Lot 416 o
Documentary, 1872, Third Issue, $1 Green & Black, Center Inverted, exceptionally well centered with beautiful rich colors, neat 1872 manuscript cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine; with 2008 P.F. certificate.Scott No. R144a $15,000.
ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE $1.00 THIRD ISSUE REVENUE INVERT. A TRUE CONDITION RARITY IN SOUND CONDITION WITH OUTSTANDING CENTERING.
In his privately published census, Larry Lyons records a total of 26 copies. Of these five are on one document and one is on another, leaving 20 off-cover examples. Most of these have faults or are off-center with perfs cutting on one side. The example off here with.
Realized: $11,500