Census of 24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted (Scott 120b)
91 Census Records

120b-UNC-01
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• c. 1950’s (?) Acquired by Herbert Houghton “Hoky” Phillips Jr., a Texas relative of Benjamin D. Phillips and Weill client
• c. 1985 H. Houghton Phillips Collection, sold to Weills
• 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, $205,000 hammer to Columbian Stamp Co. (Hagendorf), on behalf of private collector, Lot 741
• c. 1996 Sold to Steven C. Walske (Lafayette) by Hagendorf
• 2003 May 2 Walske (Lafayette) sale, Matthew Bennett Inc., $260,000 hammer to private collector (now deceased), Lot 1332
• 4/11-12/2018, The David Wingate Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David Wingate Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1180, Lot 179, Realized $525,000

Certificates:

• PF 242 (1946) Genuine
• PF 29685 (1969) Genuine, small thin spot in grill
• PF 398835 (2003) Genuine, no gum, tiny thin spot in the grill area

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120b-UNC-02
Sound

Notes:

Provenance:

• 1933 Nov. 20 Hind sale, Phillips-Kennett, $1,400, to Philip H. Ward, Lot 390
• c. 1933-39 Sold to Wharton Sinkler (during second round of collecting)
• 1949 Possibly the copy reported as belonging to Henry C. Gibson in Williams’s <i>Stamps of Fame</i> (1949)
• c. 1950’s Sold to Metta Heathcote (d. 1965) by Ward
• c. 1960 Sold to Capt. Barrett G. Hindes (d. 1964)
• 1968 Jan. 23 Hindes sale, H. R. Harmer, $10,000 to Weills, Lot 239
• 1974 Feb. 1 Schafer sale, D. F. Kelleher (with 119b-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, $1,125,000 plus 13% to private collector—world record for a single U.S. stamp

Certificates:

• PF 26533 Genuine, no gum
• PF 458209 Genuine, no gum

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120b-UNC-03
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• 1917 Aug. 21 Worthington sale (described as “perfs run in slightly at top”), J. C. Morgenthau, Lot 478, Realized $2,850
• 2/18/1946, Colonel Green Collection, Costales, Part 25, Lot 266
• 1949 Possibly the copy reported as belonging to Henry C. Gibson in Williams’ <i>Stamps of Fame</i>(1949)
• c. 1990’s Sold to Frank E. Joseph, Jr., a Cleveland attorney and collector
• 1998 May 9 1998 Rarities of the World, $110,000 to Gary Posner as agent for private collector, Sale 800, Lot 313
• c. 2004 Sold to William H. Gross by private collector through Charles Shreve and Tracy Shreve
• 6/14/2024, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The William H. Gross Collection of Complete United States Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 41, Realized $365,800

Certificates:

• PF 37170 (1971) Genuine, two tiny margin creases between perfs
• PF 41107 Genuine, tiny corner margin crease
• PF 326984 (1998) Genuine, no gum, tiny corner crease at bottom right
• PF 602305 (2024) Unused, no gum, vignette inverted, Genuine with tiny perf tip creases at top left and bottom right

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120b-UNC-04
Unknown

Notes:

Provenance:

• Tapling Collection, British Library

Certificates:

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120b-COV-01
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE18
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• Senator Ackerman Collection
• 4/14/1984, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1984 Rarities of the World, Sale 632, Lot 287, Realized $75,000
• 2/23/1978, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States and United States Possessions, Sale 524, Lot 168, Realized $52,500
• 5/2/2003, Lafayette Collection, Matthew Bennet Auctions
• 10/5/2011, Sagar Collection, Cherrystone

Certificates:

• PF 11718 (1960) Genuine stamp removed and rehinged on cover
• PF 188340 (1988) Genuine, the 24¢ is hinged in place on this cover where it originated
• PF 398944 (2003) it is a genuine usage, the inverted stamp removed and replaced on this cover of origin, the cover with a large sealed tear at top center
• PF 416030 (2004) genuine usage, the inverted stamp removed and replaced on this cover of origin, the cover with a large sealed tear at top center
• PF 499505 (2011) Genuine usage, stamps lifted and placed back; the cover with a large sealed tear at top center

