Lot 164
1901, 2¢ Pan-American, center inverted (295a), unusually well centered for the 2¢ inverted center, bright color, partial but clear strike of "Brooklyn Feb 26" circa 1902 c.d.s.; barely noticable small stain spot at lower right, invisible small surface scrape at left (not even mentioned on 1964 or 1984 certificates); Very Fine appearance.
Scott $55,000
ONE OF THE FINEST OF ONLY SEVEN RECORDED USED EXAMPLES OF THE 2¢ PAN-AMERICAN INVERTED CENTER, AND THE ONLY ONE WITH A DATED CANCELLATION.
Expertization: 1964, 1984 and 2001 P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Col. Green (illustrated on front cover of part XX), Twigg-Smith
All examples of the 2¢ Pan-American invert in used condition have faults. The example offered here has faults that are barely noticable.
From Silberberg's monograph on the Series of 1901, "Approximately one week after the first date of issue, information came out of the existence of an additional pane of the inverted two cent stamp. These inverted stamps originated from the Brooklyn, New York Post Office." An individual was reported to have purchased ten of these stamps and used three of them on his business mail, before noticing the variety. He proceeded to write to the B.E.P. complaining of their defective nature. This stamp originates from this second find of 2¢ Pan-American inverts and was most likely used on business correspondence by an unsuspecting person on February 26, 1902.
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