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 R95-R102)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1209
$15.00 Mortgage, Imperforate (R97a). Block of four, large margins to just in on bottom stamps, deep rich color, neat June 6, 1864 handstamp cancels, few faults including top stamps with expert repair that is not clearly evidentFINE-VERY FINE. A RARE BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE IMPERFORATE $15.00 MORTGAGE FIRST ISSUE REVENUE. ONLY TWO BLOCKS OF FOUR ARE KNOWN, WHICH IS THE SECOND LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE.
Thecurtiscollection.com records a repaired and reinforced block of six and two blocks of four. Ex Joyce. Scott Retail $19,000.00
E. 2,000-3,000
2,200