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 #2086
United States 1879 American Bank Note Company
1879 10c brown, small h.r., exceptionally well centered, wide margins all around, with 1973, 2000, 2007 and 2017 PFCs, the latter graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $4,350)
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Catalog #187
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #2087
United States 1879 American Bank Note Company
1879 10c brown, n.h., wide margins, post office fresh, faint horizontal crease, with clear 2001 (not mentioning crease) and 2024 PSE certificates, rare never hinged stamp, probably less than 10 recorded,
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Catalog #188
Catalog Value $6,000
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #2088
United States 1879 American Bank Note Company
1879 30c greenish black, n.h., well centered and post office fresh, v.f., with 2007 and 2024 PSE certificates, scarce in never hinged, well centered condition,
**
Catalog #190
Catalog Value $2,800
Unsold
Lot #2089
United States 1879 American Bank Note Company
1879 90c carmine, n.h., radiant color, well centered, with 2024 PSE certificate stating "reperforated at bottom", fresh and otherwise v.f., also with clear 1985, 1995 and 2009 PFCs, extremely rare stamp to find both well centered and never hinged,
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Catalog #191
Catalog Value $7,250
Price Realized
$1,900.00

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