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1869, 24¢ green & violet, center inverted, neat circle of wedges cancel, rich vibrant colors and crisp detailed impressions on bright paper, attractively centered especially for the issue with perfs well clear of the design all around, F.-V.F., the only example to receive this grade width none higher, Scott value for fine centering and with minimal faults, ex-Drucker; with 1987 and 2015 P.F., 2011 P.S.A.G. & 2011 P.S.E. certificates, the latter two Graded (F-VF 75, SMQ $92,500).Scott No. 120b $37,500.
AN EXTREMELY RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1869 24¢ PICTORIAL ISSUE WITH INVERTED CENTER.