U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 28-March 1, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #32 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 4c deep red brown and black, Center Inverted, clear diagonal "Specimen" overprint reading down, right sheet margin single, hinge remnants, fresh and completely sound example of the 4 cent Pan-American invert with Specimen Overprint, with 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate (it has been reported that a total of 203 4c Inverts were released, both with and without the small "Specimen" overprint (it is not known how many were overprinted). Some examples, both with and without the overprint, were given away by Third Asst. Postmaster General Edwin C. Madden. When postal authorities learned of the practice, they destroyed 194 copies and put one pane of 100 into the official archives. At a later date, 97 of these were traded for rarities missing from the archives), S Catalog #296aS Catalog Value $11,500 | Price Realized $5,500.00 |
