Sale 1221 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 May, 2020
Category — Revenues, Second thru Third Issues, Proprietary, Stock Transfer
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1756
15c Brown & Black, Third Issue, Center Inverted (R139a). Rich colors, centered to bottom right, cut cancel leaves inverted design fully visible, thin spot at topFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT THIRD ISSUE REVENUE INVERT. ONLY THIRTEEN SINGLES AND ONE PAIR ARE RECORDED.
Larry Lyons, in his privately published census, records 13 singles and a pair, for a total of 15 stamps. Approximately half have cut cancels, nearly all have faults and most are centered to one corner.
With 1983 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for cut cancel
9,000
3,500
