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1979 $1 tan, brown orange and yellow, brown inverted, block of four, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., one of only three known blocks of four of this popular error, significantly undervalued given its rarity. Discovered in 1985, the CIA Invert was the first major inverted stamp in 66 years. The story began when an auctioneer specializing in U.S. error stamps announced the discovery (by a "business in northern Virginia") of 85 inverted 1979 $1 Rush Lamp stamps. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing launched an internal investigation and found that there were no indications of impropriety by its employees. It was discovered that an on-duty C.I.A. employee had purchased a partial sheet of 95 inverted stamps at a small post office near McLean, Virginia. When the office workers realized what they had, they pooled their money and substituted non-error $1 Rush Lamp stamps for the inverts. Each of the nine co-workers kept a stamp. The remaining 86 stamps, including one that was damaged, were quietly sold to the auctioneer. The story made headlines across the nation and was featured on every major television network. The CIA launched an ethics investigation and demanded that the co-workers surrender their inverts or face 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for conversion of government property for personal gain. Five employees returned their stamps, one claimed his had been lost, and three people resigned. The CIA donated the recovered inverts to the National Postal Museum, cat. $68000 (Cat No. 1610C) (Image)
Cat. $68000, Est.$60,000
Opening US$ 62,500.00
Sold...US$ 60,000.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 10:46:28 EST
Sold For 60000
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6063
Symbol: **b
Cat No: 2544A var.
1991 $10.75 Space Shuttle Endeavour, pane of 20 with dramatic perf shifts, n.h., v.f. and striking variety (a similar lot brought $1,900 in our January 2020 sale) (Cat No. 2544Avar) (Image)
Est.$1,000
Opening US$ 2,100.00
Sold...US$ 2,100.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 10:47:07 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6064
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2544A var.
1991 $10.75 Space Shuttle Endeavour, imperf. upper right sheet margin horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., Scott unlisted (a similar pair brought $2,100 in our January 2020 sale) (Cat No. 2544Avar) (Image)
Est.$1,000
Opening US$ 1,600.00
Sold...US$ 1,600.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 10:47:47 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6065
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2544d
1991 $3 Space Shuttle Challenger, imperf. right sheet margin horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (a similar pair brought $900 in our January 2020 sale) cat. $800 (Cat No. 2544d) (Image)
Cat. $800, Est.$500
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 10:48:31 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6066
Symbol: P
Cat No: 2595P
1995 Milton Hershey, 32c die proof on gummed paper, guide-line markings on all sides, faint impression of date at right, scotch taped on top, v.f. (Cat No. 2933P) (Image)
Est.$500
Opening US$ 450.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 10:52:46 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6073
Symbol: **
Cat No: 2950 var.
1995 150th Anniversary of the Naval Academy, 32c imperf. sheet margin part imprint horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., unlisted in Scott (Cat No. 3001var) (Image)
Est.$250
Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 10:56:41 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6078
Symbol: **b
Cat No: 3001 var.
1995 150th Anniversary of the Naval Academy, 32c imperf. upper left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., unlisted in Scott (Cat No. 3001var) (Image)
Est.$500
Opening US$ 575.00
Sold...US$ 575.00
Closed..Jun-02-2020, 10:57:25 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 0620
Lot No: 6079
Symbol: Pb
Cat No: 3088P
