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

Proprietary Issues, Violet and Green Papers continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
551   Image$5.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Rich colors, detailed impressions, neat "JHB Feb. 18, 1879" manuscript cancel, tiny corner crease at top left, small horizontal crease at top right

VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE $5.00 PROPRIETARY ISSUE ON VIOLET PAPER.

Only 74 of the $5.00 Proprietary were issued on Violet paper. The vast majority of known examples have faults, due to the stamp's large size and the nature of its use. The example offered here is in better condition than a significant majority of ones we have encountered.

Ex Lyons and Mayer. With 2002 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 $ 11,000.00

SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
552   Image$5.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Rejoined horizontal pair, with bottom part imprint selvage below right stamp, each with "JHB Feby. 18/79" manuscript cancel (same initials and date as the single offered in lot 551), light creases, left stamp tiny thin speck at top

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE $5.00 PROPRIETARY ISSUE ON VIOLET PAPER, WITH BOTTOM SELVAGE.

Only 74 examples of the $5.00 on violet paper were issued. For multiples, only two pairs and a strip of three are recorded. The other pair does not have the selvage.

Ex Cunliffe. Scott Retail as pair $26,000.00. Scott Retail as singles (Image)

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 $ 22,000.00

SOLD for $10,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
553 ogbl Image3c Green & Black on Green, Proprietary (RB3b). Bottom imprint and plate no. 18 block of ten with both plate numbers, original gum, few minor h.r., few small adherences, couple flaws including staining on one and few vertical creases, Very Fine appearance, this is the only multiple that shows both plate numbers, ex Wampler, Scott Retail $800.00 as used blocks of four and pair with no premium for for position (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
554 bl Image5c Green & Black on Green Paper, Proprietary (RB5b). Block of four, lightly cancelled, deep rich colors, small thin spots, Fine appearance, this is the only recorded multiple of this issue, ex Joyce (Image)

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 $ 1,075.00

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
555 og Image50c Green & Black on Green Paper, Proprietary (RB8b). Original gum, h.r., bright colors, well-balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp and especially desirable in original-gum condition, this is the first we have offered with gum since keeping computerized records, with 2008 P.F. certificate (XF 90), Scott Retail as used (Image)

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 $ 850.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
556   Image50c Green & Black on Green Paper, Proprietary (RB8b). Choice centering, rich colors, blue "Starkey & Palen Mar. 14, 1883, D.O.T. Phila." handstamp, small corner crease and small filled thin spot at bottom left, Extremely Fine appearance, only 247 were issued (a smaller quantity than the $1.00, which catalogues $12,500.00), ex Mayer, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 850.00

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
557   Image$1.00 Green & Black on Green Paper, Proprietary (RB9b). Bright colors, crisp impressions, neat manuscript cancel, completely sound

VERY FINE. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE FINEST USED EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 PROPRIETARY ON GREEN PAPER. FEWER THAN TEN ARE RECORDED, AND THIS IS ONE OF ONLY TWO SOUND COPIES.

Larry Lyons lists seven used examples in his census. We are aware of one additional example, which is sound and with original gum (offered in our Sale 902, realized $32,500 hammer).

Ex Lyons. With 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 12,500.00

SOLD for $11,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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