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

Proprietary Issues, Violet and Green Papers
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
540 bl Image2c Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB2a). Block of 101, deep rich colors, Sept. 21, 1872 manuscript cancels, few faults to be expected including some perf separations reinforced, creases and toned spots, Fine-Very Fine appearance, this is the largest recorded multiple, the next largest is a block of 24, Scott Retail as blocks and pairs $1,066.75 (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
541 ogbl Image3c Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB3a). Block of 30, original gum, few h.r. or adherences, second vertical row light crease, few thin spots, few minor perf separations, still Fine-Very Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple, the next largest multiple is a block of nine, ex Eagle and Joyce, Scott Retail as used blocks of four and pairs $1,185.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
542 ogbl Image6c Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB6a). Block of 36 with bottom imprint and plate no. selvage with both plate nos., original gum, few h.r. including some perf separations sensibly reinforced, few adherences, few small faults as often seen on large multiples, Fine-Very Fine appearance, this is the largest recorded multiple for this issue, the next largest is a block of 24, ex Joyce and Wampler, Scott Retail $3,050.00 as used blocks of four and pairs with no premium for the plate block (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
543 ng Image10c Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB7a). Unused (no gum) horizontal strip of three with left sheet selvage, few sensibly reinforced perf separations, small thin spots, Very Fine appearance, this is the only recorded multiple for this issue, ex Joyce, Scott Retail as used pair and single (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
544 og Image50c Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB8a). Original gum, h.r., bright colors, fresh and Fine, rare in original-gum condition, only two others are in Power Search (one from our 1974 Rarities sale), ex DePriest, with 2003 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as used (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
545   Image50c Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB8a). Bright colors, choice centering, blue "Starkey & Palen Nov. 18, 1880 D.O.T. Phila." handstamp, choice centering, thinned at top right, Extremely Fine appearance, purple backstamp (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
546   Image50c Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB8a). Horizontal pair, bright colors, April 15, 1876 manuscript cancels, right stamp repaired along split/fold, otherwise Very Fine, only two pairs and a strip of four are known as multiples, ex Cunliffe (Image)

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 $ 2,250.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
547 og Image$1.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB9a). Original gum which is brownish in places, detailed impressions, small thin spot, small toned spot on Washington's neck, still Fine and rare in original-gum condition, this is the first we have offered since keeping computerized records, ex Cunliffe, Scott Retail as used (Image)

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 $ 3,500.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
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548   Image$1.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB9a). Horizontal pair, rich colors, faintly cancelled, few sensibly reinforced perf separations, left stamp few small tears and small thin spot at top

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE PAIR OF THE $1.00 PROPRIETARY ON VIOLET PAPER. THIS IS THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE AND ONLY TWO ARE KNOWN.

Ex Joyce. Listed but unpriced as a pair in Scott. Scott Retail as singles (Image)

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 $ 7,000.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
549   Image$1.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB9a). Deep rich colors, neat manuscript cancel, few faults including sealed tear at bottom, Very Fine appearance (Image)

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 $ 3,500.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
550 og Image$5.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Large part original gum, superb centering and wide margins, proof-like impression, small thin and couple small sealed tears at top

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A REMARKABLE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE $5.00 PROPRIETARY ON VIOLET PAPER, OF WHICH A MERE 74 WERE ISSUED.

The $5.00 Proprietary Issue almost invariably has faults, often to a degree far more severe than the trivial flaws in this stamp, due to the stamp's large size and the nature of its use.

With 1960 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for a cancelled stamp with small faults (Image)

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 $ 11,000.00

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

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