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 4c Dag Hammarskjold Error (1203 var). Selvage at right, bright colors clearly showing the yellow background inverted, tied by "New York N.Y. Oct. 23 9:00 A.M. 1962" First Day cancel on
unaddressed coverVERY FINE. A RARE GENUINE FIRST DAY COVER WITH THE ORIGINAL DAG HAMMARSKJOLD ERROR. The stamp on this First Day Cover is the original Hammarskjold Invert error, which, as collectors know, was reprinted by the U.S.
Post Office as Scott No. 1204 (the aptly named "Special Printing") on November 16, in a successful effort to destroy the market value of the inverts discovered by Leonard Sherman. What is less known is that a number of October 23 First Days included
examples of the original invert -- the dated cancels effectively documenting their status as originals, rather than the reprinted error (No. 1204). Accompanied by block of four of the reprint on Nov. 16 First Day cover for comparison. With 1976
A.F.D.C.S. and 1978 Friedl certificates (Image) Search for comparables at
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E. 3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 $1.00 Candle Holder, Intaglio Brown Color Inverted (1610c). Mint N.H., fresh colors and well-centeredEXTREMELY FINE. A PRISTINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THIS POPULAR MODERN ERROR -- THE
C.I.A. INVERT. Popularly called the "C.I.A. Invert", a single pane of 100 stamps was purchased at the McLean Va. Post Office by employees of the C.I.A., for use on mail from the agency. They noticed the error, pooled together funds to buy a
replacement sheet and kept the pane for themselves. When it was discovered who had purchased the stamps, a scandal ensued over who actually owned the stamps. Of the pane of 100, only 93 sound examples reached collectors. With 2006 P.F. and 2004
P.S.E. certificate (XF 90, SMQ $19,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only three others share this grade. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
21,000.00
SOLD for $10,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
