Sale 1209 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 22-23 October, 2019

Category — 1901 Pan-American Issue including Inverts (Scott 294-299)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1217°
ogbl
Sale 1209, Lot 1217, 1901 Pan-American Issue including Inverts (Scott 294-299)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 centering

ONE 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