Lot 156
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1869, 24¢ green & violet, center inverted (120b), a lovely used horizontal pair, remarkably well centered and fresh with neatly struck rosette cancels that allow the inverted vignettes to be clearly visible, Very Fine and choice.
Scott $115,000
EASILY THE FINER OF ONLY TWO RECORDED PAIRS AND ONE OF JUST THREE RECORDED MULTIPLES OF THE 24¢ PICTORIAL INVERT.
Expertization: with 1970 PF and 2007 PSE Certificates and bearing the light handstamp of Pemberton, Wilson & Co., well-known 19th century stamp English stamp dealers.
Provenance: Zoellner
Given that the large majority of 24¢ inverts are faulty, the fact that both stamps in this pair are sound is simply miraculous.
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