The Grant Inman Collection, Part 3: First, Second and Third Issue Revenues continued...

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VERY FINE. ASIDE FROM THE THREE COPIES ON A PART DOCUMENT, THIS IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR SOUND EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT THIRD ISSUE WITH INVERTED CENTER. ONLY 21 EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN IN TOTAL.

In his privately published census, Larry Lyons records twenty examples of the 5c Third Issue with inverted center. Of these, three are on a part document. Of the seventeen off-document copies, thirteen have faults of varying degrees, the most common being creases (nine). The centering on the example offered here is better than most.

Ex Lyons and Zoellner. With 1991 and 2000 P.F. certificates. (Image)

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VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE SOUND AND CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT THIRD ISSUE REVENUE INVERT. ONLY THIRTEEN SINGLES AND ONE PAIR ARE RECORDED. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.

Larry Lyons, in his privately published census, records 13 singles and a pair, for a total of 15 stamps. Approximately half have cut cancels. Any others with decent centering have faults.

From our Sale 413 (May 31, 1972). With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)

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VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT THIRD ISSUE REVENUE WITH INVERTED CENTER. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.

This issue is often found with small faults, or is off-center. The example offered here is a condition rarity. (Image)

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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 THIRD ISSUE REVENUE WITH INVERTED CENTER. THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST RECORDED EXAMPLES. ONE OF THE GREAT REVENUE RARITIES.

In his privately published census, Larry Lyons records a total of 26 copies (one is known outside the census). Of these, five are on one document and one is on another, leaving 21 copies not on documents. Of these 21, virtually all have faults and most have poor centering. The example offered here is better centered than most, and has a fault that is not very noticeable.

Ex Joyce. With 1992 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY FOURTEEN EXAMPES OF THE $2.50 THIRD ISSUE REVENUE INVERT ARE RECORDED, MAKING THIS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL REVENUE INVERTS. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE FINEST.

In his privately published census, Larry Lyons records only fourteen copies of this invert rarity. Two are repaired, one has perfs trimmed away and most of the rest have faults to varying degrees.

Ex "Isleham" (Peyton). With 1999 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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