Census of 15c Brown & Blue, Center Inverted (Scott 119b)
107 Census Records

119b-OG-01
Sound

Notes:

Provenance:

• c. 1869 Discovered by Paul Lichtenstein in NYC post office
• c. 1886 Sold by Paul Lichtenstein to collector friend
• c. 1886 Sold in Staten Island Philatelic Auction for $285; reported to have entered a European Collection
• c. 1892-1903 Possibly owned by Frederick W. Ayer
• c. 1903-04 Sold to George H. Worthington for $1,200, possibly from Ayer collection through Warren H. Colson
• 1917 Aug. 21 Worthington sale, J. C. Morgenthau, $4,100 to agent for Arthur Hind, Lot 476
• 1933 Nov. 20 Hind sale, Phillips-Kennett, $7,000 to Elliott Perry for Alfred R. Brigham, Lot 390
• 9/22/1948, c. 1948-60 Brigham dies, sold by estate sometime prior to 1960
• 1960 P.F. certificate issued to Ezra D. Cole, probably at the time of sale to Josiah K. Lilly Jr.
• 2/2/1967, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Part 1: United States Postmasters Provisionals, 19th Century Postage and Official Issues, Sale 312, Lot 216, Realized $35,000, 1967 Feb. 2 Lilly sale, $35,000 to Raymond H. Weill for Benjamin D. Phillips
• 10/1968, Phillips Collection, sold privately to Weills for $4.07 million
• 1968-82 Private sales between Weills and their clients (details unknown)
• 4/24/1982, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1982 Rarities of the World, Sale 596, Lot 241, Realized $180,000, 1982 Apr. 24 , $180,000 hammer to Renee Bowden (agent)
• 1987 Sold to Ryohei Ishikawa in private transaction brokered by Harvey R. Warm and Scott R. Trepel (purchased from Weills)
• 1993 Sep. 29 Ishikawa sale, Christie’s NY, $195,000 hammer to Melissa Purser, agent for Columbian Stamp Co. (Hagendorf), on behalf of private collector, Lot 740
• c. 1996 Sold to Steven C. Walske (Lafayette) by Hagendorf
• 2003 May 2 Walske (Lafayette) sale, Matthew Bennett Inc., $375,000 hammer to Hagendorf for inventory, Lot 1331
• c. 2004 Sold to Maryland collector by Hagendorf
• 2006 Sold by Maryland collector’s estate to Jay Parrino for “Beverly Hills” through Siegel Auction Galleries and Hagendorf
• 10/9/2013, "Beverly Hills" Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Beverly Hills Collection of United States Inverts, Sale 1052, Lot 1, Realized $800,000

Certificates:

• PF 398836 Genuine, previously hinged
• PF 515166 Genuine, previously hinged
• PSE 1270180 Genuine, previously hinged, Graded 70

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119b-UNC-02
Sound

Notes:

Provenance:

• 1923 Jun. 13 Ferrary sale, Gilbert Sale 7, $3,429, possibly to Philip H. Ward Jr., Lot 254
• c. 1930’s Sold to Wharton Sinkler (during second round of collecting)
• c. 1940’s Sold to Metta Heathcote (d. 1965)
• c. 1960 Sold to Capt. Barrett G. Hindes (d. 1964)
• 1968 Jan. 23 Hindes sale, H. R. Harmer, $17,500 to Weills, Lot 238
• c. 1969-73 Sold to Charles A. Schafer (by Weills?)
• 1974 Feb. 1 Schafer sale, D. F. Kelleher (with 120b- UNC-02 and 121b-UNC-06), $100,000 for set to “Newport”, Sale 518, Lot 2233
• 1974-2008 With “Newport” collector and his estate heir
• 2008 Feb. 9 “Newport” sale, Philip Weiss, $670,000 plus 13% to private collector

Certificates:

• PF 26532 Genuine
• PF 458208 Genuine, unused (no gum), faint soiling in left and right margins

