The Curtis Collection: U.S. Revenues, Part 2 continued...

**Second Issue Revenues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1261		2c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Center Inverted (R104a). Unused (no gum), straight edge at right where perfs trimmed away, rich colors FINE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT SECOND ISSUE INVERT. With 1981 and 2015 P.F. certificates. Scott Retail as used (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 5,000.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1262		15c Blue & Black, Second Issue (R110). Block of six with bottom part imprint and plate no. 10 selvage, original gum, few h.r., Fine-Very Fine, ex Joyce, Scott Retail as block of four and pair with no premium for the position (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 550.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
1263		25c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Sewing Machine Perforations (R112b). Horizontal strip of four, manuscript, handstamp and punch cancels which have been expertly replaced, Fine, a scarce multiple not often encountered, ex Whitman and Fay (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 750.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
1264		30c Blue & Black, Second Issue (R113). Horizontal strip of four, unused (no gum), wonderfully well-centered, left stamp with light crease and some short perfs at right, Very Fine appearance, this is the second largest known multiple with a strip of seven larger and one other block of four recorded, Scott Retail as two pairs (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 660.00 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
1265		50c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R115b). Horizontal pair, strong colors and well-centered, neat 1872 manuscript cancel and filled punch holes, Very Fine appearance, ex Tolman (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 700.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
1266		50c Blue & Black, Inverted Center (R115b). Six, each with neat "Dec. 2/71" manuscript cancel, used on legal document detailing land sale at public auction due to foreclosure, marked as received in the filing office on Dec. 23, 1871, stamps effectively tied by toning around edges, document with some toning mirroring stamps (when folded), one stamp defective, document has minor splits along folds FINE APPEARANCE. A MAGNIFICENT DOCUMENT BEARING SIX COPIES OF THE 50-CENT SECOND ISSUE WITH INVERTED CENTER. Ex Tolman. Scott Retail as singles $7,500.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 5,000-7,500 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1267		50c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R115b). Cancelled by blue Dec. 26, 1871 datestamp and cut cancels on illustrated Imperial Fire Insurance Company of London document, some splitting along folds, still fresh and Fine, an attractive and rare use on a large document, with 1978 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1268		$1.00 Blue & Black, Half Used as 50c (R118 var). Matching pair of diagonal bisects of the same stamp, each tied by 1871 manuscript cancel on part-printed pink forms with imprint of Hampton & Larzelere, Customs House Brokers and Notaries Public, Philadelphia, entries in pounds sterling and dollars, stamps lightly creased by folds, Very Fine appearance, the bisects are unlisted in Scott and extremely rare, a fabulous pair of documents, ex Tolman (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1269		$1.30 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R119). Horizontal pair, rich colors, neat blue handstamp cancels, unusual double perforations at bottom, Very Fine, only three pairs and a strip of three are recorded, ex Joyce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,500.00 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
1270		$10.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R128). Block of four, rich colors, magenta 1872 manuscript cancels, few sensibly reinforced perf separations, minor creases, Very Fine appearance, this is the only recorded block of four, ex Joyce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,100.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1271		$10.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue (R128). Horizontal pair, well-centered, fresh colors, blue 1871 manuscript cancels, Very Fine and choice (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 500.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction

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