Sale 1089 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. Revenues, Part 1
Sale Date — Tuesday, 16 December, 2014
Category — First Issue Blocks and Record-Size Multiples, Perforated
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
426
5c Playing Cards, Perforated (R28c). Block of 40 with top selvage, rich color, neat vertical pen cancels, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, few creases including one causing internal split, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, this is the second largest recorded multiple, one other is known this size, the largest is a reconstructed sheet of 170, ex Halstead, Scott Retail as blocks of four and pairs $1,960.00
E. 500-750
550