4c Dag Hammarskjold Error (1203 var). Selvage at right, bright colors clearly showing the yellow background inverted, tied by "New York N.Y. Oct. 23 9:00 A.M. 1962" First Day cancel on unaddressed cover

VERY FINE. A RARE GENUINE FIRST DAY COVER WITH THE ORIGINAL DAG HAMMARSKJOLD ERROR.

The stamp on this First Day Cover is the original Hammarskjold Invert error, which, as collectors know, was reprinted by the U.S. Post Office as Scott No. 1204 (the aptly named "Special Printing") on November 16, in a successful effort to destroy the market value of the inverts discovered by Leonard Sherman. What is less known is that a number of October 23 First Days included examples of the original invert -- the dated cancels effectively documenting their status as originals, rather than the reprinted error (No. 1204).

Accompanied by block of four of the reprint on Nov. 16 First Day cover for comparison. With 1976 A.F.D.C.S. and 1978 Friedl certificates

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