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
448
$20.00 Probate of Will, Perforated (R99c). Block of six, brilliant color, each with neat "D.S. & Co., Jun. 6, 1864" handstamp cancel, perf separations sensibly reinforced, light horizontal creasesVERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE RARE $20.00 PROBATE OF WILL PERFORATED FIRST ISSUE. A MAGNIFICENT ITEM.
The Curtis census records this block of six, a block of four with similar cancels, and pairs as the only recorded multiples. Scott Retail as block of four and pair $20,500.00
E. 3,000-4,000
4,250