Sale 1089 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. Revenues, Part 1
Sale Date — Tuesday, 16 December, 2014
Category — Proprietary Issues, Violet and Green Papers
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
550
$5.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Large part original gum, superb centering and wide margins, proof-like impression, small thin and couple small sealed tears at topEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A REMARKABLE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE $5.00 PROPRIETARY ON VIOLET PAPER, OF WHICH A MERE 74 WERE ISSUED.
The $5.00 Proprietary Issue almost invariably has faults, often to a degree far more severe than the trivial flaws in this stamp, due to the stamp's large size and the nature of its use.
With 1960 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for a cancelled stamp with small faults
11,000
5,250