Sale 1110 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. Revenues, Part 2
Sale Date — Thursday, 1 October, 2015
Category — Revenue Proofs, Third Issue thru Proprietary
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1039
P
60c Orange & Black, Third Issue, Plate Proof on Card, Center Inverted (R142aP4). Block of four, Positions 12-13/29-30, large to huge margins including top sheet margin, faint overall toning as do almost allVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN INCREDIBLY RARE SHEET-MARGIN BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 60-CENTS THIRD REVENUE ISSUE PLATE PROOF WITH CENTER INVERTED.
Only one sheet of 85 was produced. For many years it hung on a collector's wall in a frame, which accounts for the overall toning. Each with Sloane guarantee backstamp.
10,000
3,250