Sale 1084 — The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 5-6 November, 2014
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 79-91)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3250
3c Rose, Z. Grill (85C). Block of four with top part imprint selvage, original gum, clearly-defined grills, few tiny holes and thins in grilled areas on three stamps, few shortish perfs at right, top right stamp expert repairFINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1868 3-CENT Z GRILL WITH PART IMPRINT SELVAGE AT TOP. ONE OF SIX REPORTED UNUSED MULTIPLES OF THIS RARE GRILL ISSUE.
We located six blocks in a survey of past auction sales and using Power Search for our sales. The Caspary collection contained a block of four with top part imprint selvage, which originally formed a full imprint block of eight with the block offered here.
With 1994 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail $120,000.00
E. 7,500-10,000
9,500