US 1869 30c 'Shield, Eagle & Flags' Invert
- Maker
- United States (USPOD), National Bank Note Co.
- Year
- 1869
- Rank
- 28 of 100
US 1869 30c 'Shield, Eagle & Flags' Invert
US 1869 30c 'Shield, Eagle & Flags' Invert by United States (USPOD), National Bank Note Co. (1869) is ranked 28 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It sold for $600,000 on 1 January 2013. The scarcest unused 1869 invert by gum status — the unique original-gum example is a landmark of US philately.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The scarcest unused 1869 invert by gum status — the unique original-gum example is a landmark of US philately.
Scott 121b, 30c ultramarine & carmine, flags inverted; only 7 unused known, just one with original gum
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $600,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 1 January 2013
Robert A. Siegel, 'Beverly Hills' collection of US inverts, 2013: $600,000 hammer for the unique original-gum example (census 121b-UNC-01).
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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