Sale 956 — The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 8-9 May, 2008
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue Inverts
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
122
24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted (120b). Deep rich colors, cork cancel, two small tears, small filled-in thin spot at rightFINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 WITH INVERTED CENTER.
Our published 1869 Invert census (with unpublished updates) contains 89 copies of the perforated 24c Invert, including four unused stamps and multiples. Most examples of this rarity are found in the condition such as the one offered here.
Census No. 120b-CAN-NW11. Ex Picher. With 1997 P.F. certificate
20,000
9,500