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119b-UNC-03
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• 1958 PFC issued to Herbert Houghton “Hoky” Phillips Jr., a Texas relative of Benjamin D. Phillips and Weill client
• 1/1/1985, c. 1985 H. Houghton Phillips Collection, sold to Weills
• 4/23/1988, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1988 Rarities of the World, Sale 692, Lot 211, Realized $125,000, 1988 Apr. 23 sale
• 9/27/1995, 1995 Sep. 27 Christie’s NY sale, $90,000 ($101,500 with premium) to William H. Gross, Lot 4071
• 6/14/2024, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The William H. Gross Collection of Complete United States Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 40, Realized $519,200

Certificates:

• PF 10048 (1958) Issued to H. Houghton Phillips Jr., “Genuine, uncancelled”
• PF 288327 (1995) Genuine, unused (no gum), with a tiny tear at bottom left and a few tiny toned spots on the perforations at bottom
• PF 602304 (2024) Unused, no gum, center inverted, Genuine with a minute perf tear at bottom left and a few toned spots on the perforations at bottom

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119b-CAN-01
Unknown

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-C01
• Cork cancel
• Possibly Sound

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 2035 Genuine

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119b-CAN-02
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-C02
• Small Star cancel

Provenance:

• Green (Heiman 1/46) Collection

Certificates:

• PF 231425 Genuine, repaired tear at right

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119b-CAN-03
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-C03
• Quartered cork

Provenance:

• 10/28/2008, Hansen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Perry Hansen Collection of U.S. Stamps and Covers, Sale 963, Lot 703, Realized $6,500
• 5/6/1997, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1997 Rarities of the World, Sale 788, Lot 155

Certificates:

• PF 46103 Two grills, one faked, improved defects

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119b-CAN-04
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-C04
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 34413 Genuine with small tear and thin spot

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119b-CAN-05
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-C05
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

• 02/24/1975, Koerber, “short perf, small tear at left, normal crack in grill”

Certificates:

• PF 255070 Genuine with a small tear at top right and small corner creases

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119b-CAN-06
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-C06
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 06/10/1976, H.R. Harmer, “extensively repaired”

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-07
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW01
• Lightly cancelled

Provenance:

• 10/15-18/2001, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 839, Lot 686, “small filled-in thin spot”
• 2/27/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding U.S. Stamps, Sale 843, Lot 1147, Realized $6,000, “small filled-in thin spot”
• 2/23/1967, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1967 Rarities of the World, Sale 313, Lot 47, “small filled thin”

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-08
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW02
• Circle of “V”s cancel

Provenance:

• 11/5-6/2014, Curtis Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers, Sale 1084, Lot 3347, Realized $8,500, "tiny thin speck at top center, small sealed tear at top visible only in fluid, minor corner perf crease at top right"

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-09
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW03
• Quartered cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 76213 crease and stain at left

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119b-CAN-10
Sound

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW04
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 15850 Genuine
• PF 441900 genuine, with a couple tiny breaks in grill at right side of vignette

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119b-CAN-11
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW05
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 13837 Genuine, faults

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119b-CAN-12
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW06
• Lightly cancelled

Provenance:

• 6/19/2010, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2010 Rarities of the World, Sale 989, Lot 134, Realized $10,500, “tiny thin spot at bottom right, small horizontal crease at bottom left”

Certificates:

• PF 125146 small horizontal crease top left and thin bottom right
• PF 488607 Genuine, tiny corner thin bottom right, small horizontal crease top left

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119b-CAN-13
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW07
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 49219 defective spot in grill
• PF 507187 Genuine, with an internal repair in the area below the feet of the figure of Christopher Columbus, including a small part of the blue frame painted in

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119b-CAN-14
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW08
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 20625 defective

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119b-CAN-15
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW09
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 74195 repaired

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119b-CAN-16
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW10
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 18779 minute defect at top

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119b-CAN-17
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW11
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

• Col. Green (Heiman 1/46) Collection
• 09/21/1986, Siegel Auction Galleries, “small corner perf thin”

