24c Green & Violet center inverted (120b), a magnificent appearing example possessing exceptionally deep rich intense colors (especially for a 24c inverted center) on very white paper, an exceptionally fresh and bright example which is really outstanding for this rare inverted center, neatly applied rosette cancel, two tiny trivial margin tears and a small crease,

TWENTY-FOUR CENTS GREEN AND VIOLET CENTER INVERTED

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24c Green & Violet center inverted (120b), a magnificent appearing example possessing exceptionally deep rich intense colors (especially for a 24c inverted center) on very white paper, an exceptionally fresh and bright example which is really outstanding for this rare inverted center, neatly applied rosette cancel, two tiny trivial margin tears and a small crease,

A NEARLY VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE NINETEENTH CENTURY UNITED STATES INVERTED CENTER, EXCEPTIONALLY HANDSOME WITH TREMENDOUS EYE APPEAL, A MAGNIFICENT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S HOLDING OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES STAMPS, Scott retail $15,000.00

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Expertization: 1969 P.F. certificate

Note: one of only 81 used 24c 1869 Pictorial inverted centers, many of them are faulty or with only very good (average) centering est.