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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2025
United States 1861-68 Issues
1861 1c ultramarine, n.h., well centered amid well balanced wide margins all around, fresh, with 2007 PSE certificate, graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $3,500)
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Catalog #63a
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #2026
United States 1861-68 Issues
1861 1c dark blue, top sheet margin single, n.h., remarkably fresh, wide margins at right and at bottom, selvage folded, fine, light natural gum bend not mentioned on the accompanying photocopy of 1990 PFC for a pair (this being the left copy) (catalogued as hinged),
**
Catalog #63b
Catalog Value $800
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #2027
United States 1861-68 Issues
1861 3c rose pink, n.h., fresh and delicate color, full perforations, with 2000 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate, a scarce stamp (catalogued as hinged),
**
Catalog #64b
Catalog Value $600
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #2028
United States 1861-68 Issues
1861 5c buff, h.r., fresh and bright color, minor natural gum creases, not mentioned on the accompanying 1998 PFC which states: "previously hinged with part o.g. and a repaired perforation at bottom right". Also 5c brown yellow, h.r., bright color, reperforated at right, faint soiling (very difficult to spot), slightly rounded lower left corner, with 1997 PFC (as buff, No.67), fine and rare pair (5c buff and its shade varieties (brown yellow, olive yellow) are among the rarest of the 1861-66 Issue stamps),
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Catalog #67,67a
Catalog Value $62,500
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #2029
United States 1861-68 Issues
1861 10c yellow green, n.h., perfectly centered with wide margins all around, reperforated at top, still a v.f. stamp, with clear 1984 PFC, plus 2007 PFC and 2007 and 2024 PSE certificates (both as reperforated) (catalogued as hinged),
**
Catalog #68
Catalog Value $950
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #2030
United States 1861-68 Issues
1861 24c red lilac, h.r., nice color and fresh, with 2024 PSE certificate,
*
Catalog #70
Catalog Value $2,900
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #2031
United States 1861-68 Issues
1861 24c steel blue, h.r., beautiful color, centered slightly to bottom, fresh and fine stamp, with 2001 PFC (a most distinctive Steel Blue example, rarely mistaken or misidentified, rare unused with original gum, very few exist in sound condition),
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Catalog #70b
Catalog Value $16,500
Price Realized
$4,500.00

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