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 #2150
United States - Postage Dues
1879 1c, 2c and 3c brown, three different, n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., 2c with 1992 PFC for a strip of four (from which this is the right example),
**
Catalog #J1-3
Catalog Value $1,600
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #2151
United States - Postage Dues
1879 5c brown, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, v.f., with 1983 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate, rare in this condition,
**
Catalog #J4
Catalog Value $1,950
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #2152
United States - Postage Dues
1879 10c brown, l.h., well centered and fresh, v.f., with 1996 and 2024 PSE certificates and 2000 PFC,
*
Catalog #J5
Catalog Value $925
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #2153
United States - Postage Dues
1879 30c brown, h.r., well proportioned margins all around, fresh and v.f. stamp, with 2003 PSE certificate,
*
Catalog #J6
Catalog Value $425
Unsold
Lot #2154
United States - Postage Dues
1879 50c brown, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, fine and scarce stamp, especially in this condition, with 1997 PFC,
**
Catalog #J7
Catalog Value $1,600
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #2155
United States - Postage Dues
1884 1c, 2c and 30c red brown, three different, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered, fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #J15,16,20
Catalog Value $975
Unsold
Lot #2156
United States - Postage Dues
1884 3c red brown, n.h., post office fresh, large jumbo margins all around, beautiful stamp, with 1982 and 1999 PFCs, also a 2004 PSE certificate, graded "XF 90J" (SMQ $3,350) (catalogue value is in error, since the lower grade of "90" is priced at $4,000)
**
Catalog #J17
Price Realized
$8,500.00

Lot #2157
United States - Postage Dues
1884 5c deep red brown, n.h., post office fresh, intense color, fine and scarce stamp, with 1984 PFC,
**
Catalog #J18
Catalog Value $1,300
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #2158
United States - Postage Dues
1884 10c red brown, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, reperforated at left and top (not mentioned on accompanying PFCs), otherwise v.f., with clear 1991 and 2000 PFCs and 2024 PSE certificate,
**
Catalog #J19
Catalog Value $1,300
Unsold
Lot #2159
United States - Postage Dues
1884 50c red brown, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, tiny natural paper inclusion at bottom causing a tiny pinhole, otherwise v.f., with photocopy of a 1996 PFC for a block of four and 2024 PSE certificate,
**
Catalog #J21
Catalog Value $4,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #2160
United States - Postage Dues
1891 30c bright claret, n.h., intense color, well centered, rarely found in this condition, with 1997, 2005 and 2024 PSE certificates,
**
Catalog #J27
Catalog Value $1,700
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #2161
United States - Postage Dues
1891 50c bright claret, n.h., post office fresh, brilliant color, well centered, v.f., rarely found in this condition, with 2003 and 2024 PSE certificates,
**
Catalog #J28
Catalog Value $1,750
Unsold
Lot #2162
United States - Postage Dues
1894 2c vermilion, n.h., fine, with 2024 PSE certificate and 1991 PFC for a block of four (this being the upper right example), rare stamp, especially n.h.,
**
Catalog #J29
Catalog Value $6,000
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #2163
United States - Postage Dues
1894 1c deep claret, n.h., large and well balanced margins all around, v.f., with 2004 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85J" (unpriced in SMQ)
**
Catalog #J31
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #2164
United States - Postage Dues
1894 2c, 3c deep claret, n.h., post office fresh, fine stamps, with 2001 PFC for a block of four and photocopy of 2000 PFC for a block of six from which these two originated,
**
Catalog #J32,33
Catalog Value $815
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #2165
United States - Postage Dues
1894 10c deep claret, n.h., post office fresh, v.f., with 2024 PSE certificate,
**
Catalog #J35
Catalog Value $1,000
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #2166
United States - Postage Dues
1894 30c deep claret, l.h., well centered, v.f., with 2004 PSE certificate (SMQ $475)
*
Catalog #J36
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #2167
United States - Postage Dues
1894 30c pale rose, n.h., post office fresh, fine and attractive stamp, with 1997 PFC,
**
Catalog #J36b
Catalog Value $1,100
Unsold
Lot #2168
United States - Postage Dues
1894 50c deep claret, n.h., post office fresh, centered to right, with 2003 PSE certificate, graded "VG 50", scarce unhinged (SMQ $650)
**
Catalog #J37
Unsold
Lot #2169
United States - Postage Dues
1897 30c deep claret, barest trace of a hinge, post office fresh, well centered, v.f., with 2004 PFC (as "never hinged"), also 2024 PSE certificate,
*
Catalog #J43
Catalog Value $600
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #2170
United States - Postage Dues
1912 50c deep claret, n.h., post office fresh, wide margins on three sides, attractive example of this scarce stamp, with 2004 PSE certificate, graded "XF 90" (SM $4,250)
**
Catalog #J50
Unsold
Lot #2171
United States - Postage Dues
1914 3c carmine lake, top sheet margin single with part imprint, n.h., post office fresh, fine and attractive stamp, with 1990 and 2004 PFCs,
**
Catalog #J54
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #2172
United States - Postage Dues
1914 50c carmine lake, small h.r., radiant color, fresh and well centered example of one of the rarest Postage Due, with 2001 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate,
*
Catalog #J58
Catalog Value $11,500
Price Realized
$4,000.00

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