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-18
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW12
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 05/23/1950, Allen Collection, Harmer Rooke
• 3/22/1973, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1973 Rarities of the World, Sale 428, Lot 76, “small closed tear”
• 6/26/2014, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2014 Rarities of the World, Sale 1075, Lot 1109, Realized $7,500
• 3/15/2016, Don David Price Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues, Sale 1118, Lot 125, Realized $6,500

Certificates:

• PF 519226 Genuine, diagonal sealed tear at top, small tear at lower right, small thin spot at top left

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119b-CAN-19
Unknown

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW13
• Segmented cork (or grid) cancel

Provenance:

• Burrus Collection

Certificates:

• PF 9931 Genuine

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119b-CAN-20
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW14
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 3/28/1968, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1968 Rarities of the World, Sale 330, Lot 87, sale “small faults”

Certificates:

• PF 241290 Genuine, reperforated at left and with repaired and rejoined corner at bottom right

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119b-CAN-21
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW15
• Quartered cork, red New York cds

Provenance:

• Ferrari Collection
• 9/12/1979, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States 19th and 20th Century, Sale 550, Lot 178, “partly reperfed at top, light crease, short perf upper left”
• 7/26-27/2016, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States and Possessions, Sale 1133, Lot 238, Realized $5,500

Certificates:

• RPS 1948 Genuine with crease.

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119b-CAN-22
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CW16
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 414901 Genuine with a repaired tear at bottom, and a small thin at center

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119b-CAN-23
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CE01
• Small Star cancel

Provenance:

• 10/10/2013, Dr. Heimburger Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Dr. Irvin Heimburger Collection of 1869 Pictorial Issues, Sale 1054, Lot 462, Realized $10,500

Certificates:

• PF 24841 reperfed at right and small defects
• PF 58455 Genuine, small defects

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119b-CAN-24
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CE02
• Town cds

Provenance:

• 6/13/2009, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2009 Rarities of the World, Sale 973, Lot 104, “repaired at top left, corner perfs added at bottom left, creases, reperfed at right”

Certificates:

• PF 6560 repaired
• PF 476041 Genuine, repaired at top left, corner perfs added at bottom left, creases and reperfed at right

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119b-CAN-25
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CE03
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 5/13/2006, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2006 Rarities of the World, Sale 913, Lot 685, “small thin spot in grill, light corner creases at top right not mentioned on accompanying certificate”

Certificates:

• PF 29684 thinned in grill

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119b-CAN-26
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CE04
• Target cancel

Provenance:

• 10/12-14/2011, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1014, Lot 1308, Realized $9,500, “two tiny thin spots on left side of grill, tiny corner perf crease at bottom left”
• 07/28/1961, Herst, “thinning in grill”

Certificates:

• PF 17841
• PF 458207 Genuine, two tiny thin spots on the left side of the grill, tiny corner perf crease at bottom left

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119b-CAN-27
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CE05
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 06/29/1955, Waterhouse Collection, H.R. Harmer, possibly reperforated and some blunted perfs, two faint traces of creases not visible on surface

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-28
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-CE06
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 9/21/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 881, Lot 429, Realized $4,000, “defective including repairs”

Certificates:

• PSE 01343702 (2018) Genuine used, with faults and repairs

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119b-CAN-29
Sound

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NC01
• Target cancel

Provenance:

• DeVerymont Collection
• Seymour Collection
• 9/28-29/1993, Ishikawa Collection, Christie's, Lot 743, Realized $15,000
• 9/23/2008, Dauer Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Dr. Edward and Joanne Dauer Collection of Superb Used U.S., Sale 961, Lot 72, Realized $120,000
• 6/26/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2012 Rarities of the World, Sale 1025, Lot 148, Realized $80,000
• 6/30-7/1/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2020 Rarities of the World, Sale 1224, Lot 123, Unsold

Certificates:

• PF 27458 (1993) Genuine
• PSE (2012), Graded 70

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119b-CAN-30
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NC02
• Small Star cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 17101 perfs trimmed off sides, clipped top, reperfed bottom and left

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119b-CAN-31
Sound

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NC03
• Large Star cancel

Provenance:

