Sale 1084 — The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 5-6 November, 2014
Category — 1861-66 Issue, cont. (Scott 70-78)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3226
5c Red Brown (75). Fiery shade, incredibly intense color on bright white paper, well-centered with nicely proportioned margins leaving outer projections well clear of perforations on all four sides, segmented cork cancel struck at left, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, Brookman notes "I consider the used Red Brown to be more scarce than Buff but the Buff is more scarce unused", accompanied by cover bearing 1c Blue (63) from Boston to N.C., from which this stamp originates, ex Newbury and Natalee Grace, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,250.00), only four have graded higher.
450
1,600