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120b-CAN-PR-01
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE19
• Horizontal pair
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 2/20/1961, Fox
• 3/24/1970, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1970 Rarities of the World, Sale 371, Lot 83, Realized $7,750
• 2/1/1974, Kelleher
• 9/27/1994, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps and Covers, Sale 761, Lot 1173, Realized $60,000
• 10/8-10/1998, Zoellner Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert Zoellner Collection of United States, Sale 804, Lot 299, Realized $55,000
• 5/18/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2002 Rarities of the World, Sale 846, Lot 2175, Unsold
• 5/31/2016, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2016 Rarities of the World, Sale 1129, Lot 372, Realized $90,000

Certificates:

• PF 13742 Genuine
• PF 33103 (1970) Genuine
• PSE 01110600 (2007) Genuine
• PF 537293 (2016) Genuine

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120b-CAN-BL-01
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SC08
• Block of four
• Segmented cork cancel
• CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES
• Lester G. Brookman, United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, Vol. II, p. 182
• Michael Laurence, “The 24¢ 1869 Invert Block,” Chronicle 85, Feb. 1975
• Donna O’Keefe, Linn’s Philatelic Gems II, pp. 151-152
• L. N. Williams, Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps, Vol. I, p. 318
• Scott R. Trepel, “The Ishikawa 1869s,” Chronicle 162, May 1994
• Stamp Exhibition, Eden Musée, New York City, March 1889 (Thorne)
• London Philatelic Exhibition 1897, held at the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Great Britain (Thorne)
• ANPHILEX 1971 “Aristocrats of Philately” (Weill)
• INTERPHIL 1976 “Aristocrats of Philately” (Weill)
• ANPHILEX 1996 “Aristocrats of Philately” (Siegel Auction Galleries)
• Collectors Club of New York “Aristocrats of United States Philately” exhibit, December 2000 (Gross)
• World Stamp Show 2016 Court of Honor (Gross)

Provenance:

• Discovered in Liverpool merchant’s correspondence files, circa 1888, by the so-called “Upside Down Man” (sold to a vest-pocket dealer)
• Thomas Ridpath (bought from dealer for £5, circa 1888; sold or consigned to Henry Collin, Scott Stamp and Coin Co., mid-1888)
• Esmond Bradley Martin, Sr. (bought from and sold privately to Souren)
• Leslie White (bought privately from Souren; Collection, sold privately to the Weills, circa 1949)
• 1888, William Thorne (bought from Scott Stamp and Coin Co., for $200; collection sold privately to New England Stamp Co.)
• 11/23-25/1938, William H. Crocker (bought privately from New England Stamp Co.), Harmer, Rooke & Co.to Y. Souren, Lot 285
• 1968, Benjamin D. Phillips (bought privately from Weills, October 1949, for $24,000; collection sold privately to Weills)
• 9/28-29/1993, Ryohei Ishikawa (bought privately from Weills, circa 1977), Christie’s Robson Lowe sale to Siegel Auction Galleries, Lot 746
• 5/2/2003, Steven Walske (bought privately from Siegel), Bennett sale (later sold privately to Hagendorf/Columbian; resold privately to William H. Gross), Lot 1341
• 10/3/2018, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection, Sale 1188, Lot 89, Realized $625,000

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-01
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-C01
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

• 11/6/1950, William H. Moody Collection, H.R. Harmer
• 4/27-28/1966, Ambassador Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Ambassador Collection, Sale 300, Lot 161, )
• 3/23/1971, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1971 Rarities of the World, Sale 391, Lot 70
• 4/15/1975, Louis Grunin Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Louis Grunin Collection of 1861-69 Issues, Sale 469
• 3/1/2011, Eubanks Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gordon Eubanks Collection of the U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue, Sale 1004, Lot 186, Realized $97,750
• 12/17-19/2014, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History, Sale 1090, Lot 1280, Realized $80,500
• 3/2/2022, John Field Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The John B. Field Collection of Superb United States Stamps, Sale 1251, Lot 1070, Realized $76,700

