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

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #365
PANAMA
1906 Portraits, 1/2c-50c complete set of 10 (including both shades of 2c and 5c), plus an additional 5c black & blue imperf., all with centers inverted, last one without gum as issued (accompanied by an APS cert.), others h.r., 25c small thin, mostly fine-v.f., few signed Champion, seldom offered complete
*(*)
Catalog #185/193var
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #366
PANAMA
1906 1c dark green & black, center inverted, block of four, disturbed gum, one stamp with a small thin, otherwise v.f., with 2011 PFC, scarce multiple
Box *
Catalog #186var
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #367
PANAMA
1906 1c dark green & black, imperf. sheet margin horizontal pair, center inverted, unused without gum as issued, v.f., rare, with 2010 PFC
(*)
Catalog #186var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #368
PANAMA
1906 10c violet & black, center inverted, used in combination with an additional stamp on small piece, fine and quite scarce (inverted centers were not regularly issued)
O
Catalog #191var
Unsold
Lot #369
PANAMA
1915 Gatun Locks, 5c blue and black, center inverted, unused without gum, slightly irregular perfs at top, fine and scarce stamp (only 19 unused examples reported), with 2002 APS cert. (YT 112a)
(*)
Catalog #210a
Catalog Value €1,250
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #370
PANAMA
1915 Gatun Locks, 5c blue and black, center inverted, well centered, tied by violet "Agencia Postal Feb 23 1916 Panama" cancel on cover addressed locally in Panama City, additional postmark (arrival?) repeated on back, filing fold terminating in a minor cover tear at bottom, well away from the stamp, fine. One of only a few known 5c inverted center used on cover, with 2007 Alex Rendon cert.
Envelope
Catalog #210a
Unsold
Lot #371
PANAMA
1915 Santo Domingo Arch, 20c brown and black, center inverted, unused large part original gum, h.r., v.f., with Alex Rendon and APS certificates, scarce with gum (YT 116a)
*
Catalog #212a
Catalog Value €700
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #372
PANAMA
1915 Santo Domingo Arch, 20c brown and black, center inverted, well centered, tied to piece by blue town pmk, v.f., extremely rare used, ex-Helme, with 2002 PFC
O
Catalog #212a
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #373
PANAMA
1960 Rome Olympics, 5c red color inverted (inscriptions and outlines), n.h., fine and scarce error, handstamped "Paredes" (listed but unpriced in Mi.574K); unpriced
**
Catalog #434var
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #374
PANAMA
1962 Colon Cathedral, 20c center double, one inverted, n.h., v.f., handstamped "Paredes"
**
Catalog #441Gvar
Unsold

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