Inverted Centers of the World continued...

Panama continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
641		441G var	#441G var., 1962 20c Colon Cathedral, Center Double, One Inverted, much better centering than normally found on this striking error, fresh and bright, o.g., n.h., very fine; Paredes handstamp on reverse (Michel #612 var.). (Image)	Est. 100-150 SOLD for $110.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Paraguay

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
642		244a	#244a, 1921 1P Dark brown and blue, Center Inverted, tied to registered cover along with normal 1P (#244) by Ascuncion c.d.s., stamps with minor gum staining along edges, cover opened for display, fine; very few exist on commercial covers. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $270.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
643		570 var	#570 var., 1960 75c United Nations, Denomination Inverted, also printed on the orange background used for the air post stamp (#C272), o.g., n.h., very fine; only 100 printed; 1994 APS certificate. (Image)	Est. 150-200 CLOSED Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
644		570 var	#570 var., 1960 75c United Nations, Denomination Inverted, also printed on the orange background used for the air post stamp (#C272), right sheet-margin block of four, o.g., n.h., very fine; only 100 printed, so few blocks exist. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
645		C175 var.	#C175 var., 1948 10G Coat of Arms air post, Center Inverted, quite fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; issued in 1948, this error was not discovered until nearly 50 years later in 1997, where 25 examples were found, and to our knowledge those are the only existing copies. (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
646	/	C175 var.	#C175 var., 1948 10G Coat of Arms air post, Center Inverted, top right corner margin block of four, strong colors, o.g., top stamps n.h., very fine; only a couple blocks exist from the original find of 25 stamps. (Image)	Est. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $1,250.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
647		C175 var.	#C175 var., 1948 10G Coat of Arms air post, Center Inverted, block of four errors contained in a top sheet-margin block of eight, the right block being the inverted centers while the left block has four normal stamps, the "normal" stamps have the center shifted to the right, o.g., n.h., very fine; an eye-catching showpiece which is probably unique in this "tete-beche" format. (Image)	Est. 4,000-5,000 SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
648		C272 var	#C272 var., 1960 3G United Nations air post, Blue Denomination Inverted, top right corner sheet-margin block of four, very fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; only 50 were printed, so very few blocks still exist. (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Peru

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
649	O	14a	#14a, 1868 1d Green, Embossed Arms Inverted, used, four large margins, strong color and impression, very fine and handsome; a very rare stamp in any condition, but to find a four-margin sound example such as this is particularly difficult; 2000 APS certificate (Michel #15F; DM 2,200). (Image)	700.00 SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
650		222a	#222a, 1921 1c Olive brown and red brown San Martin, Center Inverted, rich colors, o.g., barest trace of hinging (if any), very fine and scarce; 1992 APS certificate (Michel #183I; DM 1,100). (Image)	350.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
651		1052 var.	#1052 var., 1993 90c Amifil imperforate, Center Inverted, vertical pair, o.g., n.h., very fine; the first example of this error we have seen. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Poland

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
652		751a	#751a, 1956 20g Olympics, Center Inverted, centered to the top left as are all known examples, fresh colors, o.g., very lightly hinged, fine; only 14 examples are known to exist; signed Dr. Kronenberg and accompanied by his 1986 certificate; listed but unpriced in Scott (Michel #985K). (Image)	Michel Euro €1,500 SOLD for $2,100.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
653		1308 var	#1308 var., 1965 30g Cryptocleidus, Red and Light Brown Colors Inverted, creating quite a striking error, o.g., n.h., very fine; only one sheet was printed and very few of these have found their way onto the auction block; one of the important modern errors of Europe, not to mention an exciting addition to a serious Dinosaur topical collection; signed E. Krawczyk (Michel #1571 var.). (Image)	Est. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,100.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
654		Mi 1/VF	Michel #I/VF, 1918 5h, 10h, 20h and 50h Pictorials, Values Inverted, includes an additional 10h imperforate, o.g., fine-very fine; this variety occurred only once on each sheet. (Image)	Michel Euro €250 SOLD for $80.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
655			Dachau-Allach 1945 Red Cross souvenir sheet of six, top left stamp (25pf) Inverted, two souvenir sheets, one imperforate and the other perforated, o.g., n.h., very fine; a rarely encountered error. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Romania

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
656	O	204a var	#204a var., 1906 1.50L King Carol I imperforate, Center Inverted, horizontal pair, full margins all around, Bucharest Exposition c.d.s., very fine (Michel #205 var.). (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
657		1081a	#1081a, 1956 1.75L Census, Center Inverted, top sheet-margin single, o.g., n.h., very fine (Michel #1564I; €750). (Image)	200.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
658		1081a	#1081a, 1956 1.75L Census, Center Inverted, tied to March 23, 1960 registered cover by Bucharest c.d.s. along with normal set (#1080-81), slightly reduced at left, backstamped, very fine; actually a rarity on cover (Michel #1564I). (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Russia

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
659	O	19d	#19d, 1866 1k Black and yellow, Groundwork Inverted, well centered, fresh colors, neat c.d.s. pmk., very fine; only one sheet was printed and many were used and never recovered, leaving very few examples available today; signed Faberge and accompanied by a 2000 APS certificate; ex-Liphshutz (Michel #18xI; €3,600). (Image)	1,500.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
660	O	23b	#23b, 1866 10k Brown and blue, Center Inverted, centered to the bottom right as are all known examples, fresh colors, light "Kursk 2 Nov. 1874" c.d.s., slightly weak corner perf. at top right and slightly rounded corner at bottom left, both insignificant considering this stamp's rarity status, fine; one of the rarest of all the inverted centers of Russia, with only a few examples known; this particular copy has graced some of the most important Russian collections of all time including Goss, Baughman and Isleham; 1995 Mikulski certificate (Michel #21xI; €25,000). (Image)	7,000.00 SOLD for $5,250.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM