The Mahendra Sagar Collection of Inverted Centers
October 5-6, 2011

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #322
LIBERIA
1892 Elephant, 4c green & black, bottom sheet margin single, center inverted, h.r., v.f.,
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Catalog #35a
Catalog Value $ 175
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #323
LIBERIA
1892 President Johnson, 8c brown and black, center inverted, well centered, h.r., v.f., with 2002 APS cert.,
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Catalog #37a
Catalog Value $ 600
Unsold
Lot #324
LIBERIA
1892 President Johnson, 8c brown and black, center inverted, well centered example, with deep rich colors, tied to small piece by Monrovia cds, the piece itself with wrinkles and bends away from stamp, which is v.f., scarce used, with 2009 PFC,
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Catalog #37a
Catalog Value $ 600
Unsold
Lot #325
LIBERIA
1892 President Johnson, $5 carmine and black, center inverted, well centered, h.r., tiny thin specks, still v.f.,
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Catalog #49a
Catalog Value $ 500
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #326
LIBERIA
1892 President Johnson, $5 carmine and black, center inverted, well centered example, with deep rich colors, tied to small piece by two strikes of Monrovia March 23 1896 cds, v.f., scarce in any condition, especially used on piece, with 2008 APS cert.,
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Catalog #49a
Catalog Value $ 500
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #327
LIBERIA
1905 Elephant, 5c ultramarine and black, center inverted, usual perforations, bright colors, n.h. and post office fresh, fine, with 1999 APS cert. (catalogue value for hinged)
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Catalog #62a
Catalog Value $ 1,250
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #328
LIBERIA
1905 5c ultra and black Elephant, center inverted, an incredibly fresh bottom right corner margin mint block of four, nicely centered, crisp and intact, pristine original gum, lightly hinged in the bottom selvage only, the stamps all never hinged, a rare multiple, especially in this stellar quality, with 2008 APS certificate (catalogue value for hinged singles)
Box **
Catalog #62a
Catalog Value $ 5,000
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #329
LIBERIA
1906 Pictorials, 1c-$5 centers inverted, 10 different (complete less 10c,15c) (the 30c does not exist inverted), including the scarce $5 high value with an inverted center which is not listed or priced in Scott as such, fresh colors throughout, mostly l.h., except 5c without gum, $1 small thin, generally fine, with 2008 APS cert. for the unlisted $5
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Catalog #101a/112a,113var
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #330
LIBERIA
1906 50c green and black, center inverted, vertical imperf. pair, unused without gum, v.f.
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Catalog #109a,var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #331
LIBERIA
1906 $1 rose and gray, imperforate single, frame double, center inverted, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #111a,var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #332
LIBERIA
1909 Pictorials, 2c, 15c, 20c, three different, also 25c perf. and imperf., all five with center inverted, 25c misperforated, fine-v.f. lot
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Catalog #116a,119a,120a,121b
Unsold
Lot #333
LIBERIA
1909 5c ultramarine and black (ship), center inverted, imperf. sheet margin block of six, unused without gum, v.f., with 2008 APS cert.
Box (*)
Catalog #117a, var
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #334
LIBERIA
1921 75c red and black brown, center inverted (rapids in St. Paul's river), used (as are all known examples), v.f.
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Catalog #191a
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #335
LIBERIA
1952 3c purple and green (Harper), 4c brown and green (Marshall), 10c orange and blue (Roberts), plus 25c lilac rose and black (Monroe), four different, centers inverted, sheets of 25 of each (100 stamps), n.h., v.f., with APS certificates
Box **
Catalog #334,335,337,C68var
Unsold
Lot #336
LIBERIA
1952 Birds,10c dull green and magenta, center (Jacana bird) inverted, sheet of 20, n.h., v.f., with 2004 APS certificate
Box **
Catalog #345var
Price Realized
$600.00

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