The Curtis Collection of U.S. Revenues continued...

**First Issue Blocks and Record-Size Multiples, Perforated continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
427		5c Proprietary, Perforated (R29c). Block of 16, bright colors, neat manuscript cancels (1868?), remarkably intact perfs, faint horizontal crease at bottom, Very Fine appearance, this is the largest recorded multiple and one other is known, ex Joyce, Scott Retail as blocks of four $800.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
428		20c Foreign Exchange, Perforated (R41c). Block of ten, brilliant color, 1864 manuscript cancel, perf separations reinforced at right, light horizontal crease at bottom, Very Fine appearance, this is the largest recorded multiple and the only one this size, Scott Retail as blocks of four and pair $1,100.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
429		$1.00 Mortgage, Perforated (R73c). Horizontal strip of five with top left corner selvage, neat March 26, 1864 manuscript cancels written in small and precise script, few minor perf separations expertly reinforced, light horizontal crease, Very Fine appearance, this is the largest recorded multiple, one other is known (on document), ex "Cathedral" and Cunliffe, Scott Retail as two pairs and a single $1,600.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
430		$1.00 Passage Ticket, Perforated (R74c). Block of four, "Manhattan Life Ins. Co., New York Aug. 31" handstamps with date in manuscript, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, small tear at bottom right of bottom left stamp, faint creases, Fine appearance, this is the largest recorded block, one other is known, the largest multiple is a strip of five (two known, both on documents), ex Joyce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,750.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
431		$1.60 Foreign Exchange, Perforated (R79c). Horizontal pair, rich color, blue double-circle datestamp cancel, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, some toning mostly on back from gum, otherwise Very Fine, a pair is the largest recorded multiple (six are known), ex Halstead (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 425.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
432		$1.90 Foreign Exchange, Perforated (R80c). Block of 18, deep rich color, Aug. 16, 1872 manuscript cancels, split vertically at center and rejoined, few other perf separations sensibly reinforced, few light creases, vertical crease at right causing splitting in top stamp, otherwise Very Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple, the next largest is a strip of five and then block of four, ex Weill sale, Scott Retail as two blocks of four, four pairs and two singles $4,800.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $2,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
433		$2.00 Probate of Will, Perforated (R83c). Block of 25, captured imprint at left, rich color, Nov. 17, 1864 manuscript cancel, faults including extensive separations reattached and internal flaws, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
434		$3.00 Manifest, Perforated (R86c). Block of 18, unused (no gum), intense color and impression, minor perf separations sensibly reinforced, light creases, Very Fine appearance, this is the largest recorded multiple, the next largest is a used block of six, Scott Retail as three used blocks of four and three pairs $1,275.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
435		$3.50 Inland Exchange, Perforated (R87c). Block of four with bottom sheet selvage, bright color, 1869 manuscript cancels, few light pre-printing paperfolds, light creases, small tear at right of top right stamp, Very Fine appearance, only one multiple is larger (a block of six), ex Turner and Cunliffe (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 450.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
436		$3.50 Inland Exchange, Perforated (R87c). Block of four, bright and fresh color, 1867 manuscript cancels, couple small hinge reinforcements, Fine, a scarce block of which there is only one larger multiple known, ex Joyce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 450.00 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
437		$5.00 Manifest, Perforated (R90c). Block of ten, bright color, each with neat signature, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, light horizontal crease affects top stamps, Very Fine appearance, this is the largest recorded multiple, ex Joyce, Scott Retail as two blocks of four and pair $1,600.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction

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