Sale 1093 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. 20th Century and Air Post
Sale Date — Monday-Tuesday, 23-24 February, 2015
Category — 1918-21 Offset, Rotary and Bi-Colored Issues (Scott 525-547)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
502
3c Violet, Ty. IV, Imperforate (535). Large margins to ample, tied by "San Diego Cal. Sep. 30, 1918 6PM" machine cancel on San Diego Society of Natural History corner card cover to Stanford University, pencil note on back "I have the advantage of you in not having to work with anything but shells--come up to see us", Very Fine, this is the earliest documented use of Scott 535, ex Berkun, with 2003 A.P.S. certificate
E. 750-1,000
600