Certificates:

• PF 344209 Genuine
• PF 493605 Genuine

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120b-CAN-02
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-C02
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel
• Short perfs, nick, described as having margins added all around

Provenance:

• 1/6/1975, Siegel Auction Galleries

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-03
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-C03
• Segmented cork cancel
• Reperfed all sides

Provenance:

• 11/9/1954, Harmer Rooke
• 2/4/1975, H.R. Harmer

Certificates:

• RPS

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120b-CAN-04
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-C04
• Circle of wedges cancel
• Reperfed on 3 sides
• No PFC

Provenance:

• 1/19/1971, H.R. Harmer

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-05
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-C05
• Cork cancel
• Reperfed on at least one side
• No PFC

Provenance:

• 3/24/1970, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1970 Rarities of the World, Sale 371, Lot 82

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-06
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-CW01
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 5/28/1964, H.R. Harmer
• 3/31/1976, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1976 Rarities of the World, Sale 489, Lot 105
• 4/4/1979, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1979 Rarities of the World, Sale 544, Lot 97
• 11/5-6/2014, Curtis Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers, Sale 1084, Lot 3348, Realized $9,500, "two tiny tears and faint horizontal crease in top margin (all are very minor)"

Certificates:

• PF 31050 Genuine, two tiny tears and crease in top margin

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120b-CAN-07
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-CW02
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 5/19/2001, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2001 Rarities of the World, Sale 837, Lot 151, “small corner crease at top right not mentioned on cert.”
• 2/23/1999, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Argentum Collection of United States, Sale 807, Lot 150, Realized $12,000, Argentum, “faint crease and two tiny breaks in grill points not mentioned on cert.”

Certificates:

• PF 29686 Genuine

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120b-CAN-08
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-CW03
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel and part of red “PD” in oval

Provenance:

• Andrew Levitt ad (Stamps, 1/1972)
• 1/30/1976, Kelleher

Certificates:

• PF 33104 Genuine
• PF 373568 Genuine
• PSE (2012), Graded 70

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120b-CAN-09
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-CW04
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 11/13/1944, Col. Edward H.R. Green Collection, H.R. Harmer
• 6/4/1970, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1970 Rarities of the World, Sale 371, Lot 81, Realized $3,740
• 4/6/1972, Siegel Auction Galleries, Nineteenth Century United States Stamps, Sale 410
• 5/30/1975, Engel Collection, Corinphila
• 4/10/2001, Thurston Twigg-Smith Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Thurston Twigg-Smith Collection of Superb Used U.S. Stamps, Sale 835, Lot 238, Realized $16,500
• 5/31/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2003 Rarities of the World, Sale 863, Lot 402, Realized , 14,375
• 10/28/2008, Perry B. Hansen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Perry B. Hansen Collection of U.S. Stamps and Covers, Sale 963, Lot 704, Realized $103,500
• 6/26/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2012 Rarities of the World, Sale 1025, Lot 149, Realized $48,875

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-10
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-CW05
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel
• No PFC

Provenance:

• 6/26/1958, Fox , “corner creases”

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-11
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-CW06
• Circle of wedges cancel
• Short perfs at right, perfs touch frame at left

Provenance:

• 12/11/1962, Duckworth Collection, H.R. Harmer
• 10/6-7/1964, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. incl. Postmaster Provisionals, Unused 19th & 20th Century, Envelopes & Revenues, Sale 276
• 4/6/1972, Siegel Auction Galleries, Nineteenth Century United States Stamps, Sale 410

Certificates:

• PF 508912 Genuine, with a few slightly blunted perfs at upper right

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120b-CAN-12
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-CW07
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 11/14/1973, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Katharine Matthies Collection of U.S. & British Commonwealth, Sale 439, Matthies “corner crease, small tear”
• 6/26/2014, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2014 Rarities of the World, Sale 1075, Lot 1110, Realized $17,500, "small corner crease at top right"

