Sale 1089 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. Revenues, Part 1
Sale Date — Tuesday, 16 December, 2014
Category — First Issue Imperforate, $2.00-$200.00
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
266
$10.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R96a). Huge to ample margins including part of adjoining frameline at top and part of imprint and plate number at bottom, showing "(En)graved by Butler & C(arpenter), Plate (?)", deep rich color, light unobtrusive manuscript cancelVERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE IMPERFORATE $10.00 PROBATE OF WILL ISSUE WITH PART IMPRINT.
Evidence points to an imperforate supply of 856, as 792 others (11 sheets) were returned for perforating. That leaves 11 or 12 sheets, from which very few plate number examples can exist.
3,500
2,500