Sale 1084 — The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 5-6 November, 2014
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3304
12c Black, Re-Issue (107). Sharp proof-like impression on bright white paper, beautifully centered with wide margins, bold strike of duplex cancel, small closed tear at bottomEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY FOURTEEN USED COPIES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. A PHENOMENAL RARITY.
The 12c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). Only 389 of the 12c were sold; the remaining 9,611 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
Our census of Scott 107 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/107/107.pdf , records only fourteen examples. Of these, only nine are potentially sound. Three of the nine have not been examined since the early 1970's and are not confirmed as sound, leaving only six confirmed sound copies.
Census No. 107-CAN-06. Ex Lake Shore. With 1992 P.F. certificate.
15,000
4,750