• Moody Collection
• 4/27-28/1966, Ambassador Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Ambassador Collection, Sale 300, Lot 158
• Wunderlich Collection
• 3/1/2011, Eubanks Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gordon Eubanks Collection of the U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue, Sale 1004, Lot 185
• Natalee Grace Collection

Certificates:

• PF 35888 Genuine
• PF 166002 Genuine
• PF 368526 Genuine
• PF 493604 Genuine

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119b-CAN-32
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NC04
• Lightly cancelled

Provenance:

• 12/7/2004, Lake Shore Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Lake Shore Collection, Sale 888, Lot 112, “defective and reperforated at right”
• 6/25/2013, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2013 Rarities of the World, Sale 1048, Lot 287, Realized $5,250

Certificates:

• PF 43380 defective, reperfed at right

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119b-CAN-33
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NC05
• Lightly cancelled

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 59055 light thinning, small repair

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119b-CAN-34
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NC07
• Small Star cancel

Provenance:

• 04/19/1967, H.R. Harmer, “faults around the edges, tiny indentations and clipped perfs”

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-35
Unknown

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NC08
• Target cancel

Provenance:

• Tapling Collection, (British Library)

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-36
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NC09
• Rosette cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 162943 Genuine, small faults

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119b-CAN-37
Fault

Notes:

• Cork cancel
• Thin spots

Provenance:

• Benjamin K. Miller Collection, New York Public Library

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-38
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NW01
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

• Caspary “wrinkle in grill Collection, bottom right corner rounded”

Certificates:

• PF 161907 Genuine with ironed out creasing and repaired closing a tear
• PF 283389 Genuine with a tiny tear at bottom right and a light crease

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119b-CAN-39
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 19b-CAN-NW02
• Cork cancel
• Perf added and bottom right corner repaired

Provenance:

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-40
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NW03
• Large Star cancel

Provenance:

• 10/8-10/1998, Zoellner Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert Zoellner Collection of United States, Sale 804, Lot 298
• 4/10/2001, Twigg-Smith Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Thurston Twigg-Smith Collection of Superb Used U.S. Stamps, Sale 835, Lot 237

Certificates:

• PF 191679 Genuine, corner perf crease
• PF 457944 Genuine, tiny corner perf crease top right

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119b-CAN-41
Unknown

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NW04
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 35159 Genuine

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119b-CAN-42
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NW05
• Small Star cancel

Provenance:

• 6/27/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2017 Rarities of the World, Sale 1159, Lot 140, Realized $7,500

Certificates:

• PF 40533 light creasing
• PF 492833 Genuine, light horizontal creases

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119b-CAN-43
Sound

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NW06
• Circle of wedges

Provenance:

• 10/9/2002, Drucker Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Drucker Family Collection, Part 1: U.S. Stamps, Sale 851, Lot 122
• 06/06/1956, Fox

Certificates:

• PF 183463 Genuine
• PF 391424 Genuine
• PF 416029 Genuine

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119b-CAN-44
Unknown

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NW07
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 02/18/1970, H.R. Harmer

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-45
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NW08
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

• 03/22/1955, Laurence & Stryker, “slightly defective”

Certificates:

• PF 410009 genuine with a thin spot at top left, and a sealed tear at right

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119b-CAN-46
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NW09
• Small circle of wedges cancel (identical to one of the Double Vignette, One Inverted varieties)

Provenance:

• 07/13/1961, Fox, “repaired tear”

Certificates:

• PF 293612 Genuine, repaired at left and a horizontal crease ending in a tear at right

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119b-CAN-47
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119-CAN-NW10

Provenance:

• 12/7/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Lake Shore Collection, Sale 888, Lot 113, Lake Shore Coll “partially removed pen cancel, few faults including creases and thin at top right”
• 11/9-10/2021, Arthur S. Przybyl Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Arthur S. Przybyl Collection of United States, Confederate States and Hawaii, Sale 1244, Lot 205, Realized $7,500

Certificates:

• PSE (1990)

