Inverted Centers of the World continued...

Armenia continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
421		Yv 98 var	Yvert #98 var., 1920 40R Orange and black, Center Inverted, mint block of four, bright colors, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $200.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
422		Yv 100 var	Yvert #100 var., 1920 70R Violet and brown imperforate, Center Inverted, right sheet-margin single, strong colors, large margins, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine. (Image)	Est. 100-150 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
423		Yv 100 var	Yvert #100 var., 1920 70R Violet and brown imperforate, Center Inverted, a complete unused sheet of 50, strong rich colors on fresh white paper, horizontal fold in middle, a few negligible edge flaws affecting the selvage only, stamps are very fine; quite likely unique as a full sheet.	Est. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $525.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Austria

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
424		222a	#222a, 1919 4k Carmine and black, Center Inverted, outstanding mint example of this rare and popular error, exceedingly well centered, bright fresh colors, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; an especially rare and desirable stamp in this select quality; 1986 PF certificate (Michel #287I; E3,200). (Image)	1,750.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Bangladesh

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
425		371 var.	#371 var., 1990 10t U.N. Conference, Blue Inscriptions Inverted, with green country name and value also shifted, o.g., n.h., very fine; it is now believed that the blue was correctly printed and the other colors printed inverted; listed but unpriced in Stanley Gibbons (S.G. #359a). (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Basutoland

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
426		72 var	#72 var., 1962 1/2c Dark brown and gray imperforate, Center Inverted, left sheet-margin single, other margins large, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; only one sheet of sixty was printed with this error (S.G. # 69a var.). (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
427		72 var	#72 var., 1962 1/2c Dark brown and gray imperforate, Center Inverted, left sheet-margin horizontal pair, other margins also large, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; less than thirty pairs exist from the single pane of sixty (S.G. # 69a var.). (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Belgian Congo

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
428		18a	#18a, 1895 10c Greenish blue and black, Center Inverted, strong colors, o.g., very fine; not only is this inverted center seldom offered, but this particular copy has a most unusual perforation variety which we have never seen before, the stamp has the normal perf. 14 holes all around except for the left half of the top and bottom rows, which are perforated 12, probably unique with this "compound" perforation; signed H. Bloch and accompanied by his 1981 Friedl certificate (not noting the perf. variety) (Michel #21k; E2,200). (Image)	1,850.00+ SOLD for $2,300.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
429	/	197/219 var	#197, 200, 214, 219 var., 1950 souvenir sheets of one, with Marginal Inscriptions Inverted, four different values, o.g., two n.h., very fine. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Belize

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
430		833 var	#833 var., 1986 Wedding strip of three, Inscriptions Inverted, three such strips in a sheetlet of nine (three strips) with the marginal inscriptions of the sheetlet also inverted, o.g., n.h., very fine (S.G. #941-43 var.). (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Bolivia

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
431		79 var	#79 var., 1909 10c Murillo imperforate, Center Inverted, large margins all around, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; while the perforated inverted centers are relatively common, the imperforate varieties are quite elusive; signed Galvez and accompanied by a 1995 APS certificate. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
432		C1a	#C1a, 1924 10c Vermilion and black air post, Center Inverted, top sheet-margin single, centered to right (virtually all examples of this error are centered to one side or the other), fresh colors, o.g., lightly hinged, fine; a rare airmail, as only 50 were printed; signed Sanabria and accompanied by a 1995 APS certificate (Michel #130MK; DM 5,000). (Image)	800.00 SOLD for $1,150.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
433		C6 var	#C6 var., 1924 2b Black brown and black air post, Center Inverted, a striking top right corner sheet-margin single, perfectly centered, deep rich colors on fresh paper, o.g., stamp never hinged (lightly hinged in the selvage only), extremely fine; only 25 were issued, and this certainly has to be considered the finest known example; signed Kessler and accompanied by a 1995 APS certificate (Michel #135MK). (Image)	Michel for hinged 5,000DM SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
434		C6 var	#C6 var., 1924 2b Black brown and black air post, Center Inverted, right margin single, o.g., n.h., light toned spots and short perf at left, very fine appearance; only 25 issued; signed Sanabria and accompanied by a 1994 APS certificate (Michel #135MK). (Image)	Michel 5,000DM SOLD for $1,250.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
435		C6 var	#C6 var., 1924 2b Black brown and black air post imperforate, Center Inverted, huge margins all around (probably a sheet margin at bottom), strong rich colors, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a very rare airmail stamp, as only 25 were printed (Michel #135MK). (Image)	Michel for hinged 5,000DM SOLD for $1,200.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Brazil

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
436	O	109a	#109a, 1891 100r Blue and red, Head Inverted, specialized group of two mint, three used (two tied to piece) and two on cover, the off-cover stamps each with a different perforation size, plus some different shades, the covers are both commercial usages from Rio de Janiero in 1892 (one with faulty stamp), o.g., one mint stamp with sealed tear, otherwise a fine lot (Michel #97ak, 97bk). (Image)	Est. 500-750+ SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Bulgaria

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
437	O	7a	#7a, 1881 5s Black and orange, Background Inverted, a most attractive example of this very rare 19th century error, which only exists used, bright fresh colors, lightly cancelled, very fine; only a small number are known to exist; signed H. Bloch and others and accompanied by a 1957 Friedl certificate (Michel #7K; €3,000). (Image)	1,750.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
438	O	7a	#7a, 1881 5s Black and orange, Background Inverted, another example of this rarity, clearly showing the "white" in the center where background was inverted, strong colors, fine; signed Peter Holcombe (Michel #7K; €3,000). (Image)	1,750.00 SOLD for $2,300.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
439	O	12a	#12a, 1882 3s Orange and yellow, Background Inverted, unusually well centered, brilliant colors, neat c.d.s. postmark, extremely fine; only nine examples (all used) have been recorded, this being one of the finest; signed Peter Holcombe (Michel #14K; €3,600). (Image)	1,400.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
440	O	12a	#12a, 1882 3s Orange and yellow, Background Inverted, another used example of this major rarity, bright and fresh, lightly cancelled, very fine; signed Kohler (Michel #14K; €3,600). (Image)	1,400.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM