Sale 1089 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. Revenues, Part 1
Sale Date — Tuesday, 16 December, 2014
Category — First Issue Perforated
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
300
1c Express, Perforated, Imperforate Between (R1e). Vertical pair, bright color, light strike of blue handstamp cancel, Very Fine and very rare, only two pairs are known, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate, dramatically undercatalogued in Scott at $200.00
E. 200-300
850
301
4c Playing Cards, Perforated (R21c). Original gum, h.r., pretty shade, few short perfs at right, tiny thin speck at top, Very Fine appearance, rare in unused condition (the Curtis census reports 10 examples with or without gum), Scott Retail as used
800
425
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4c Playing Cards, Perforated (R21c). Choice centering, neat 1865 manuscript cancel, light creases, Extremely Fine appearance
800
200
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4c Playing Cards, Perforated (R21c). Horizontal pair, intense shade and impression, Oct. 1864 oval datestamp, reperfed at bottom, Fine appearance, a scarce multiple
1,750
325
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6c Proprietary, Perforated (R31c). Original gum, brilliant color, few light creases, tiny enhanced orange spot in shoulder, otherwise Very Fine, rare with original gum, only 10 recorded in Curtis census, with 2004 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as used
2,000
1,300
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6c Proprietary, Perforated (R31c). Vibrant color, manuscript cancel, small sealed tear at bottom right, repaired left corners, reperfed at top, still a scarce stamp, with 1980 P.F. certificate
2,000
750
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60c Inland Exchange, Perforated, Black "Specimen" Ovpt. (R64cS-H). Crease and margin flaws, slightly in at left, very scarce unlisted "Specimen" overprint, ex Tolman
E. 200-300
120
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$15.00 Mortgage, Perforated (R97c). Part disturbed original gum, deep rich color, detailed impression, light horizontal crease at top, Very Fine appearance, Scott Retail as used
300
200
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15c Ultramarine, Perforated (R97e). Horizontal pair, intense shade and impression, faint vertical crease at right, tiny thin spots, Very Fine appearance, only one larger multiple is known (a block of four)
750
450
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$15.00 Mortgage, Milky Blue, Perforated (R97f). Intense shade and impression, neat blue July 15, 1867 oval handstamp cancel, light vertical crease at right, Very Fine appearing example of this distinctive shade
350
250
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$20.00 Probate of Will, Perforated (R99c). Part disturbed original gum, vibrant color, few short perfs, reperfed at top, Very Fine appearance, this is the only recorded unused single in the Curtis census, ex Cunliffe, Scott Retail as used
3,000
1,500
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$20.00 Probate of Will, Perforated (R99c). Vivid color, neat June 6, 1864 datestamp cancel, light horizontal crease, few short perfs at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, ex Cunliffe
3,000
850
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$20.00 Probate of Will, Perforated (R99c). Intense shade, neat 1864 manuscript cancel, horizontal creases, Very Fine appearance
3,000
325
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$20.00 Probate of Will, Perforated (R99c). Horizontal pair, vibrant color, each with neat 1864 handstamp cancels, both stamps with pre-printing paperfolds, few sensibly reinforced perfs at top, Very Fine appearance, a rare pair (8 pairs and two blocks recorded in Curtis census), ex Cunliffe
6,500
1,100
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$25.00 Mortgage, Perforated, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between (R100e). Rich color, neat April 7, 1864 manuscript cancel, repaired at right where small piece out, few creases, otherwise Fine and rare, only six are recorded in Curtis census, ex Joyce
2,250
850
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$200.00 U.S.I.R., Perforated (R102c). Part disturbed original gum, bright colors, small thin spot, Fine appearance, scarce in original-gum condition, ex Cunliffe, Scott Retail as used
1,000
375
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$200.00 U.S.I.R., Perforated (R102c). Bright colors, well-balanced margins, neat 1867 manuscript cancel, faint vertical crease, tiny flaw at bottom center, Very Fine appearance
1,000
475
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$200.00 U.S.I.R., Perforated (R102c). Vertical pair, rich colors, light 1866 manuscript cancels, still retaining much of its original gum (disturbed), some slight toning, otherwise Fine and attractive multiple of this colorful issue
2,500
1,500
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