Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

First Issue Blocks and Record-Size Multiples, Imperforate, 1c-60c continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

329

10c Inland Exchange, Imperforate (R36a). Block of four, large even margins all around, intense color on crisp fresh paper, Aug. 29, 1863 manuscript cancels

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE BLOCK OF THE IMPERFORATE 10-CENT INLAND EXCHANGE AND THE FINER OF THE TWO BLOCKS OF FOUR EXTANT.

Only one larger block is recorded in the Curtis census (a block of ten), and a strip of five is also known. This is the finer of the two recorded blocks of four (the other has uneven margins slightly cutting in).

Ex Joyce and Floyd (Image)

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$ 3,500.00

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

330

15c Inland Exchange, Imperforate (R40a). Block of six, large margins to just clear, deep rich color, Sep. 19, 1863 manuscript cancels, Fine-Very Fine, an attractive multiple, this is the largest recorded multiple (two others are also known, one is reinforced), ex Dean, Joyce and Halstead, Scott Retail as block of four and pair $1,150.00 (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

331

15c Inland Exchange, Imperforate (R40a). Expertly reconstructed block of five, large margins, bright color, neat manuscript cancels, Very Fine appearance, this is the second largest multiple recorded by Curtis (three blocks of six are recorded), ex Little, Whitman and Fay, Scott Retail as pairs and single $945.00 (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

332

20c Foreign Exchange, Imperforate (R41a). Block of nine with right sheet margin, huge margins to in at bottom left, light manuscript cancel, horizontal crease of little significance for a block this size, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, this is the second largest known multiple, Scott Retail for a block, pairs and single $1,895.00 (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

333

20c Foreign Exchange, Imperforate (R41a). Reconstructed block of eleven made from strips of five and six, Feb. 28, 1863 manuscript cancels, few light creases, small tear at top left, minor soiling at center, Very Fine appearance, this is the largest recorded multiple, the largest intact multiple is the block of nine in lot 332, ex Cunliffe, Scott Retail as pairs and single $2,095.00 (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $425.00
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334

20c Inland Exchange, Imperforate (R42a). Block of 25, large margins, bright color, Feb. 13, 1863 manuscript cancels, few faults including split along horizontal crease where reattached, otherwise Very Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple, the next largest is a block of twelve, ex Cunliffe, Scott Retail as blocks of four and pairs $1,417.00 (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

335

25 Bond, Imperforate (R43a). Block of four, large margins to just in at top left, bright color, March 4, 1863 manuscript cancel, few creases and sealed tears, still Fine-Very Fine, a block of four is the largest recorded multiple, the other is rejoined from two pairs (lot 336), a rejoined strip of four is also known (Image)

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$ 5,000.00

CLOSED
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336

25 Bond, Imperforate (R43a). Reconstructed block of four, comprising two vertical pairs, large margins all around, rich color, top pair with horizontal crease ending in a tear at right, Very Fine appearance, one intact block of four is known (lot 335), no multiple larger than four is recorded in Curtis census, ex Joyce and Cunliffe (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

CLOSED
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337

25c Entry of Goods, Imperforate (R45a). Block of eight, large margins to ample, neat April 2, 1863 manuscript cancel, bottom left stamp small tear at bottom, faint horizontal crease between stamps, reinforced along horizontal split in bottom stamps, otherwise Very Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple and the only block larger than a block of four (a rejoined strip of eight is also known), ex Joyce and Cunliffe, Scott Retail as two blocks of four (Image)

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$ 1,000.00

SOLD for $500.00
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338

25c Insurance, Imperforate (R46a). Block of 33 made from block of 21 and irregular block of twelve, large margins to clear, manuscript cancels, few faults including creases and sealed tears, still Very Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple, the next largest is a strip of eight, ex Cunliffe as two lots, Scott Retail as blocks, pairs and single $4,017.50 (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $800.00
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339

25c Protest, Imperforate (R49a). Block of 12, large margins to full, radiant color, Jan. 1, 1863 manuscript cancels, some faults including sealed along splits and small piece out of pos. 6, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple, the next largest is a block of eight, ex Joyce and Cunliffe, Scott Retail as blocks of four and pairs $1,900.00 (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction