Lot 597
4¢ black, brown & yellow, yellow inverted (1203a), left margin vertical pair tied by two strikes of Brooklyn October 26, 1962 double-circle datestamp on piece, Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
ONE OF ONLY A FEW EXAMPLES OF A COMMERCIALLY USED ORIGINAL HAMMARSKJOLD INVERT, THIS POSSIBLY BEING THE ONLY RECORDED PAIR.
Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
As stated in Scott, the 1203a original Hammarskjold invert can only be collected on a cover (or a piece) postmarked before November 16, 1962 (the date the #1204 Hammarskjold Special Printing was issued). The 1204 special printing was issued by the Post Office following the discovery of No. 1203 with the yellow background inverted. While a small quantity of the original exist on first day cover, commercially used examples are extremely rare.
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