US 1869 24c 'Declaration of Independence' Invert
- Maker
- United States (USPOD), National Bank Note Co.
- Year
- 1869
- Rank
- 27 of 100
US 1869 24c 'Declaration of Independence' Invert
US 1869 24c 'Declaration of Independence' Invert by United States (USPOD), National Bank Note Co. (1869) is ranked 27 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It sold for $1,270,000 on 9 February 2008. The rarest of the 1869 inverts in unused condition and a former world-record holder for any US invert.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The rarest of the 1869 inverts in unused condition and a former world-record holder for any US invert.
Scott 120b, 24c green & violet, center inverted; only ~4 known unused
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $1,270,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 9 February 2008
Unused, certified Fine, Newport collection, Philip Weiss Auctions, 9 Feb 2008: $1,270,000 — set the world auction record for a US invert at the time.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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- 2026-08-08