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US 1901 Pan-American 2c Invert

Maker
United States (USPOD), Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Year
1901
Rank
30 of 100

US 1901 Pan-American 2c Invert

US 1901 Pan-American 2c Invert by United States (USPOD), Bureau of Engraving and Printing (1901) is ranked 30 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It sold for $195,500 on 6 October 2021. The rarest of the three Pan-American inverts — the key error of the series.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The rarest of the three Pan-American inverts — the key error of the series.

Scott 295a, 2c carmine & black, center inverted; PSE Superb 98 (finest known); ~200 issued

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$195,500
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
6 October 2021

Robert A. Siegel, 'Hanover' collection, 6 Oct 2021: uniquely graded Superb 98, $195,500.

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