5c Orange & Black, Third Issue, Center Inverted (R137a). Intense colors and impressions, two strikes of blue handstamp cancel, light creases

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT THIRD ISSUE INVERT WITH EXTRAORDINARILY WIDE MARGINS AND CHOICE CENTERING. ONLY 21 EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN IN TOTAL.

In his privately published census, Larry Lyons records 20 examples. Of these, three are on a part document. Of the 17 off-document copies, 13 have faults of varying degrees, the most common being creases (9). Most copies of this invert are off-center -- the example offered here has far better centering than most.

Ex Cunliffe. With 1983 P.F. certificate

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