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
123
 
Sale 956, Lot 123, 1869 Pictorial Issue Inverts30c Ultramarine & Carmine, Flags Inverted (121b). Choice centering with wide margins, incredibly rich and bright colors on fresh white paper, clear strike of circle of eight wedges cancel

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT.

Our published census of 30c 1869 Invert (with unpublished updates) contains a total of 44 stamps, including 7 unused and 37 used. Of the ten used "centered" copies, only three are sound. This example, in sound condition and with Very Fine centering, should be considered a condition rarity.

Census No. 121b-CAN-CW03. Ex Crocker, Moody and LeBow. With 1969 and 2004 P.F. certificates

80,000
130,000