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The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers continued...

3c-5c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 25-30A) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
3129   Image5c Red Brown (28). Choice centering with perfs clear of design all around, intense color, neat Aug. 25, 1858 circular datestamp, small repairs at top, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,140.00

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
3130 bl Image5c Red Brown (28). Block of six with narrow right selvage, wonderfully warm shade, unobtrusive strikes of "Wilmington Del. Jun. 23" circular datestamps, small creases in top right, top center and bottom center stamps

FINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE USED BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN.

Linn's Stamp Facts notes that only six used blocks are recorded. Most are blocks of four. This is the first used block we have offered since our 2001 sale of the Twigg-Smith collection.

With 2004 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail $10,500.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
3131 c Image5c Red Brown (28). Tied by "Washington D.C. Sep. 2, 1858" circular datestamp on cover to Richmond Va., perfs scissors-separated but intact, docketed at left, minor toning at top right of stamp, otherwise Fine and unusual use overpaying by 2c the 3c rate (Image)

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 $ 1,300.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
3132   Image5c Indian Red (28A). Remarkably deep and intense Indian Red shade, lightly cancelled, faint horizontal crease, otherwise Very Fine, rare, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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 $ 3,500.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3133 c Image5c Indian Red (28A). Intense shade, cancelled by small pen marks, "Don Pedro's Bar Cal., July 10th" manuscript postmark on cover to Martinez Cal., cover with some edge flaws and soiling, stamp with small tear at right, Fine appearance, a scarce intra-California use of the Indian Red, with 1998 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail $5,000.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
3134 c Image5c Indian Red (28A). Horizontal block of six and single, deep rich color, tied by three strikes of "Platteville Wis. Jan. 28, 1859" circular datestamp on bright buff cover to Switzerland, 35c Prussian Closed Mail rate, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Feb. 2" circular datestamp on back, top right stamp with tiny tear, bottom left stamp with small diagonal crease in margin

VERY FINE. THE LARGEST RECORDED BLOCK OF THE RARE 1857 5-CENT INDIAN RED SHADE KNOWN ON OR OFF COVER. ONLY ONE OTHER BLOCK, USED OFF COVER, IS RECORDED. ONE OF THE GREATEST COVERS OF THE PERFORATED TOPPAN, CARPENTER ISSUE IN EXISTENCE.

Ex Consul Klep, Henry W. Hill, Ishikawa and Sevenoaks. Illustrated in Ashbrook's Special Service (pp. 515-516) and Brookman, Vol. 1, p. 222.

With 1996 P.F. certificate. A block of four is listed but unpriced in Scott (Image)

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 E. $ 15,000-20,000

SOLD for $24,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3135 og Image5c Brown (29). Horizontal strip of four, original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, detailed impression

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 1857 5-CENT BROWN. THE LARGEST RECORDED UNUSED MULTIPLE OF THIS ISSUE IS A MULTIPLE OF FOUR (BLOCK OR STRIP). A FANTASTIC SHOWPIECE.

The largest recorded unused multiple of Scott 29 is one containing four stamps. Three blocks of four are known -- the most recent was offered in our 2009 Whitman sale and realized $125,000 hammer. Perhaps two or three strips of four are also known.

Ex Caspary. Scott Retail $24,500.00 as strip of three and single. (Image)

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 E. $ 10,000-15,000

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
3136   Image5c Brown (29). Perfect centering, rich color and detailed impression, neat circular datestamp cancel

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 5-CENT TYPE I BROWN IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE CONDITION.

Ex Kirke. With 2010 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $10,500.00). Only one other has achieved this desirable grade and none are graded higher (Image)

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 $ 400.00

SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3137   Image5c Brown (29). Nicely centered for this difficult issue with perfs essentially clear of design all around, beautiful rich color, face-free trace of circular datestamp, Very Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $600.00) (Image)

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 $ 400.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3138   Image5c Brown (29). Choice centering with wide left interpane margin and centerline, light strike of large Boston "Paid" grid, small fault at upper right, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)

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 $ 400.00

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
3139   Image5c Brown (29). Vertical strip of three, New Orleans circular datestamps, few faults, still Fine vertical strip (Image)

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 $ 1,300.00

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

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