Sale 1209 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 22-23 October, 2019
Category — 1901 Pan-American Issue including Inverts (Scott 294-299)
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1217°
2c Pan-American (295). Bottom right corner imprint and plate no. 1078 block of ten with half arrow and markers, "fast train" variety with vignette shifted significantly left -- the engine of the train is well into the carmine frame, Fine centeringONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC EXAMPLES OF THE 2-CENT PAN-AMERICAN "FAST TRAIN" WE HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
We have offered various examples of this issue with "fast", "slow", "high" and "low" trains. However, this example of the fast train variety is the most dramatic we have seen and is especially desirable as a plate block
E. 2,000-3,000
3,500
