415, 418-419). 1c-9c Mint N.H., 20c unused (regummed), rich colors on bright paper, wide margins, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, 1c, 2c, 8c and 15c with certificates (1c 95J, 2c 95)
525
1,000
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1c-12c 1912-17 Issues Plate Blocks (405/462). 23 unused plate blocks, incl. hinged Nos. 405, 406, 415, 417, 427-429, 433-435, Mint N.H. Nos. 424 with "Coil Stamps", 426, 462 and 463, few small faults, overall fresh and Very Fine
6,263
2,500
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1c-12c 1913-15 Issue (424-427, 431, 433, 437, 461). 4c, 12c and 15c lightly hinged, others Mint N.H., No. 426 with Pink Back, No. 435 is sub-shade, rich colors, choice centering, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, four with certificate, Scott Retail with no premium for the Pink Back
737
900
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1c-5c 1914 Issue, Perf 10 Coils (441-447). Balance of 30 items on album pages, part runs of unused and used singles, pairs and guide line pairs, better items incl. used pairs of Nos. 443-444 and 447, unused line pairs of 441 and 444, used line pairs of 441 and 443, unused line strips of four of Nos. 442 and 444, Fine-Very Fine group, several certificates accompany, Scott Retail more than $2,700.00
E. 1,000-1,500
1,800
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1c-5c 1915 Issue, Perf 10 Rotary Coils (448-459). Balance on album pages, part runs of unused and used singles, pairs and joint line pairs, 43 items, incl Mint N.H. No. 459, unused and used line pairs No. 457, unused line strips of four of Nos. 455 and 458, used joint line strips of four of Nos. 457-458 (the former with the line pair at the right), a couple small flaws, overall Fine-Very Fine, approximately 10 certificates accompany, Scott Retail more than $3,000.00
E. 1,000-1,500
2,100
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1c-5c 1916-18 Issue, Perf 10 Rotary Coils (486-497). Balance on album pages, runs of unused and used singles, pairs and joint line pairs, approx. 75 items, largely complete in each format less No. 491 of course, some high graded stamps present, also joint line strips of four, Fine-Extremely Fine, a nice fresh group, approx. 17 certificates accompany
E. 500-750
2,100
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1c-20c 1917-19 Issue (498-499, 501-504, 506-507, 509-513, 515). 14 stamps, Mint N.H. except Nos. 501 and 512, each stamp selected for centering and freshness, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a few are Gems including 9c (2007 P.S.E. certificate graded 95), 13c and 20c (2010 P.S.E. certificate graded 90J)
357
800
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1c-$1.00 1917-19 Issue (498/518). 16 imprint and plate no. blocks of six, incl. Nos. 498-499, 501-504, 506-509, 511-514 and 518, Mint N.H. incl. Nos. 502, 506, 512 and 514, $1.00 few perf separations, Fine-Very Fine
4,650
1,600
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1c-$5.00 1919-20 Issues (524, 538/547). Seven unused and one used (547a), incl. unused Nos. 524 (OGph 95), 538, 540, 542, 543, 547, most Mint N.H., better centering and condition than normally seen, Extremely Fine, three with certificates (incl. No. 538 NH 95)
457
800
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1c-3c 1918-20 Offset Issue Plate Blocks (525/535). Thirteen plate blocks, incl. Mint N.H. Nos. 525 (2), 526, 528 plate no. only (perf disc inclusion), 528B and 531, hinged Nos. 527, 528 with monogram and 534, fresh and Very Fine group
2,217
850
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1c-3c 1918-20 Offset Issue (525/536). 24 singles, five pairs and a block of four of No. 530a, singles incl. Nos. 525-534A, 535-536, few Mint N.H. incl. Nos. 526, 528A, 528B, also Nos. 525-530 plate no. singles, better centering and condition that normally seen, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, No. 530 with PSE certificate (NH 95J)
1,096
650
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1c-2c 1919-21 Issues (538/543). Twelve blocks and a few pairs, incl. different configurations of plate blocks of 538 (2), 540 (3 incl. S30 inverted), also 540 block of four with bottom selvage and imperforate at bottom, 541, also left plate block of No. 542, few Mint N.H., overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine
2,495
450
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Used Washington-Franklin Balance. 93 singles and one block of four from Scott 405 onwards, incl. Nos. 524, 531-534A, 545-546, 547, few with graded certificates incl. 405 (98), 414 (95J), 425 (98), 427 (95J), 468 (95), others generally Very Fine or better
