Sale 1255 — The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 17-20 May, 2022
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue Inverts (Scott 119b, 120b, 121b)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine, Flags Inverted (121b). Deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, bold strike of New York circle of eight wedges cancel, completely soundVERY FINE. A RARE SOUND USED EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT. ONLY ONE DOZEN OR FEWER SOUND EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED.
Our census of 30c 1869 Inverts, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/121b , contains a total of 47 stamps, including 7 unused and 40 used. One used stamp is in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library (census no. 39) and another used stamp is in the Tapling collection at the British Library (census no. 40). Most have faults to varying degrees. Of the examples available to collectors, only 13 are sound or potentially sound (six are based on decades-old descriptions and need to be reexamined for condition).
Census no. 121b-CAN-16. With 1983 (copy), 2003 P.F. and 2017 P.S.E. certificates certificates.
