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**1869 Pictorial Issue Inverts**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
628		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Beautiful deep rich colors and intense impressions, light strike of cork cancellation leaves vignette clearly visible, centered slightly to lower left but perfs are clear all around FINE. ONE OF THE FEW SOUND EXAMPLES OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT ERROR IN EXISTENCE. ONLY 91 COPIES IN TOTAL ARE RECORDED. Our unpublished census of 1869 Inverts contains 91 examples of the 15c Invert, including three unused and 88 used (one in the British Library's Tapling collection and three No. 119c varieties). We estimate that only twelve to fifteen used copies are sound, including copies with tiny corner creases. A large number -- more than half -- have serious faults or repairs. The stamp offered here, in completely sound condition, is a very desirable copy of this rarity. Trepel Census No. 119b-CAN-SW01 (Chronicle, Feb. 1999). Small purple backstamp. With 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)	18,500.00	11,000.00
629		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Deep rich colors and intense impressions, well-centered for this stamp with perfs clear of design all around, perfs scissors-separated at top, light strike of Small Star fancy cancel leaves vignette clearly visible, minor faults and small repair VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT ERROR. ONLY 91 EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. Only ten 15c Inverts have the large or small Star fancy cancels. Trepel Census No. 119b-CAN-NE13. (Image)	18,500.00	6,500.00
630		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Intense shades and impressions, quartered cork cancel leaves large part of vignette cancel-free, sealed tear and small repair at top FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT ERROR WITH UNUSUALLY RICH COLORS. This 15c Invert is new to our records. Small backstamp. Trepel Census No. 119b-CAN-NE14. (Image)	18,500.00	6,000.00
631		24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted (120b). Deep rich colors and sharp proof-like impressions, light strike of segmented cork cancel leaves vignette visible A VERY FINE AND CHOICE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT. ONE OF THE FEW SOUND WELL-CENTERED EXAMPLES IN EXISTENCE. Our published 1869 Invert census (with unpublished updates) contains 88 copies of the perforated 24c Invert, including four unused stamps and multiples. Many of the used singles are faulty -- this is the rare exception. With 1971 and 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)	20,000.00	14,500.00
632		30c Blue & Carmine, Center Inverted (121b). Unusually bright colors and fine impressions of the flags and central design, exceptionally well-defined grill, bold red Leaf cancellation at the bottom of the stamp which leaves the inverted flags completely unobscured, inconsequential corner crease at top left and corner perf crease at bottom left VERY FINE AND CHOICE. THE FINEST OF THE FIVE RECORDED 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERTS CANCELLED IN RED. The red Leaf cancel was used in New York City on Supplementary Mail. It is scarce on the 30c 1869, and only five of the 36 recorded 30c Inverts are cancelled in red. Ex Colonel Green and Rose (where it realized $61,000 hammer). With 1981 and 1997 P.F. certificates, the latter stating "genuine with faint corner creases" (Image)	65,000.00	57,500.00

1869 Pictorial Issue Inverts

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

628

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Beautiful deep rich colors and intense impressions, light strike of cork cancellation leaves vignette clearly visible, centered slightly to lower left but perfs are clear all around

FINE. ONE OF THE FEW SOUND EXAMPLES OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT ERROR IN EXISTENCE. ONLY 91 COPIES IN TOTAL ARE RECORDED.

Our unpublished census of 1869 Inverts contains 91 examples of the 15c Invert, including three unused and 88 used (one in the British Library's Tapling collection and three No. 119c varieties). We estimate that only twelve to fifteen used copies are sound, including copies with tiny corner creases. A large number -- more than half -- have serious faults or repairs. The stamp offered here, in completely sound condition, is a very desirable copy of this rarity.

Trepel Census No. 119b-CAN-SW01 (Chronicle, Feb. 1999). Small purple backstamp. With 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)

18,500.00

11,000.00

629

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Deep rich colors and intense impressions, well-centered for this stamp with perfs clear of design all around, perfs scissors-separated at top, light strike of Small Star fancy cancel leaves vignette clearly visible, minor faults and small repair

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT ERROR. ONLY 91 EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.

Only ten 15c Inverts have the large or small Star fancy cancels. Trepel Census No. 119b-CAN-NE13. (Image)

18,500.00

6,500.00

630

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Intense shades and impressions, quartered cork cancel leaves large part of vignette cancel-free, sealed tear and small repair at top

FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT ERROR WITH UNUSUALLY RICH COLORS.

This 15c Invert is new to our records. Small backstamp. Trepel Census No. 119b-CAN-NE14. (Image)

18,500.00

6,000.00

631

24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted (120b). Deep rich colors and sharp proof-like impressions, light strike of segmented cork cancel leaves vignette visible

A VERY FINE AND CHOICE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT. ONE OF THE FEW SOUND WELL-CENTERED EXAMPLES IN EXISTENCE.

Our published 1869 Invert census (with unpublished updates) contains 88 copies of the perforated 24c Invert, including four unused stamps and multiples. Many of the used singles are faulty -- this is the rare exception.

With 1971 and 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)

20,000.00

14,500.00

632

30c Blue & Carmine, Center Inverted (121b). Unusually bright colors and fine impressions of the flags and central design, exceptionally well-defined grill, bold red Leaf cancellation at the bottom of the stamp which leaves the inverted flags completely unobscured, inconsequential corner crease at top left and corner perf crease at bottom left

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. THE FINEST OF THE FIVE RECORDED 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERTS CANCELLED IN RED.

The red Leaf cancel was used in New York City on Supplementary Mail. It is scarce on the 30c 1869, and only five of the 36 recorded 30c Inverts are cancelled in red.

Ex Colonel Green and Rose (where it realized $61,000 hammer). With 1981 and 1997 P.F. certificates, the latter stating "genuine with faint corner creases" (Image)

65,000.00

57,500.00