Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Lake Shore Collection of United States Stamps and Covers continued...

**1869 Issue Inverts**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
112		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Light cork cancel leaves frame and inverted vignette clearly visible, defective and reperforated at right A FINE-APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT. ONLY 92 COPIES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. Our census of 1869 Inverts, published in the February 1999 Chronicle and updated with three new stamps, contains 92 examples of the 15c Invert, including three unused and 89 used (one in the British Library's Tapling collection). Census No. 119b-CAN-NC04. With 1974 P.F. certificate (Image)	15,000.00	7,500.00
113		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Rich colors, grid cancel leaves design clearly visible and partially removed pen cancel, few faults incl. creases and thin at top right A FINE-APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT. ONLY 92 COPIES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. Our census of 1869 Inverts, published in the February 1999 Chronicle and updated with three new stamps, contains 92 examples of the 15c Invert, including three unused and 88 used (one in the British Library's Tapling collection). Census No. 119b-CAN-NW10. With 1990 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	15,000.00	5,750.00
114		24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted (120b). Bold strike of circle of wedges cancel, visible vignette, rich colors, some faults incl. repaired thins and sealed tear FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 WITH INVERTED CENTER. Our published 1869 Invert census (with unpublished updates) contains 89 copies of the perforated 24c Invert, including four unused stamps and multiples. Census No. 120b-CAN-SE19. With 1993 P.S.E. certificate. (Image)	15,000.00	6,000.00
115		30c Ultramarine & Carmine, Center Inverted (121b). Choice centering with wide margins, circle of eight wedges cancel struck clear of inverted flags, two light horizontal creases and small margin repair at left EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT. Our published census of 30c 1869 Invert (with unpublished updates) contains a total of 44 stamps, including 7 unused and 37 used. Of the ten used "centered" copies, only three are sound. This is one of the ten best-centered copies. Census No. 121b-CAN-C03. With 1997 P.S.E. certificate. (Image)	70,000.00	27,000.00

1869 Issue Inverts

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

112

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Light cork cancel leaves frame and inverted vignette clearly visible, defective and reperforated at right

A FINE-APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT. ONLY 92 COPIES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.

Our census of 1869 Inverts, published in the February 1999 Chronicle and updated with three new stamps, contains 92 examples of the 15c Invert, including three unused and 89 used (one in the British Library's Tapling collection).

Census No. 119b-CAN-NC04. With 1974 P.F. certificate (Image)

15,000.00

7,500.00

113

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Rich colors, grid cancel leaves design clearly visible and partially removed pen cancel, few faults incl. creases and thin at top right

A FINE-APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT. ONLY 92 COPIES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.

Our census of 1869 Inverts, published in the February 1999 Chronicle and updated with three new stamps, contains 92 examples of the 15c Invert, including three unused and 88 used (one in the British Library's Tapling collection).

Census No. 119b-CAN-NW10. With 1990 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

15,000.00

5,750.00

114

24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted (120b). Bold strike of circle of wedges cancel, visible vignette, rich colors, some faults incl. repaired thins and sealed tear

FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 WITH INVERTED CENTER.

Our published 1869 Invert census (with unpublished updates) contains 89 copies of the perforated 24c Invert, including four unused stamps and multiples.

Census No. 120b-CAN-SE19. With 1993 P.S.E. certificate. (Image)

15,000.00

6,000.00

115

30c Ultramarine & Carmine, Center Inverted (121b). Choice centering with wide margins, circle of eight wedges cancel struck clear of inverted flags, two light horizontal creases and small margin repair at left

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT.

Our published census of 30c 1869 Invert (with unpublished updates) contains a total of 44 stamps, including 7 unused and 37 used. Of the ten used "centered" copies, only three are sound. This is one of the ten best-centered copies.

Census No. 121b-CAN-C03. With 1997 P.S.E. certificate. (Image)

70,000.00

27,000.00