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
432
$1.90 Foreign Exchange, Perforated (R80c). Block of 18, deep rich color, Aug. 16, 1872 manuscript cancels, split vertically at center and rejoined, few other perf separations sensibly reinforced, few light creases, vertical crease at right causing splitting in top stamp, otherwise Very Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple, the next largest is a strip of five and then block of four, ex Weill sale, Scott Retail as two blocks of four, four pairs and two singles $4,800.00
E. 1,500-2,000
2,300