Sale 1093 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. 20th Century and Air Post

Sale Date — Monday-Tuesday, 23-24 February, 2015

Category — 1915-17 Issues (Scott 460-474)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
374
ogbl
Sale 1093, Lot 374, 1915-17 Issues (Scott 460-474)$1.00 Violet Black (460). Bottom imprint, plate no. 5782 and letter "A" block of six, five stamps Mint N.H., top center stamp h.r., intense shade and impression, well-centered, particularly in the top row

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1915 $1.00 PERF 10 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED ISSUE, SCOTT 460.

Lewis Kaufman records only six top and six bottom plate blocks for this issue. Plate 5782 was the only plate prepared for each of the $1.00 Franklin issues (Scott 423, 460, 478 and 518).

With 2007 P.F. certificate

13,500
4,250