1869 24c green & violet, center inverted, perforations shifted with part of bottom "24" at top, faint cancel with inverted vignette fully visible, lightly creased, tiny closed tear at bottom, PFC No. 33744 no longer accompanies (last sold in 1972 Harmer Rooke sale. Siegel Census 120b-CAN-52, census records 83 used singles, one used pair, one on cover and the unique block of four, for a total of 94 copies of the 24c Invert. Of these, at least 65 are more or less faulty) Cat. Val. $37,500 Estimate: $7500
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