Sale 1224 — 2020 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 30 June-1 July, 2020
Category — Revenues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
253
$1.00 Green & Black, Third Issue, Center Inverted (R144a). Deep rich colors, bold July 21, 1872 manuscript cancel, small corner crease at bottom rightFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 THIRD ISSUE REVENUE WITH INVERTED CENTER. ONE OF THE GREAT REVENUE RARITIES.
In his privately published census, Larry Lyons records a total of 26 copies (one is known outside the census). Of these, five are on one document and one is on another, leaving 20 copies not on documents. Of these, virtually all have faults and most have poor centering.
Ex Lapham (pencil note on back). With 1976 P.F. certificate.
12,500
6,500