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119b-CAN-48
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE01
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 14751 defects
• PF 259647 Genuine with a small repair at top left and small corner creases at bottom

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119b-CAN-49
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE02
• Possible Large Star cancel

Provenance:

• 05/02/2003, Lafayette Collection, Matthew Bennet Auctions

Certificates:

• PF 391 no opinion, too poor
• PF 402572 Genuine with a small diagonal crease at bottom left, a small closed tear at bottom right, and a filled in thin spot in the grill

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119b-CAN-50
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE03
• Target cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 14863 repaired

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119b-CAN-51
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE04
• Small Star cancel (smudged)

Provenance:

• 05/02/2003, Lafayette Collection, Matthew Bennet Auctions

Certificates:

• PF 106318 crease top left

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119b-CAN-52
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE05
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 2/24/1965, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1965 Rarities of the World, Sale 283, Lot 81

Certificates:

• PF 2951 Genuine, tear
• PF 231814 Genuine, repaired tears

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119b-CAN-53
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE06
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 29683 Genuine, faults

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119b-CAN-54
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE07
• Circle of “V”s cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 2085
• PF 234236 Genuine with a small thin spot in the grill area creating two pinholes

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119b-CAN-55
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE08
• Small Star cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 111990 reperfed at left
• PF 536452 Genuine

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119b-CAN-56
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE09
• Small Star cancel

Provenance:

• 4/28-30/2015, Hall Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1096, Lot 236, Realized $6,000, "minor faults including small repaired perforation at upper left"

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-57
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE10
• Lightly cancelled

Provenance:

• 04/27/1971, Stanley Gibbons, “internal tear at bottom left, some ironed out creasing and other faults”

Certificates:

• BPA 1971 creased

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119b-CAN-58
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE11
• Target cancel

Provenance:

• Curie (H. Rooke 05/03/1939) “tiny break near value” Collection
• 5/8-9/2008, Hoffman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 956, Lot 121, “small tear at left center, small closed tear at top right, two light diagonal creases, pulled perf at right not mentioned on cert.”
• 3/1-2/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1019, Lot 462, Realized $6,250
• 6/27/2024, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 2024 Rarities of the World, Sale 1326, Lot 4090, Realized $5,015

Certificates:

• PF 415211 Genuine, small tear at left center, small closed tear top right, two diagonal creases

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119b-CAN-59
Sound

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE12
• Lightly cancelled (target?)

Provenance:

• 11/26/1956, H.R. Harmer
• 7/10/2019, New Amsterdam Collection, Cherrystone, Lot 96, Realized $17,000
• 2/27/2024, Dragonfly Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps, featuring The Dragonfly Collection, Sale 1310, Lot 245, Realized $15,930

Certificates:

• PF 558547 (2019) Genuine

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119b-CAN-60
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE13
• Star fancy cancel

Provenance:

• 12/14/2000, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 833, Lot 629, Realized $6,500, “minor faults and small repair”
• 02/26/1971, Kelleher, “lower right corner repaired”

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-61
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE14

Provenance:

• 12/14/2000, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 833, Lot 630, Realized $6,000, “sealed tear and small repair at top”

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-62
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE15
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 150541 Genuine repaired and reperforated at right and bottom

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119b-CAN-63
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-NE16
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 160494 Genuine reperforated at top with a small corner crease at bottom right and a small stain spot at left in the margin

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119b-CAN-64
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SC01
• Quartered cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 46000 tiny margin defect at left

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119b-CAN-65
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SC02
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 20401 two tears at right

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119b-CAN-66
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SC03
• Lightly cancelled

Provenance:

• Picher Collection
• 11/14/1973, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Katharine Matthies Collection of U.S. & British Commonwealth, Sale 439, “trivial crease”
• 12/10-14/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers, Sale 1037, Lot 1685
• 7/16-17/2013, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1050, Lot 247, Realized $7,500

Certificates:

• PF 510168 Genuine, with a horizontal crease across the bottom of the vignette, and reperforated at right

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119b-CAN-67
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SC04
• (Poor clipped photo)
• Quartered cork cancel