Certificates:

• PF 519227 Genuine, corner crease at top right

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120b-CAN-13
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 316568 Genuine, large repaired scissors cut at bottom right

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120b-CAN-14
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 297911 Genuine, small closed tear at bottom center

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120b-CAN-15
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 272527 Genuine, vertical crease and two tears at right

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120b-CAN-16
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-CE01
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

• 4/1/1981, Wilshire Stamp Co.
• 12/14/2000, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 833, Lot 631, Realized $14,500

Certificates:

• PF 35158 (1971) Genuine
• PF 169783 (1987) Genuine
• PF 415383 (2004) Genuine
• PF 519110 (2014) Genuine, Graded 75

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120b-CAN-17
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-CE02
• Cork cancel
• No PFC

Provenance:

• 2/28/1971, Kelleher, “horizontal crease, short perfs at left”

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-18
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-CE03
• Cork cancel
• No PFC

Provenance:

• 8/14/1968, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States and Worldwide Stamps, Sale 338, “reperfed at top, thin spot in grill”
• 5/13/2006, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2006 Rarities of the World, Sale 913, Lot 688, “thin spots, reperfed at top”
• 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 206, Realized $8,500

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-19
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NC01
• Heavy cork cancel

Provenance:

• 3/1949, Mozian
• 5/12/1978, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1869 Pictorial Issue, Sale 529, Wunsch “large filled thin, pinholes”
• 3/15/2016, Don David Price Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues, Sale 1118, Lot 127, Realized $6,250

Certificates:

• PF 344751 Genuine, small closed tear at top and small thins

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120b-CAN-20
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NC02
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 4/28-30/2015, Hall Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1096, Lot 237, Realized $5,250, "extensively repaired with large part of paper and design added at bottom"

Certificates:

• PF 12169 Genuine, extensively repaired at top

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120b-CAN-21
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NC03
• Segmented cork cancel
• No PFC

Provenance:

• 10/17/1961, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Saul Newbury Collection, Part II: United States 19th Century Issues, Sale 244, Newbury “pinpoint thin spot”

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-22
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/10/2013, Heimburger Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Dr. Irvin Heimburger Collection of 1869 Pictorial Issues, Sale 1054, Lot 465, Realized $4,750

Certificates:

• PF 278787 Genuine, small corner creases at top right

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120b-CAN-23
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NW01
• Quartered cork cancel

Provenance:

• 5/31/1961, Fifield Collection
• 3/25-28/2008, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 953, Lot 497, “centered to top left, small thin spot”

Certificates:

• PF 2952 Genuine

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120b-CAN-24
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NW02
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 10/1946, Col. Green Collection, Costales

Certificates:

• PF 317353 Genuine small internal crease at bottom left

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120b-CAN-25
Unknown

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NW03
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 10/28/1958, Fox
• 3/1984, Fox

Certificates:

• PF 9656 “Genuine in all respects” Corner crease

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120b-CAN-26
Unknown

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NW04
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 15398 Genuine

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120b-CAN-27
Unknown

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NW05
• Cork cancel
• Comer perf crease, left perfs touch

Provenance:

• 11/5/1953, Daniels
• 5/23/1963, Stolow
• 9/16/1976, Wolffers

Certificates:

• PF 16731 Genuine

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120b-CAN-28
Unknown

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NW06
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 4/5/1980, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1980 Rarities of the World, Sale 560, Lot 137, “perfs tiny bit in at left”

Certificates:

• PF 880 Genuine
• PF 137039 Genuine

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120b-CAN-29
Unknown

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NW07
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 3/22/1955, Anderson Collection, Laurence & Stryker
• 6/30/1964, Fox
• 12/1/1975, Stolow

Certificates:

• PF 58870 Genuine

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120b-CAN-30
Unknown

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NW08
• Cork cancel
• Nibbed perf at bottom