1,273
2,000
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Washington-Franklin Used Blocks. 167 used blocks of four or larger, starting with Scott 405, incl. No. 407 (2), 414-423, 424-440, 462-466, 468-480, 498-499, 501-504, 506-518, 524, 541, 547, few larger multiples incl. nice group of plate blocks such as 517, also No. 474 block of 70 (separations), 524 block of sixteen, 538 and 540 blocks of sixteen, range of cancels, few small faults to be expected, most Fine-Very Fine, a rare opportunity to acquire a comprehensive collection of used Washington-Franklin multiples, Scott Retail in excess of
12,000
5,750
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Washington-Franklin Coil Balance. Seventeen unused or used items, mostly pairs (incl. line pairs), one single and a few strips, better line pairs incl. Nos. 385, 394 (unused line strip of four and used line pair), 447 (used), 454 (line pair and line strip of four) and 459, also No. 446 pair with plate number in selvage, a few minor flaws but mostly Fine-Very Fine, nine with P.F. or P.S.E. certificate
E. 1,500-2,000
1,500
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Washington-Franklin Covers. 36 covers or cards from Scott 331-463, incl. few nice illustrated advertising covers or cards, No, 335 to China, 340 to Austria, overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 200-300
475
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Washington-Franklin Covers. 38 mostly single franking covers or cards, from Scott 466 onwards, incl. No. 475 to Italy, 515 on Worden cover, 516 same, 517 from Lancaster Mass. to Floral Park N.Y. (with 2009 PFC), 536 on postcard with Christmas Seal WX24, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
350
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-1/2c-30c 1922-26 Issue Plate Blocks (551-554, 556-559, 561, 563-565, 569, 622-623). Five hinged, others Mint N.H., rich colors, 30c internal crease, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, three with certificates
3,665
1,300
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-1/2c-$5.00 1922-25 Issue (551-573). Used blocks, incl. complete set of blocks of four, few larger multiples incl. several plate blocks such as 50c, also blocks of 20 of $2.00 and $5.00, some faults to be expected, mostly Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail in excess of
1,000
650
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1922-25 Issue Covers (55/573). 25 items, incl. tag with block of four of $1.00 and single $5.00, another tag with block of ten of $1.00, 552 single and bisect, 555 bisect, few advertising, few other interesting, some faults, most Fine-Very Fine
E. 200-300
275
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1c-10c 1923-29 Issue Coils. Scott album pages, mostly complete sets of unused and used coil singles, pairs, joint line pairs and covers, also few joint line strips of four, several Mint N.H., few small faults to be expected, most Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
950
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1c-10c Kans. Overprints (658-668). Plate no. margin blocks of four, 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c (two), 5c, 6c and 9c Mint N.H., others lightly hinged incl. extra 3c, 6c slightly oxidized, otherwise fresh and bright, Very Fine, four P.F. certificates accompany
3,605
800
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1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Complete set of 22 in used blocks of four, also used plate no. blocks of 1-1/2c, 3c and 4c Kansas, used blocks of eight of 1-1/2c and 2c Kansas, used block of six of 10c Nebraska, plus a few unused blocks of Nebraska, one showing misplaced ovpt. in top row, a few small flaws may be encountered as usual for used blocks, overall Fine-Very Fine, used blocks (and plate blocks) are unpriced in Scott, Scott Retail as singles more than $1,600.00
E. 500-750
600
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-1/2c-$5.00 1938 Presidential (803-834, 839-851). Extensive collection housed in a single album, unused and used singles (incl. USIR wmk. 832b), unused plate blocks incl. full top two row plate blocks of $1.00-$2.00 (two of latter), used blocks to the 50c, a variety of larger used multiples incl. several large pieces of the $1.00 and $5.00 (used block of 36), used position blocks of the $2.00, also a wide range of single frankings on cover, many graded certificates accompany, a Very Fine collection worth review
E. 1,000-1,500
3,000
