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 Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1089, Lot 427 |
US$325.00 | |
5c Proprietary, Perforated, Silk Paper (R29d). Horizontal strip of three, bright color, 1871 manuscript cancel, right stamp vertical crease, center stamp pinhole, otherwise Fine, this is the only recorded multiple of this issue, Scott Retail as singles Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1089, Lot 459 |
US$110.00 | |
5c Proprietary, Perforated (R29c). Block of sixteen, radiant color, neat 1871 ms. cancels, few small imperfections incl. some perf separations sensibly reinforced, Fine-Very Fine, according to http://www.thecurtiscollection.com this is tied for the largest recorded multiple, only one other is as large, ex Cathedral, Halstead and The Curtis Collection, Scott Retail as blocks of four Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 6574 |
US$225.00 | |
o Revenue, 1862-71 First Issue, 5ยข Proprietary, perf’d (Scott R29c), vertical block of 8. Fresh and well centered. Neat pen and embossed cancels. Trivial, faint crease position 3. F.-V.F. The only block of eight recorded (Curtis #1032.5); only six larger blocks recorded. Estimate 200 – 300 Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Jun 2008, Sale 328, Lot 1366 |
US$100.00 | |