Provenance:

• 10/16/1956, Fox
• 10/6/1987, CRL

Certificates:

• PF 3507 Genuine

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120b-CAN-31
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NW09
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 47177 Genuine, tiny defect at top

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120b-CAN-32
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NW10
• Light cork cancel

Provenance:

• 4/7/1957, Gerber, “minor margin faults”
• 7/10/2019, New Amsterdam Collection, Cherrystone, Lot 97, Realized $9,000

Certificates:

• PF 558548 (2019) Genuine, with a small sealed tear at bottom and two small diagonal creases at bottom left

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120b-CAN-33
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NW11
• Light cork cancel

Provenance:

• 2/24/1966, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1966 Rarities of the Word, Sale 296, Lot 70, sale “small creases”

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-34
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NW12
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 10/23/1946, Picher Collection, Ward, “perfs touch at left, closed tear at right, small repair”
• 6/19/1964, Simmy
• 5/8-9/2008, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 956, Lot 122, Hoffman “two small tears, small filled-in thin spot at right”

Certificates:

• PF 318752 Genuine, two small tears, small filled in thin spot at right

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120b-CAN-35
Unknown

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NE01
• Cork cancel and part of red transit at bottom

Provenance:

• 11/20/1978, Sotheby’s, “perfs touch at right, corner perf crease”

Certificates:

• PF 20034 Genuine

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120b-CAN-36
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NE02
• Blue cancel

Provenance:

• “light diagonal creases at B.R., small repaired tear at right”
• 9/24/1957, Fox
• 5/12/1971, Herst
• 10/15/1973, Mohrmann
• 12/13/1999, Siegel Auction Galleries, A European's Large Gold Collection of The 1869 Pictorial Issue, Sale 819, Lot 2098, “European”

Certificates:

• PF 23993 Genuine defective and reperfed at left
• PF 281052 Genuine, small repair at right, light diagonal creases at bottom right

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120b-CAN-37
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NE03
• Odd Cork cancel and part cds

Provenance:

• 2/24/1965, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1965 Rarities of the World, Sale 283, Lot 86, “small closed tear”

Certificates:

• PF 15851 Gen., small closed tear

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120b-CAN-38
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NE04
• Circular cork cancel

Provenance:

• Waterhouse Collection

Certificates:

• PF 5911 Genuine
• PF 441901 Genuine, Graded 70

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120b-CAN-39
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NE05
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

• 6/1963, Harmer Rooke , “short perfs, closed tear”

Certificates:

• PF 42475 Genuine, defects including closed tear

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120b-CAN-40
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NE06
• Red 5-bar grid cancel

Provenance:

• 2/27/1964, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1964 Rarities of the World, Sale 267, Lot 46
• 4/23/1983, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1983 Rarities of the World, Sale 618, “reperfed at left, corner crease and small thin”

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-41
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-NE07
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 6/13/1989, CRL, “corner crease, short sealed tear”

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-42
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 157926 Genuine, reperfed at right

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120b-CAN-43
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SC01
• Segmented cork cancel, part of red cds (transit?)

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 112529 Small thin spot, closed tear at left, reperfed at top

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120b-CAN-44
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SC02
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• Engel Collection
• Frank G. Back stock
• 5/23/1950, H.R. Harmer

Certificates:

• PF 12683 small tear at left not noted in PFC
• PF 50374 Genuine

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120b-CAN-45
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SC03
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

• 1/1946, Col. Green Collection, Heiman
• 2/18/1970, H.R. Harmer
• 4/14/1984, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1984 Rarities of the World, Sale 632, Lot 286, “trivial corner perf crease”
• 9/27/1997, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Jonathan W. Rose Collection of The 1869 Pictorial Issue, Sale 794, Lot 635, Rose “tiny negligible corner perf crease at top right''
• 6/3/2005, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2005 Rarities of the World, Part 1, Sale 895, Lot 218, (same descr.)

