The Maitland Collection of U.S. Stamps and Inverted Centers of the World
October 29-30, 2024
We are pleased to present two outstanding sales from the Maitland Collection - United States Stamps and Inverted Centers of the World. The focus on the United States Collection is on items typically missing from conventional collections, most notably Re-Issues, Special Printings, rare Coils, Postage Dues and of course the Inverted Jenny (which is offered in the Inverted Centers sale). Some additional highlights include a sound unused Indian Red, Grills, Bluish Papers complete, imperf. 5c in 2c block, "Fast", "Slow" and "Grounded" Jennies, and more.
The Maitland Collection of Inverted Centers of the World brings these striking errors and some of their stories to light. The United States showing is apparently complete, with 1869 Pictorials, 1901 Pan-Americans, Internal Revenues and the more modern CIA and Stock Exchange inverts. Rounding the group is the Inverted Jenny, one of the three stamps recovered from the infamous "McCoy" block. Stolen from the APS Convention in 1955, the Maitland copy is position 75, its fascinating story available at https://invertedjenny.com/position/75.
The collection continues with major rarities from Central and South America, better Canal Zone, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Peru and Uruguay.
European Countries feature the three Inverted Parliament Building errors from Austria, Inverted Madonna from Hungary, Bulgaria 50st, Athens Academy from Greece, Italian Filiberto and Postage Dues, as well as Italian Colonies, 1956 Poland 20gr Boxer, a splendid group of Imperial Russia and Spain.
The British Commonwealth is highlighted by Canadian Revenues, St. Lawrence Seaway, multiple examples of the Truro School, plus Patricia Airways. Jamaica, Labuan, New Zealand, Cook Islands, South Australia and Tonga.
Not to be overlooked, there are inverts from Belgian Congo, French Colonies, Liberia, excellent Iran and others.
These sales will take place live via CherrystoneLIVE.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2562 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway, 5c red and blue, center inverted, n.h., disturbed gum, fresh and v.f. example of this popular rarity, with 2010 PFC stating "part o.g. disturbed" (Unitrade CA$12,500, SG £9,500) (approximately 200 unused St. Lawrence Seaway inverts are in private hands. Many have fingerprints, have been hinged or have other gum disturbances) ** Catalog #387a Catalog Value $9,000 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #2563 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1991 Provincial Normal School, Truro, N.S., $2 brown and multicolored, inverted inscriptions, single error se-tenant with brown cutting guide invert gutter at bottom (from the Hamilton Find), the error with tab and partial design at top, n.h., v.f. Only ten gutter inverts known, ex-Sagar, with 2000 APS certificate (Unitrade 1376b,1376vii, CA$22,000) ** Catalog #1376b,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2564 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1995 $2.00 Truro Normal School, Inscriptions Inverted, n.h., v.f., with normal single included for comparison. (Only 70 inverts were printed. A block of 15 was accidentally shredded, leaving only 55 copies available to collectors) (Unitrade CA$12,000), ** Catalog #1376b Catalog Value $8,000 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
