Lot 50
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Canal Zone 1907, 2c carmine red & black, inverted center, overprint reading up (23g), small faults as always. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $6,000
A GREAT RARITY; ONLY ABOUT A DOZEN EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED ALL OF WHICH ARE USED (ONE COVER IS KNOWN).
Apparently one sheet of 100 was sold without anyone noticing the error and, in all likelihood, they were all used for postage. The error was not discovered until a few years after issue and all recorded examples are defective.
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