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3c Proprietary, Part Perforated (Scott R18b). Vertical pair, wide margins where separated a bit unevenly, manuscript and embossed cancels, horizontal crease and small tear at bottom, Very Fine appearance, a scarce pair, five vertical pairs recorded in the Curtis census (apart from a few larger multiples), with 1982 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1089, Lot 288 |
US$1,600.00 |
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3c Proprietary, Perforated, Silk Paper (R18d). Block of four, original gum, deep rich color, tiny margin toning speck top right, otherwise Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple (four others are known), ex Tolman, Scott Retail as two used pairs Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1089, Lot 456 |
US$180.00 |
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3c Proprietary, Perforated (Scott R18c). Bottom left corner selvage block of 33 with “Engraved by Butler & Carpenter, Philadelphia” imprint, original gum, h.r., some perf separations sensibly reinforced, few small thin spots, light wrinkles mostly in selvage, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple and the only one known with the imprint and especially desirable as unused, the next largest multiple is a used block of 32, ex Cunliffe Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1089, Lot 423 |
US$1,000.00 |
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3c Proprietary, Part Perforated (R18b). Block of four, choice centering with top sheet margin, rich color, manuscript cancels, pairs separated and reattached, few horizontal creases, Very Fine appearance, apart from the irregular block of eleven this is the only other block and is the second largest recorded multiple (two strips of four are also known), Scott Retail as two pairs $6,000.00 Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1089, Lot 394 |
US$1,100.00 |
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3c Proprietary, Part Perforated (R18b). Block of eleven, deep rich color, Feb. 23, 1864 manuscript cancels, light creases, Fine-Very Fine appearance, this is the largest recorded multiple by far, the next largest is a block of four, ex Cunliffe, Scott Retail as five pairs and single $16,250.00 Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1089, Lot 393 |
US$1,100.00 |
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3c Proprietary, Part Perforated (Scott R18b). Wide margins to huge at bottom, deep rich color, 1864 manuscript cancel, Extremely Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2014, Sale 1066, Lot 48 |
US$4,000.00 |
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3c Proprietary, Perforated, Double Impression (Scott R18e). Clear doubling of the design throughout, small manuscript “H” cancel, small surface scrape at right of Washington’s head, Very Fine appearance and scarce Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2014, Sale 1066, Lot 61 |
US$500.00 |
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3c Proprietary, Part Perforated (Scott R18b). Jumbo margins, rich color, neat strike of “Madame Dupont Jul. 30, 1863” handstamp cancel, tiny thin spot, faint corner crease at top left not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Extremely Fine appearance, a stamp of great visual appeal, with 2003 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2011, Sale 1015, Lot 47 |
US$1,400.00 |
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3c Proprietary, Part Perforated (Scott R18b). Vertical strip of four, rich color, ms. cancels, creased between pairs and heavy vertical crease, Very Good appearance, Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2009, Sale 975, Lot 2287 |
US$275.00 |
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o Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 3¢ Proprietary, perf’d (Scott R18c), block of 12 (2 x 6). A fresh sound block. F.-V.F. Curtis #610. Estimate 150 – 200 Provenance: Joyce. Matthew Bennett International, Jun 2008, Sale 328, Lot 1363 |
US$130.00 |