Sale 1019 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 1-2 March, 2012

Category — 12c-90c 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 117-122)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
462
 
Sale 1019, Lot 462, 12c-90c 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 117-122)15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Light cork cancel leaves frame and inverted vignette clearly visible, rich colors, small tear at left center, small closed tear at top right, two light diagonal creases, pulled perf at right not mentioned on accompanying certificate

A FINE-APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT. ONLY 92 COPIES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.

Our census of 1869 Inverts, published in the February 1999 Chronicle and updated with three new stamps, contains 93 examples of the 15c Invert, including three unused and 90 used (one in the British Library's Tapling collection).

Census No. 119b-CAN-NE11. Ex Curie and Hoffman. With 2004 P.F. certificate

20,000
6,250