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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Photo/Description
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Realized
288
24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted (120b). Bright colors, neat strike of rosette cancel, small sealed tear at left and expertly repairedVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 INVERT.
Our census of 24c 1869 Inverts, recently updated at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/120b/120b.pdf , contains four unused, 83 used singles, one used pair, one on cover and the unique block of four, for a total of 94 copies of the perforated 24c Invert. Very few are as well-centered as the stamp offered here.
Census No. 120b-CAN-46. PFC 23664 which states “Genuine cancel and part of design erased" no longer accompanies.
22,500
5,500