Provenance:

• 05/08/1939, Hale Collection, Sanabria, "bottom left corner repaired”

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-68
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SC05
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 272526 Genuine, reperforated at top with the top right corner added

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119b-CAN-69
Sound

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SW01
• Lightly cancelled

Provenance:

• 12/14/2000, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 833, Lot 628, Realized $11,000
• 4/29-30/2021, Gary Petersen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps, Sale 1234, Lot 151, Realized $14,000

Certificates:

• PF 232729 (1990) Genuine
• PF 380322 (2002) Genuine

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119b-CAN-70
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SW03
• Light cork cancel

Provenance:

• Consul Klep Collection
• 3/15/2016, Don David Price Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues, Sale 1118, Lot 124, Realized $10,500
• 5/17/2022, David Gorham Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps, Sale 1255, Lot 734

Certificates:

• PF 104800 Genuine
• PF 321739 Genuine with a small thin spot and a small corner crease at bottom left

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119b-CAN-71
Sound

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SW04
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 55696 Genuine
• PF 292735 Genuine

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119b-CAN-72
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SW05
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 5/12/2006, Coulter Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Elliott Coulter Collection of The U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue, Sale 911, Lot 49, Realized $26,000, “couple tiny corner margin or perf creases”
• 6/25/2013, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2013 Rarities of the World, Sale 1048, Lot 285, Realized $16,500

Certificates:

• PF 101799 small crease

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119b-CAN-73
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SW06
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 1/9/1975, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States and General Foreign, Sale 463

Certificates:

• PF 46535 tiny thin spot

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119b-CAN-74
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SW07
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 6/12/1980, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States 19th Century Stamps, Sale 564, “minor filled thin in grill, tiny crease and short perf”

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-75
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SW08
• Once affixed to a cover to Sweden
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 39854 crease in grill, tiny tear in right margin

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119b-CAN-76
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SW09
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 12168 repaired lower left corner

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119b-CAN-77
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SW10
• Light segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

• 5/25/1986, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Isleham Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 662, Lot 1122, Isleham “couple tiny margin flaws, slightly rounded corner top right”

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-78
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SW11
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 06/30/1964, Fox, “tiny thin in grill”
• 5/19/2001, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2001 Rarities of the World, Sale 837, Lot 150, Realized $6,000, “small tears at top right and bottom left and small filled thins at center”

Certificates:

• PF 357094 Genuine with two small tears, one at top right, and one at bottom left, and small filled in thins at center

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119b-CAN-79
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SW12

Provenance:

• 10/12-14/2011, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1014, Lot 1307, Realized $12,000, “few flaws including creases and tiny thins”
• 6/7/2008, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2008 Rarities of the World, Sale 958, Lot 590, Realized $15,500, “few flaws described on accompanying certificate as “minor faults””
• 11/9/2016, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. Treasures of Philately from The Irwin Weinberg Inventory, Sale 1139, Lot 52, Unsold
• 3/1/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1150, Lot 730, Realized $6,500

Certificates:

• PSE , Graded 30 encapsulated

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119b-CAN-80
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE01
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 7696 thin and repaired

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119b-CAN-81
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE02
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• West Collection
• 02/14/1966, Siegel Auction Galleries, “sealed minute margin break”
• 6/12/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2004 Rarities of the World, Sale 878, Lot 371, Realized $6,500, “tiny minute sealed margin break”

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-82
Sound

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE03
• Circle of “V”s cancel

Provenance:

• Choban Collection
• 6/26/2019, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2019 Rarities of the World, Sale 1205, Lot 2043

Certificates:

• PF 32548 Genuine
• PF 288162 Genuine
• PSE (2019), Graded 70

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119b-CAN-83
Unknown

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE04
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 35357 Genuine

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119b-CAN-84
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE05
• Lightly cancelled

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 45216 “slight creasing, small tear at top

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119b-CAN-85
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE06
• Circle of “V”s cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 115789 tiny perf crease bottom right
• PF 390480 genuine with a tiny tear at top center, and a tiny corner crease at bottom right