Certificates:

• PF 133724 Genuine, corner perf crease top right
• PF 320760 Genuine tiny corner perf crease at top right

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120b-CAN-46
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SC04
• Smudged cork cancel

Provenance:

• 5/2/1987, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1987 Rarities of the World, Sale 679, Lot 228, “couple very trivial pressed perf. creases”
• 4/15/1989, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1989 Rarities of the World, Sale 708, Lot 220, (same as above)
• 9/29-10/2/2009, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 976, Lot 1468, “small sealed tear at left and expertly repaired”
• 6/25/2013, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2013 Rarities of the World, Sale 1048, Lot 288, Realized $5,500

Certificates:

• PF 23664 Gen. cancel and part of design erased

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120b-CAN-47
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SC05
• Four squares cork cancel

Provenance:

• 1/11/1955, Harmer Rooke, “faults”

Certificates:

• PF 448087 Genuine, lightened cancel affecting color, added perf., tiny tear at right center, reperforated at left

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120b-CAN-48
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SC06

Provenance:

• Circle of 8 wedges cancel
• 3/23/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1977 Rarities of the World, Sale 510, Lot 110, “short perf at top left”
• 5/12/2006, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Elliott Coulter Collection of The U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue, Sale 911, Lot 50, Coulter

Certificates:

• PF 6040 Genuine and sound

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120b-CAN-49
Fault

120b-CAN-49
Fault
Photo before reperfing

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SC07

Provenance:

• Light cork cancel
• 2/6/1964, Herst, “top perfs clipped, faint creases, small tear at bottom”
• 5/19/1990, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1990 Rarities of the World, Sale 724, Lot 167, “few small faults (creases, small tear, couple irregular perfs. at bottom), s.e. at top”

Certificates:

• PF 144131 (1985) Genuine, faint creases, small tear at bottom and perfs trimmed at top
• PSE 013333621 (2017) It is genuine used, with a tiny tear and clipped perfs at bottom and reperforated at the top

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120b-CAN-50
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SC09
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• RAS 11/15/2003 small faults

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120b-CAN-51
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW01
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

• West Collection

Certificates:

• PF 55126 Genuine, reperfed at left
• PF 114376 Genuine, reperfed at left
• PF 121309 Genuine, reperfed at left
• PSE noting nibbed perfs but not reperfing (2017)

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120b-CAN-52
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW02
• Faint cancel

Provenance:

• 11/17/1970, Harmer Rooke
• 10/19/1971, Harmer Rooke
• 1/19/1972, Schiff
• 7/6/1972, Harmer Rooke

Certificates:

• PF 33744 Gen., lightly creased and tiny tear at bottom

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120b-CAN-53
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW03
• Red town cancel

Provenance:

• Frank G. Back stock (Christie’s)
• 8/27/1957, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Grover C. Hubbell Collection of United States and British Empire, Sale 202
• 10/3/1992, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1992 Rarities of the World, Sale 745, Lot 570
• 9/23/2008, Dauer Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Dr. Edward and Joanne Dauer Collection of Superb Used U.S., Sale 961, Lot 73, Realized $40,000
• 4/29-30/2021, Gary Petersen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps, Sale 1234, Lot 152, Realized $26,000

Certificates:

• PF 8501 (1957) Gen. not repaired
• PF 219845 (1990) Genuine
• PF 433463 (2005) Genuine

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120b-CAN-54
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW04
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 7/28/1968, Siegel Auction Galleries
• 2/9/1971, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States and Possessions, Sale 389
• 10/1979, Sotheby’s

Certificates:

• PF 28145 Genuine, extensively repaired

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120b-CAN-55
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW05
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• Signed HFC (Colman)
• 11/25/1969, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps: A Sale of Exceptional Quality, Sale 362
• 9/23/2008, The Dr. Edward and Joanne Dauer Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Dr. Edward and Joanne Dauer Collection of Superb Used U.S., Sale 961, Lot 74, Realized $40,000, Dauer “tiny trivial corner crease at bottom right”
• 12/4/2009, Beverly Hills Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Beverly Hills Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 978, Lot 1031, Realized $46,000

