Inverted Centers of the World continued...

Guatemala

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
521		22a	#22a, 1881 2c Quetzal, Center Inverted, excellent centering, bright and fresh, o.g., tiny faint toned perf. tip at top, still very fine; a scarce and undervalued error. (Image)	300.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
522		22a	#22a, 1881 2c Quetzal, Center Inverted, strong colors, o.g., fine; 1993 APS certificate. (Image)	300.00 SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
523		22a var	#22a var., 1881 2c Quetzal, Center Inverted, Sperati forgery, an extraordinarily well executed forgery, unused, fine; seldom encountered. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $50.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
524		22a var	#22a var., 1881 2c Quetzal, Center Inverted, Sperati forgery, another example, this one with purple target "cancel", Sperati handstamp and "256" written on back, fine. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $85.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
525		22a var	#22a var., 1881 2c Quetzal, Center Inverted, Sperati forgery, also with purple target "cancel", signed by Sperati on the back, fine. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $85.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
526	O	23a	#23a, 1881 5c Quetzal, Center Inverted, a handsome appearing example of this very rare stamp of which only about 20 examples are thought to exist, much better centering than normally encountered as the vast majority are centered strongly to one side, rich fresh color, light target cancel, miniscule perf. imperfections, otherwise choice very fine; our research of past sales of other examples of this invert show this copy to be the finest centered example we could find, our research also showed that the vast majority of examples have faults to some degree, making this one of the finest examples available. (Image)	1,300.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
527	O	23a	#23a, 1881 5c Quetzal, Center Inverted, another used example of this very rare inverted center, while centered to the right, it is actually better centered than most examples we are aware of, strong colors and impression, very light purple target cancel, faint crease, very fine appearance; 1994 APS certificate. (Image)	1,300.00 SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
528		25a	#25a, 1881 20c Quetzal, Center Inverted, unusually well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; an elusive error; 2000 APS certificate. (Image)	350.00 SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
529	O	141a	#141a, 1911 25c Blue and black, Center Inverted, used, centered to the bottom as are all other examples we are aware of, deep colors, faint violet postmark, tiny corner thin, fine; a very scarce stamp, less than 45 used examples are thought to exist. (Image)	900.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
530	O	142a	#142a, 1911 5p Red and black, Center Inverted, used, bottom left corner margin block of six, with purple duplex pmks., affixed to piece, each with a vertical cut made by the Postmaster General when he found the error (known as the "slash" variety), fine; certainly one of the largest known used multiples. (Image)	165.00+ SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM

Guinea

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
531		325-7 var	#325-27, C56, 1964 5F-100F John F. Kennedy, Centers Inverted cplt., the centers also shifted to top, in addition the 25F is missing the blue, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; only 80 sets printed. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
532		394-96 var	#394-96 var., C75 var., 1965 25F-100F I.C.Y., Centers Inverted cplt. in left sheet-margin singles, centers also shifted, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	Est. 100-150 SOLD for $50.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
533		394-96 var	#394-96 var., C75 var., 1965 25F-100F I.C.Y., Centers Inverted cplt. in top right corner margin blocks of four, the center of the first three values also dramatically shifted to the top right, including into the sheet margin, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
534		394-96 var	#394-96 var., 1965 25F-75F I.C.Y., Centers Inverted, in complete interpanneau sheets of 80, the centers are not only inverted, but also strongly misplaced, causing the bottom row to have the center completely missing, while at the top the centers appears in the selvage, o.g., n.h., very fine; rarely seen in this large format.	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
535		433-35 var	#433-35, 1966 5F-100F Unesco, Orange Inscriptions Inverted cplt. in top left corner margins blocks of four, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $110.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
536		433-35 var	#433-35, 1966 5F-100F Unesco imperforate, Orange Inscriptions Inverted cplt. in top margin interpanneau blocks of four, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $55.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
537		C29-31 var	#C29-31 var., 1962 25F-100F Anti-Malaria, Mosquitos Inverted cplt., o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
538		C29-31 var	#C29-31 var., 1962 25F-100F Anti-Malaria, Mosquitos Inverted cplt. in blocks of four, o.g., n.h., very fine; scarce set of blocks. (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
539		C31 var	#C31 var., 100F Anti-Malaria, imperforate souvenir sheet, Mosquito and Coat-of-Arms Inverted, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $40.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM
540		C75 var	#C75 var., 1965 100F I.C.Y. printed in green instead of blue, Center Inverted, top left corner margin block of four, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $40.00 Closing..Sep-14, 01:00 PM