Sale 1110 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. Revenues, Part 2
Sale Date — Thursday, 1 October, 2015
Category — First Issue Revenues, Blocks and Record-Size Multiples, Cont. (Scott R79-R94)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1186
$2.00 Probate of Will, Imperforate (R83a). Horizontal pair, large margins to in at left, brilliant color, neat Feb. 23, 1863 manuscript cancel, left stamp tiny tear at bottomFINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE MULTIPLE OF THE $2.00 PROBATE OF WILL. VERY FEW MULTIPLES ARE KNOWN.
The Curtis census lists a block of four, two strips of three and five pairs total. Ex Tolman.
16,500
2,400