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Famous Americans Collection (859/893). Scott album pages of unused and used singles, used blocks and covers, incl. ten graded 95 or 98, Very Fine-Extremely Fine group
E. 200-300
170
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Unused Commemoratives Balance. 14 singles, incl. Nos. 323-324, 328-329, 367-368, 370-373, 397, 398, 401 and 404, several Mint N.H., better centering than normally seen incl. few with graded certificates such as PSE 324 NH90, 328 NH90 and 370 NH 95, PF 398 NH95, No. 404 reperfed, generally Very Fine-Extremely Fine group
E. 500-750
1,200
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Used Commemoratives Balance. 14 singles, 18 blocks and 15 covers with singles, incl. singles of Nos. 323-327, 329-330, 397-398, 400-401, 403-404, blocks of four of Nos. 328-330, plate block of 328, blocks of four of 397-400A and 401-404, 400A block of nine, covers incl. Nos. 323-327, 328-330, 397-399, 401-403, some faults to be expected, most are Fine-Very Fine, a rare and desirable group, Scott Retail approximately
2,570
1,000
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20th Century Commemoratives and Definitives Balance. Scott album pages containing part or full sets of unused and used singles, starting with No. 551, incl. some Kans.-Nebr., selected by Mr. Curtis for superior centering and condition so overall the group is Very Fine-Extremely Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
950
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Graded 20th Century Singles. 39, from Scott 537 onwards, mostly 95's and 98's, SMQ values up to $225.00, Extremely Fine group, spreadsheet accompanies, SMQ value approximately
3,550
2,200
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High Quality Balance. 30 unused or used, some Regular Issues from the late 19th Century or 20th Century, several Back-of-Book, particularly Postage Dues and Officials, catalogue values as high as $1,100.00, but most are in the $50.00-$250.00 range, vast majority well-centered, largely Very Fine with some Extremely Fine, twelve certificates accompany, incl. one encapsulated
E. 1,500-2,000
2,100
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1938-75, Collection Balance. Range of commemorative and some definitive issues in two large albums and a stock book, following the format Mr. Curtis preferred -- unused and used singles, blocks, and covers, many large used multiples to be found, Very Fine
E. 300-400
500
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Plate Block Balance. Eighteen items, a few early commemoratives, incl. 1c Trans-Mississippi (plate block of ten), two each 1c and 3c Louisiana Purchase (plate blocks of six), Regular issues incl. 1902 1c, 4c and 13c, several Washington-Franklin heads incl. Nos. 376, 414, 420, 428 and 516, also No. E6 with top selvage rejoined, a few small faults, most are Fine-Very Fine and quite saleable
E. 2,000-3,000
2,600
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20th Century Commemorative and Definitive Plate Blocks. 154, few Mint N.H. incl. Nos. 549, 616, 619, 644, few hinged incl. Nos. 630, overall fresh and Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
4,915
1,000
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20th Century Used Commemoratives Blocks and Covers. Small carton containing Scott album pages of used blocks, from 1922-25 Issue and later, range of issues and cancels, some larger multiples, also great group of covers with single frankings, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine assemblage
E. 300-400
400
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Private Vending and Imperforate Coil Balance. A few dozen used or unused items (singles and strips of various size) and 25 covers, much of the value in the covers, incl. No. 534B with Schermack Ty. III (P.S.E. certificate), slightly mixed condition, Fine-Very Fine appearance
E. 400-500
650
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1918-2006 Air Post Collection, Balance. Housed in a thick National album, extensive collection with a number of better items, unused and used with singles, blocks, plate blocks and covers as Mr. Curtis preferred with all his collections, at least parts of all issues represented except Graf Zeppelin, C1-C6 with complete used blocks, centerline blocks of C1-C2, plate block of C4, singles on cover, C10 plate block and bisect on cover, C10a incl. two used, C11 plate block with no "Top", C18 plate block, full range of others, also pages of "R.F." ovpt. stamps and covers, some questionable, overall Very Fine, a desirable collection balance
E. 1,500-2,000
2,000
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