Sale 1110 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. Revenues, Part 2
Sale Date — Thursday, 1 October, 2015
Category — First Issue Revenues, Blocks and Record-Size Multiples, Cont. (Scott R79-R94)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1181
$1.60 Foreign Exchange, Imperforate (R79a). Horizontal pair, large margins to clear, deep rich color, manuscript cancels, left stamp repaired at top left, Fine-Very Fine appearance, only four multiples are known, including a strip of three, two horizontal pairs and a vertical pair, ex Joyce
5,500
550
1182
$1.60 Foreign Exchange, Perforated (R79c). Horizontal pair, strong color and a bold impression, handstamp cancels, Fine, a scarce pair not often found in sound condition, this is the largest multiple known with only five other pairs recorded (one rejoined and another reinforced)
425
250
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$1.90 Foreign Exchange, Perforated (R80c). Block of four (two horizontal pairs rejoined), pastel color, April 1, 1867 manuscript cancels, top right stamp couple minor perf flaws, otherwise Fine, ex Joyce, only one larger block is known (of 18, a strip of five is also known), only one other block of four is recorded
1,200
500
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$2.00 Conveyance, Imperforate (R81a). Horizontal strip of five, large margins to full, neat 1863 manuscript cancels, right stamp vertical crease, Fine-Very Fine, this strip and a block of five are the largest recorded multiples, Scott Retail as pairs and a single
1,225
650
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$2.00 Conveyance, Imperforate (R81a). Horizontal and vertical pair, first with top sheet margin, large margins, manuscript cancels, horizontal pair with vertical crease between stamps, Very Fine appearance
1,000
225
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$2.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R83a). Horizontal pair, large margins to in at left, brilliant color, neat Feb. 23, 1863 manuscript cancel, left stamp tiny tear at bottomFINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE MULTIPLE OF THE $2.00 PROBATE OF WILL. VERY FEW MULTIPLES ARE KNOWN.
The Curtis census lists a block of four, two strips of three and five pairs total. Ex Tolman.
16,500
2,400
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$2.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R83a). Vertical pair, margins clear to in, April 1, 1863 manuscript cancels, bottom stamp small tear at bottom and faint crease, appears Fine, a rare pair of the R83a, the largest recorded multiple of this issue is a reconstructed irregular block of four, followed by a reconstructed strip of three and a single intact strip of three, four horizontal and two vertical pairs are known, ex Cunliffe, Scott Retail $16,500.00
E. 2,000-3,000
1,400
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$2.00 Probate of Will, Perforated (R83c). Block of five attached to piece along with $3.00 Charter Party, Imperforate (R85a), the latter with full margins to just touching at bottom right, neat 1865 manuscript cancels, one of the $2.00 stamps with interesting ink flaw, Very Fine
E. 200-300
190
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$5.00 Charter Party, Imperforate (R88a). Horizontal strip of four, large to huge margins including part of adjoining stamp at left, 1863 manuscript cancels, bright color, scissors-cut at top between right stamps, Extremely Fine, only one block of four and three strips of four are known and they are the largest recorded multiples, ex Joyce and Floyd, Scott Retail as pairs
1,300
1,800
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$5.00 Charter Party, Imperforate (R88a). Horizontal strip of four, large to ample margins, rich color, 1872 manuscript cancels, vertical crease ending in a tear between right pair and small sealed tear between left pair, Very Fine appearance, this is the largest recorded multiple with only one block and two other strips recorded, ex Cunliffe, Scott Retail as two pairs
1,300
325
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$5.00 Conveyance, Imperforate (R89a). Horizontal block of six, large margins to clear, deep rich color, neat 1863 manuscript cancels, Very Fine and choice, Scott Retail as block of four and pair
1,100
800
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$5.00 Conveyance, Imperforate (R89a). Irregular block of seven, large margins to just in, manuscript cancels, few faults including reconstructed, otherwise Fine-Very Fine and scarce, this is the second largest recorded multiple, the largest is a block of nine which is currently in a private collection
1,150
275
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$5.00 Conveyance, Imperforate (R89a). Horizontal pair, large even margins, vibrant color and a sharp impression, light manuscript cancels, Extremely Fine
