Sale 1089 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. Revenues, Part 1
Sale Date — Tuesday, 16 December, 2014
Category — Second Issue Inverts
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
481
20c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R111a). Rich colors, neat blue herringbone cancel leaves entire design visible, hole in Washington's head, few small surface scuffsFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 20-CENT SECOND ISSUE WITH INVERTED CENTER.
In his privately published census of Scott R111a, Larry Lyons notes thirteen singles and a pair. Of these, only one single and one stamp in the pair are sound.
Ex Newport. With 1974 and 2007 P.F. certificates
7,000
4,250
