Lot 1169
1901, 2¢ Pan-American, center inverted (295a), exceptionally well centered for a two-cent invert, handsome color, original gum and completely lacking the defects that plague this issue, choice Very Fine.
Scott $45,000
WITH ITS COMBINATION OF EXCELLENT CENTERING, FULL ORIGINAL GUM AND FAULT-FREE STATE OF PRESERVATION, THIS TWO-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT IS AMONG THE FINEST AVAILABLE.
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: "Derby", Rubin
Only about 160 examples of the 2¢ Pan-American invert are believed to have been discovered, with even a smaller number having survived to this day.
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