U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The David Mace Collection of U.S. Stamps
April 24-25, 2018
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1370 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TONGA 1897 7 1/2p green and black King George II, center inverted, well centered, small h.r., natural gum creases, a highly select mint example of this rare and popular inverted center, without any of the toning so often found on most existing copies, brilliantly fresh, proof like colors and impressions on bright paper, v.f. Only one sheet of 60 containing the inverted center was printed, with this being among the finest available; a key stamp for the Tonga specialist or for the collector of inverted centers of the world (SG 48a) * Catalog #47a Catalog Value £9,000 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