200
110
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$5.00 Manifest, Imperforate (R90a). Block of four, large margins to ample, bright color, 1866 manuscript cancels, light creases, Very Fine appearance, only two blocks of four are recorded which is the second largest recorded multiple, the largest is a block of six, ex Weill and Halstead
1,300
325
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$5.00 Manifest, Imperforate (R90a). Block of four, large margins to just touching frameline in a couple places, warm color, manuscript cancels, Fine, this is the second largest known block, ex Joyce
1,300
250
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$5.00 Manifest, Imperforate (R90a). Horizontal strip of four, large to ample margins, bright color, neat 1868 manuscript cancels, sealed tears between right pair, Very Fine appearance, this is the second largest recorded multiple with only a block of six known and two blocks of four, ex Joyce, Scott Retail as two pairs
1,200
225
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$5.00 Manifest, Perforated (R90c). Horizontal strip of four, original gum, with right selvage, brilliant color, Very Fine and choice, ex Joyce, Scott Retail as two used pairs
600
500
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$5.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R91a). Horizontal pair, huge margins all around, fresh and bright color, neat March 1863 manuscript cancels, light horizontal crease, otherwise Extremely Fine and scarce pair, purple backstamps
800
400
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$5.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R91a). Horizontal pair, large margins, rich color, manuscript cancels, Very Fine and choice, scarce multiple, ex Cunliffe
800
375
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$5.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R92a). Horizontal block of 18, large margins to clear, bright color, April 1, 1864 manuscript cancels, few pressed-out creases causing small tears, tiny thin specks at right, overall in very nice shape for such a large multipleVERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE SECOND LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE $5.00 PROBATE OF WILL IMPERFORATE ISSUE. A MARVELOUS SHOWPIECE.
The largest multiple is a block of 21 (three larger than this block) with similar cancels, offered in Siegel sale 1100, lot 160. The next-largest multiple is a block of six.
Ex Weill sale and Cunliffe. Scott Retail as blocks of four and pair $16,100.00
E. 3,000-4,000
2,900
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$5.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R92a). Block of four, large margins to clear, rich color, April 4, 1863 manuscript cancel, two tiny tears, top stamps light horizontal crease, Fine-Very Fine appearance, this is the only recorded block of four and only three multiples are larger
3,600
550
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$5.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R92a). Vertical pair, large margins to just touched, manuscript cancels, horizontal crease mostly between stamps, tiny tears at top, still Fine and scarce, only three vertical pairs are recorded
1,700
150
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$10.00 Charter Party, Imperforate (R93a). Vertical pair, large margins to just in at top, deep rich color, manuscript cancels, partly separated and reinforced with hinge, still Fine-Very Fine, this is the only recorded vertical pair and only one multiple larger than a pair is known, ex Eagle
1,900
275
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$10.00 Conveyance, Imperforate (R94a). Horizontal strip of eight, huge margins to just in including sheet margin at left, deep rich color, neat 1863 manuscript cancels, few flaws to be expected in such a large multiple, Very Fine appearance, this is tied for the largest recorded multiple, a reinforced block of eight is also known, ex Logan, Scott Retail as four pairs
1,400
450
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$10.00 Conveyance, Imperforate (R94a). Block of four, large even margins, 1863 manuscript cancels, bottom stamps faint horizontal crease, Very Fine appearance, only three blocks larger than four are recorded, ex Logan and Joyce
1,000
350
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$10.00 Conveyance, Perforated (R94c). Rejoined block of six comprising two horizontal strips reattached with hinges, bold color, neat 1864 manuscript cancels, Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple with only two others of the same size recorded, ex Joyce, Scott Retail as block and pair
900
275
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