Sale 953 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 25-28 March, 2008
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-122)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
497
24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted (120b). Rich colors, unobtrusive cork cancel leaves inverted vignette clearly visible, trace of red cancel at bottom right, centered to top left, small thin spotAN ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT.
Our published 1869 Invert census (with unpublished updates) contains 89 copies of the perforated 24c Invert, including four unused stamps and multiples.
Census No. 120b-CAN-NW01. With 1951 P.F. certificate
20,000
5,500
