Sale 1094 — The Curtis Collection: Back of Book and Possessions
Sale Date — Wednesday, 25 March, 2015
Category — Officials (Scott O)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
150
1c Interior (O15). Sheet of 100 with selvage on all sides, imprint and plate no. 52 at top and bottom, 89 stamps Mint N.H., bright color, small piece of bottom left corner selvage missingFINE-VERY FINE. A RARE INTACT SHEET OF 100 OF THE ONE-CENT INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Scott Retail as singles with no premium for the two plate blocks
15,955
1,900
151
P
15c War, Plate Proof on India (O90P3). Sheet of 100, large margins, rich color, few flaws including few creases, Very Fine appearance, Scott Retail as blocks of four
2,500
375
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Officials Sheets. Three complete sheets of 100 and one half-sheet of 50 (O99, perf separations), complete sheets of Nos. O49, O97 and O114, many stamps Mint N.H., few small faults to be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as hinged
4,333
550
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Officials Accumulation. Dozens of items, including singles (mostly unused), blocks, few plate blocks, a couple Specimens, one cover and one part cover, singles including no gum, part gum, and full original gum stamps, and contain some higher cataloging items, such as State Dept. $2.00 and $10.00 (latter with ms. magenta line removed), original gum blocks including Nos. O21, O36, O37, O73, O75, O79 and O91(six), several of the blocks are ex Clifford Cole, condition is somewhat mixed, Fine-Very Fine appearance, that total catalogue value and resale potential is quite high
E. 3,000-4,000
4,250
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