Sale 1048 — 2013 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 25 June, 2013
Category — 1869 Issue incl. Inverts, 1875 Re-Issue
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
286
15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Rich colors and detailed impressions, three wide margins and attractive centering, cork cancel, small corner repair at top right, corner creases at bottom left and rightVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT. ONLY 97 USED COPIES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS, INCLUDING TWO IN INSTITUTIONS.
Our recently-updated census of Scott 119b, available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/119b/119b.pdf , records three unused and 97 used copies of Scott 119b. Two of the used copies are in institutions -- the Tapling Collection at the British Library and the Miller Collection at the New York Public Library.
Census No. 119b-CAN-97. With 2013 P.F. certificate
22,500
10,500
