Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

2005 Rarities of the World, Part One continued...

**Pan-American Issue Inverts**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
312		1c Pan-American, Center Inverted (294a). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, almost perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB LIGHTLY-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT. A BEAUTIFUL COPY OF THIS POPULAR INVERT. The 1c Pan-American Inverts were found in at least four different post offices around the country, soon after release of the issue in May 1901. Between 600 and 700 are likely to have been issued. Faint pencil notation on back. With 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)	9,500.00	12,500.00
313		1c Pan-American, Center Inverted (294a). Lightly hinged, deep rich colors VERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT. The 1c Pan-American Inverts were found in at least four different post offices around the country. Of the 600 to 700 known, most have disturbed gum and are off-center. The example offered here is remarkably fresh. With 1971 P.F. certificate (Image)	9,500.00	10,500.00
314		2c Pan-American, Center Inverted (295a). Stitch watermark, pretty pastel colors, clear machine cancel leaves design clearly visible, few reases VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY SEVEN USED EXAMPLES OF THE 2-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT ARE KNOWN. A GREAT INVERT RARITY. Considerably less is known about the discovery of the 2c Pan-American Invert than is known of the 1c and 4c Inverts. No 2c is known on cover and only one is recorded on an undated piece. Of the used examples, we record the following: 1) Census No. 295a-CAN-01, registry cancel, thin spot, slight creases, corner crease ending in small tear at top right, 1999 Rarities sale, lot 173, realized $11,500 hammer, 2) Census No. 295a-CAN-02, machine cancel, stitch watermark, creases, 1980 Rarities sale, lot 227, ex Hewitt, the example offered here, 3) Census No. 295a-CAN-03, Rochester N.Y. Feb. 26 (1902) datestamp, ex Twigg-Smith, realized $60,000 hammer in our Sale 835, 4) Census No. 295a-CAN-04, wavy-line machine flag cancel, reperfed, thinned, 1992 Rarities sale, lot 716, 5) Census No. 295a-CAN-05, machine cancel, pressed-out vertical crease ending in small tear and expertly reperfed at top, 1978 Rarities sale, lot 181, 6) Census No. 295a-CAN-06, tied on small piece by Brooklyn N.Y. registry oval, corner crease at top left, private collection, and 7) Census No. 295a-CAN-07, machine cancel, corner creases at bottom left and thin spot. Census No. 295a-CAN-02. Ex Hewitt. With 1971 and 1980 P.F. certificates. (Image)	17,500.00	50,000.00
315		4c Pan-American, Center Inverted (296a). Unused (regummed), sharp impressions, reperfed VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT. The 4c Pan-American Invert was a special printing and not regularly issued. Examples were distributed through two official channels, and the gum on the majority of stamps without "Specimen" overprint was disturbed due to its removal from mounting paper. In fact, many of these stamps are thinned or have seriously disturbed gum. With 1995 P.S.E. certificate. (Image)	35,000.00	17,000.00

Pan-American Issue Inverts

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

312

1c Pan-American, Center Inverted (294a). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, almost perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB LIGHTLY-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT. A BEAUTIFUL COPY OF THIS POPULAR INVERT.

The 1c Pan-American Inverts were found in at least four different post offices around the country, soon after release of the issue in May 1901. Between 600 and 700 are likely to have been issued.

Faint pencil notation on back. With 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)

9,500.00

12,500.00

313

1c Pan-American, Center Inverted (294a). Lightly hinged, deep rich colors

VERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT.

The 1c Pan-American Inverts were found in at least four different post offices around the country. Of the 600 to 700 known, most have disturbed gum and are off-center. The example offered here is remarkably fresh.

With 1971 P.F. certificate (Image)

9,500.00

10,500.00

314

2c Pan-American, Center Inverted (295a). Stitch watermark, pretty pastel colors, clear machine cancel leaves design clearly visible, few reases

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY SEVEN USED EXAMPLES OF THE 2-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT ARE KNOWN. A GREAT INVERT RARITY.

Considerably less is known about the discovery of the 2c Pan-American Invert than is known of the 1c and 4c Inverts. No 2c is known on cover and only one is recorded on an undated piece. Of the used examples, we record the following: 1) Census No. 295a-CAN-01, registry cancel, thin spot, slight creases, corner crease ending in small tear at top right, 1999 Rarities sale, lot 173, realized $11,500 hammer, 2) Census No. 295a-CAN-02, machine cancel, stitch watermark, creases, 1980 Rarities sale, lot 227, ex Hewitt, the example offered here, 3) Census No. 295a-CAN-03, Rochester N.Y. Feb. 26 (1902) datestamp, ex Twigg-Smith, realized $60,000 hammer in our Sale 835, 4) Census No. 295a-CAN-04, wavy-line machine flag cancel, reperfed, thinned, 1992 Rarities sale, lot 716, 5) Census No. 295a-CAN-05, machine cancel, pressed-out vertical crease ending in small tear and expertly reperfed at top, 1978 Rarities sale, lot 181, 6) Census No. 295a-CAN-06, tied on small piece by Brooklyn N.Y. registry oval, corner crease at top left, private collection, and 7) Census No. 295a-CAN-07, machine cancel, corner creases at bottom left and thin spot.

Census No. 295a-CAN-02. Ex Hewitt. With 1971 and 1980 P.F. certificates. (Image)

17,500.00

50,000.00

315

4c Pan-American, Center Inverted (296a). Unused (regummed), sharp impressions, reperfed

VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT.

The 4c Pan-American Invert was a special printing and not regularly issued. Examples were distributed through two official channels, and the gum on the majority of stamps without "Specimen" overprint was disturbed due to its removal from mounting paper. In fact, many of these stamps are thinned or have seriously disturbed gum.

With 1995 P.S.E. certificate. (Image)

35,000.00

17,000.00