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**Pan-American Issue, including Inverts:**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
676		1c Pan-American, Center Inverted (294a). Slightly glazed original gum, deep rich color, two light creases at top left VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT. With 1973 P.F. certificate stating that it is "genuine (original gum) with slight creasing at top left" (Image)	10,000.00	4,000.00
677		1c Pan-American, Center Inverted (294a). Unused (no gum), deep dark colors, miniscule corner crease FINE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT. With 1971 and 1978 P.F. certificates (Image)	10,000.00	2,100.00
678		4c Pan-American, Center Inverted (296a). Unused (regummed), rich colors and fine impressions VERY GOOD CENTERING. AN EXTREMELY RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT. 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 due to removal from mounting paper. In fact, many of these stamps are thinned or have seriously disturbed gum. The stamp offered here is sound except for the regumming. With 1952 P.F. certificates (Image)	21,000.00	6,250.00
681		2c Pan-American (295). Mint N.H. bottom margin imprint and plate no. block of six, deep rich color, small red ink fingerprint at bottom of selvage on back from printing, Very Fine-Extremely Fine plate block (Image)	375.00	280.00
682		2c Pan-American (295). Mint N.H. bottom margin imprint and plate no. block of six, fresh color, well-centered, small red ink thumbprint at bottom of selvage from printer, Extremely Fine plate block (Image)	375.00	260.00
683		2c Pan-American (295). Mint N.H. top left corner margin single, bright colors, perfectly centered with wide even margins, few minor margin flaws in corner, Extremely Fine (Image)	31.00	55.00
684		4c Pan-American (296). Mint N.H., rich colors, fresh and Extremely Fine, with photocopy of 1992 P.F. certificate for block of four (Image)	150.00	95.00
685		4c Pan-American (296). Bottom left imprint, plate no. and half-arrow block of ten, most stamps Mint N.H., deep rich color, few expertly rejoined perf separations, otherwise Very Fine plate block (Image)	4,500.00	1,600.00
686		4c Pan-American (296). Mint N.H. top plate no. and imprint block of six, deep rich colors, Very Fine, scarce in Mint N.H. condition with full top selvage (Image)	3,250.00	1,600.00
687		5c Pan-American (297). Mint N.H., perfectly centered, brilliant color on bright white paper, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	170.00	700.00
688		8c Pan-American (298). Mint N.H., remarkably well-centered, rich colors and proof-like impression, Extremely Fine Gem, superb in every respect (Image)	210.00	850.00

Pan-American Issue, including Inverts:

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

676

1c Pan-American, Center Inverted (294a). Slightly glazed original gum, deep rich color, two light creases at top left

VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT.

With 1973 P.F. certificate stating that it is "genuine (original gum) with slight creasing at top left" (Image)

10,000.00

4,000.00

677

1c Pan-American, Center Inverted (294a). Unused (no gum), deep dark colors, miniscule corner crease

FINE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT.

With 1971 and 1978 P.F. certificates (Image)

10,000.00

2,100.00

678

4c Pan-American, Center Inverted (296a). Unused (regummed), rich colors and fine impressions

VERY GOOD CENTERING. AN EXTREMELY RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT.

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 due to removal from mounting paper. In fact, many of these stamps are thinned or have seriously disturbed gum. The stamp offered here is sound except for the regumming.

With 1952 P.F. certificates (Image)

21,000.00

6,250.00

681

2c Pan-American (295). Mint N.H. bottom margin imprint and plate no. block of six, deep rich color, small red ink fingerprint at bottom of selvage on back from printing, Very Fine-Extremely Fine plate block (Image)

375.00

280.00

682

2c Pan-American (295). Mint N.H. bottom margin imprint and plate no. block of six, fresh color, well-centered, small red ink thumbprint at bottom of selvage from printer, Extremely Fine plate block (Image)

375.00

260.00

683

2c Pan-American (295). Mint N.H. top left corner margin single, bright colors, perfectly centered with wide even margins, few minor margin flaws in corner, Extremely Fine (Image)

31.00

55.00

684

4c Pan-American (296). Mint N.H., rich colors, fresh and Extremely Fine, with photocopy of 1992 P.F. certificate for block of four (Image)

150.00

95.00

685

4c Pan-American (296). Bottom left imprint, plate no. and half-arrow block of ten, most stamps Mint N.H., deep rich color, few expertly rejoined perf separations, otherwise Very Fine plate block (Image)

4,500.00

1,600.00

686

4c Pan-American (296). Mint N.H. top plate no. and imprint block of six, deep rich colors, Very Fine, scarce in Mint N.H. condition with full top selvage (Image)

3,250.00

1,600.00

687

5c Pan-American (297). Mint N.H., perfectly centered, brilliant color on bright white paper, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

170.00

700.00

688

8c Pan-American (298). Mint N.H., remarkably well-centered, rich colors and proof-like impression, Extremely Fine Gem, superb in every respect (Image)

210.00

850.00