Lot
465 
Canada, 1959, 5¢ St. Lawrence Seaway, center inverted, vertical pair, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh with strong bold colors, Very Fine. Scott No. 387a $19,000.
AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE MULTIPLE OF THE 1959 5¢ ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY ISSUE WITH CENTER INVERTED.
The known 5¢ St. Lawrence Seaway inverts are believed to come from two sheets of 200. Of these, over 100 where found in postal stock and return to Ottawa for destructions. The remaining examples were released to the public leaving a small number of used examples (with 16 on cover usages known) and about 200 mint examples. Very few multiples are still existence.