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

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #529
TURKEY
1876 10pa-25pi imperforate, six different, each with background inverted, v.f.
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Catalog #53-58var
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #530
TURKEY
1876 20pa black and rose, perf. 13 1/2, background inverted, h.r., small tear at top, with 1999 APS cert. stating "background inverted variety produced by Corpi and Glavany during late 1800s"
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Catalog #61var
Unsold
Lot #531
TURKEY
1970 International Education Year, 130k ultramarine, pink and rose lilac Ultramarine, top sheet margin single, center inverted, also imperf. top sheet corner margin block of four, black double, one inverted, n.h., single stamp with minor mount disturbance on back, v.f., with APS certificates, stating "printer's waste" for the block
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Unsold
Lot #532
TURKEY
1973 50th Anniversary of the Republic, 2.50L multicolored, misperforated variety, black color shifted to top and inverted, n.h., v.f., with 2011 PFC. This is a discovery copy (by Mr. Sagar), previously unrecorded invert
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Catalog #1957var
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #533
TURKEY
1998 150L International Day, center inverted and misplaced, the right single from the souvenir sheet of two, cancelled on piece. A spectacular variety, incorporating elements of both stamps, one of only two (!) reported, with 2006 APS certificate stating “2703b, incorporating elements of 2703a in inverted position, used on piece, genuine in all respects”, with a regular stamp and souvenir sheet included for comparison
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Unsold

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