Sale 1007 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 8-10 March, 2011
Category — Second Issue Revenue Inverts
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3116
1c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R103a). Light herringbone cancel, attractive margins, Fine, ex Ferrary, with 1982 P.F. certificate
1,600
700
3117
5c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R107a). Double perfs at right, fresh colors, corner strike of blue oval cancel, tiny thin spot at left, a striking example of this scarce invert, with 1977 P.F. certificate as "unused, no gum", Scott Retail as normal
3,500
650
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10c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R109a). Bright frame color, neat ms. cancel and trace of blue cancel, small thin spot in margin at upper right, appears Fine
2,000
475
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10c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R109a). Lightly cancelled, small thin spot and light toning, Fine appearance
2,000
500
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10c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R109a). Strong colors, bold "Feb 21" herringbone cut cancels, Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate
2,000
400
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20c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R111a). Rich colors, lightly cut herringbone cancel leaves design completely visible, small faults incl. thinning, tiny pin hole from cancel and a light scraped spotFINE APPEARANCE. ONLY FIFTEEN COPIES OF THE 20-CENT SECOND ISSUE WITH INVERTED CENTER ARE RECORDED.
In his privately published census of Scott R111a, Larry Lyons notes thirteen singles and a pair. Of these, only one single and one stamp in the pair are sound.
With 1974 P.F. certificate
8,500
2,100
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50c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R115b). Two singles affixed slightly overlapping on piece of document, bright color, well-centered, neat "1871 Dec 26" ms. cancel, Very Fine and choice
2,500
1,200
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50c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R115b). Pretty color, centered to bottom left, neat "WW Sep 4 1871 NY" ms. cancel, fresh and Fine
1,250
325
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50c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R115b). Rich color on bright paper, neat "MR July 31st 1872" ms. cancel, horizontal crease at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, normal stamp accompanies for comparison
1,250
350
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50c Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R115b). Rich frame color, horizontal ms. cancel bleeds a bit above and below, shallow thin at top, appears Fine
1,250
200
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$1.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R118a). Bright color, neat 1872 ms. cancel, wide margins to just in at left, light horizontal crease at bottomFINE APPEARING AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 SECOND ISSUE INVERT.
With 1978 P.F. certificate
5,000
1,400
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$5.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R127a). Deep rich color and attractively centered, looping ms. initials and "Nov. 1871" cancelFINE AND HANDSOME. A VERY DIFFICULT SECOND ISSUE INVERT TO FIND BOTH SOUND AND WITH REASONABLE CENTERING.
3,000
1,200
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$5.00 Blue & Black, Second Issue, Inverted Center (R127a). Rich color, 1871 ms. cancel, two thin spots, one tiny and not mentioned on accompanying certificate, the other deeper which the P.F. calls "strengthened," appears Fine, scarce, with 1976 P.F. certificate
3,000
850
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