Sale 1084 — The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 5-6 November, 2014
Category — 1c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-24)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3097
1c Blue, Ty. III/IIIa/Ic (21/22/19b). Positions 61-62/71-72/81-82R4, vertical block of six, top stamps Type III, center row Type IIIa, both bottom stamps Type Ic, deep rich Plate 4 color, three neat strikes of large Boston "Paid" grid, couple short perfs at left, few faint creases, bottom left stamp expertly sealed tear, top right stamp tiny tearFINE TO VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS USED MULTIPLE CONTAINING A COMBINATION OF TYPES III, IIIa AND Ic IS UNIQUE.
Positions 81-82R4 are the only positions on the sheet which yield a horizontal pair of Type Ic. The pair is listed in Scott under 19b, but is unpriced. Scott also lists but does not price a block of four of Types III-IIIa.
Ex Twigg-Smith and Lake Shore. Illustrated in the Neinken book on page 283. With 2005 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail $10,500.00 as two singles of Scott 19b and two combination pairs of III-IIIa
E. 5,000-7,500
6,750