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119b-CAN-86
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE07
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 10/8/1974, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 459, “couple filled thins and tiny tear in top margin”

Certificates:

• PF 16188 closed tear

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119b-CAN-87
Unknown

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE08
• Lightly cancelled

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 13101

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119b-CAN-88
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE09
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 2/24/1965, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1965 Rarities of the World, Sale 283, Lot 82, “repaired tear at upper right”

Certificates:

• PF 15397 upper right corner repaired

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119b-CAN-89
Sound

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE10
• Circle of wedges and blue French transit cds

Provenance:

• Green (Costales 10/1946) Collection
• 10/23-24/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Nick Kirke Collection of Gem-Quality Used U.S. Stamps, Sale 1032, Lot 3199, Kirke

Certificates:

• PF 38213
• PF 442297 Genuine, with additional manuscript mark in the margin at left
• PSE (2009), Graded 50

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119b-CAN-90
Sound

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE11
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 12/13/1999, “European” Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, A European's Large Gold Collection of The 1869 Pictorial Issue, Sale 819, Lot 2097, Realized $14,000
• 12/2/05, Matthew Bennet Auctions, Realized $20,000

Certificates:

• PF 49397 (1975) Genuine
• PF 240768 (1991) Genuine
• PF 349773 (2000) Genuine
• PF 519109 (2014) Genuine

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119b-CAN-91
Unknown

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE12
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• Green (Heiman 01/1946) Collection

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-92
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE13
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 10/03/1984, Christie’s, “few faint creases, couple minute perf tears, small thin”

Certificates:

• PF 141416 Genuine, faint creases and three tiny tears

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119b-CAN-93
Fault

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE14
• Circle of “V”s cancel

Provenance:

• 10/15-18/2001, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 839, Lot 3105, “two small tears (one sealed)”
• 1/30/1992, Siegel Auction Galleries, Autographs, U.S. Stamps and Postal History, Sale 741, 01/31/1992 “small repair at left, some tiny thinning”

Certificates:

• PF 255555 Genuine with a small tear at bottom left and a small closed tear at right center

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119b-CAN-94
Unknown

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE15
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 147655 Genuine

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119b-CAN-95
Sound

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE16
• Rosette cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 289620 Genuine

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119b-CAN-96
Sound

Notes:

• formerly 119b-CAN-SE17
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 381761 Genuine

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119b-CAN-97
Fault

Notes:

• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 6/25/2013, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2013 Rarities of the World, Sale 1048, Lot 285, Realized $16,500

Certificates:

• PF 512527 Genuine, small corner repair at top right, small corner creases at bottom left and bottom right

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119b-CAN-98
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 511777 Genuine, with a diagonal crease at top left, a small corner crease at bottom left, and an internal paper break below the inverted figures

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119b-CAN-99
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• 7/25/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1187, Lot 211, Realized $6,000

Certificates:

• PF 520512 (2014) Genuine, reperforated at bottom

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119b-CAN-100
Fault

119b-CAN-100
Fault
Perfs as they appear on 1991 Holcombe certificate

Notes:

Provenance:

• 7/26-27/2016, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States and Possessions, Sale 1133, Lot 237, Realized $5,500

Certificates:

• Holcombe No. 5668/91 (1991) the stamp has various defects ie. a thinning and a hole where the grill is breaking through the stamp and perforations clipped at right but it is not repaired in any way.

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119b-CAN-101
Fault

Notes:

• Found in Germany. Reportedly sold in a Goltz auction, then offered in a Gartner auction

Provenance:

Certificates:

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119b-CAN-102
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PSE 0133620 (2017) Genuine, reperforated at top and right

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119b-CAN-103

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/31/2023, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1297, Lot 239, Realized $13,570

Certificates:

• PSE 1328031 (2017) Genuine used, with a light crease.

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119b-CAN-104
Sound

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/27/2024, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2024 Rarities of the World, Sale 1326, Lot 4089, Realized $9,440

Certificates: