Sale 1118 — The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues

Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 March, 2016

Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue Inverts

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
127
 
Sale 1118, Lot 127, 1869 Pictorial Issue Inverts24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted (120b). Outstanding centering and margins, vignette shifted to bottom, bold strike of cork cancel, small closed tear at top, small but deep thins break paper in a few places

VERY FINE APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE 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. The centering of this stamp is among the finest of all recorded examples.

Census No. 120b-CAN-19. Ex Wunsch. With 1999 P.F. certificate

37,500
6,250