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
 
Sale 1089, Lot 481, Second Issue Inverts20c 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 scuffs

FINE 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