Sale 968A — The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Two: 1870-1901 Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 14-15 April, 2009
Category — 1901 Pan-American Issue Invert Singles (Scott 294a, 295a, 296)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
366
4c Pan-American, Center Inverted (296a). Original gum, lightly hinged for this issue, fresh and completely soundFINE. ONE OF THE FEW SOUND EXAMPLES OF THE 4-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT WITH INTACT ORIGINAL GUM.
The 4c Pan-American Invert was a special printing and not regularly issued. Examples were distributed through two official channels, and the gum on the majority of stamps without "Specimen" overprint was disturbed. In fact, because the stamps were removed from mounting paper, they are generally thinned or have seriously disturbed gum. This is a rare exception.
With 1976 and 1999 P.F. certificates and 2008 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Fine 70). The Scott Catalogue value is for a stamp with slightly disturbed gum.
70,000
90,000