Sale 1068 — United States Stamps and Possessions
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 30 April-1 May, 2014
Category — 1898 Trans-Mississippi thru 1901 Pan-American Issues
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
215
2c Pan-American, Center Inverted (295a). Neat hinge remnant, stitch watermark at top, bright colors, wide and balanced margins showing guideline at right, tiny natural inclusion speck at left of vignette frameEXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT.
The 2c is the rarest of the three Pan-American Inverts. It is surmised that approximately 200 were issued through the post office, with two distinct shades known. Our Levi records contain the intact block (4), reconstructed block (4), 64 unused singles and 6 used singles, for a total of 72 unused and 6 used. Many of the unused singles have disturbed gum or no gum, and/or are off center to top or top left.
Ex "Ambassador" and Seymour. P.F. certificate no. 204408 no longer accompanies.
55,000
32,500
