Sale 1118 — The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 March, 2016
Category — Posthumous Proofs (Atlanta, Inverts, Panama-Pacific)
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24c 1869 Pictorial Invert, Plate Proof on Card (120aP4). Huge margins including bottom sheet margin, vignette shifted strongly to lower right, bright colorsEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE PLATE PROOF INVERT.
All known examples of these invert proofs come from the sheet in the Earl of Crawford collection. It is rare that a single denomination is offered outside of a set.
2,750
1,900