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Auction: 14USA - Spink Shreves September 2008 Collector's Series
Lot: 2633

#C3c, 1921 35c Red with ""Air Mail/to Halifax, N.S./1921"" inverted overprint, overprint also split, tied by Nov. 26, 1921 St. Johns duplex on cover to Halifax (Feb. 4, 1922 backstamp), stamp is exceptionally well centered, cover shows just a faint hint of water staining and bottom left corner fault, neither of which are important considering this cover´s unique status, very fine appearance; this is the only recorded example of the inverted overprint correctly used on cover, an outstanding showpiece for the advanced Newfoundland collector or for the connoisseur of air post rarities; signed H. Bloch and accompanied by 1979 Friedl and 1996 APS certifica Estimate US$ 9,000-10,500

Estimate
$9,000 to $10,500