Certificates:

• PF 32217 Gen., small internal crease in grill
• PF 34094 Gen., slight creasing
• PF 276416 Genuine, tiny corner crease at bottom right
• PSE Encapsulated, Graded 70

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120b-CAN-56
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW06
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• “tiny trivial corner crease at B.R.”
• 6/14/1958, Shanahan’s

Certificates:

• PF 122789 Genuine, corner perf crease at left

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120b-CAN-57
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW07
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• Frank G. Back stock (Christie’s)
• 6/6/1983, Stolow
• 2/27/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding U.S. Stamps, Sale 843, Lot 1148, (sound)

Certificates:

• PF 115790 Genuine
• PF 499518 Genuine

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120b-CAN-58
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW08
• Cork cancel
• Small repairs
• No PFC

Provenance:

• 11/16/1957, Kelleher
• 10/1979, H.R. Harmer

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-59
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW09
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 3/31/1976, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1976 Rarities of the World, Sale 489, Lot 104, “faint toning, thin spot”

Certificates:

• PF 442299 Genuine, tiny corner crease at top right, small thin spot at edge of the vignette at right and faint toning in the top margin

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120b-CAN-60
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW10
• (Partial Photo)
• Grid cancel
• No PFC

Provenance:

• Freak perforations into “24”
• 11/8/1962, Stolow, “natural creases”

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-61
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW11
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 6/17/1980, H.R. Harmer
• 5/2/1987, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1987 Rarities of the World, Sale 679, Lot 227
• 10/9/2002, Drucker Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Drucker Family Collection, Part 1: U.S. Stamps, Sale 851, Lot 124

Certificates:

• PF 179203 Genuine
• PF 527818 Genuine

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120b-CAN-62
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW12
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 209197 Genuine, left and bottom margins added, portions drawn in at left

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120b-CAN-63
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SW13
• Segmented cork cancel, part of red transit

Provenance:

• Consul Klep Collection
• Clifford C. Cole Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries
• McKinney Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries
• Natalee Grace Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries

Certificates:

• RPS 19098
• PF 190753 Genuine
• PF 390364 Genuine

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120b-CAN-64
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 289808 Genuine, light diagonal crease at left center

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120b-CAN-65
Sound

Notes:

Provenance:

• 12/10-14/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers, Sale 1037, Lot 1686, Realized $15,000

Certificates:

• PF 510130 Genuine

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120b-CAN-66
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE01
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 6/10/1976, Hessel Collection, H.R. Harmer

Certificates:

• PF 59552 Genuine, faint corner crease, tiny tear at left

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120b-CAN-67
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE02
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 6/2/1954, Stolow, “creases”

Certificates:

• PF 293613 Genuine, diagonal creases and small tears

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120b-CAN-68
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE03
• Circle of wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 5/2/1979, H.R. Harmer
• 11/20/1993, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1993 Rarities of the World, Sale 755, Lot 169

Certificates:

• PF 76161 Genuine

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120b-CAN-69
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE04
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

• 3/25/1959, Apfelbaum
• 10/7/1959, Gerber private treaty
• 4/20/1991, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1991 Rarities of the World, Sale 737, Lot 467, “negligible pressed out comer crease, minute tear at top”

Certificates:

• PF 10326 Genuine, closed tears at top and bottom
• PF 241291 Genuine, small closed tear at top and bottom, corner creases at bottom

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120b-CAN-70
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE05
• Heavy cork cancel

Provenance:

• 1/1/1979, Kelleher

Certificates:

• PF 31427 Gen., badly faded
• PF 144305 Gen. badly faded

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120b-CAN-71
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE06
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 12/10/1938, Klein ad

Certificates:

• PF 43592 Genuine, closed tear at bottom

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120b-CAN-72
Unknown

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE07
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 116415 Genuine

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120b-CAN-73
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE08
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

• 5/3/1939, Curie Collection, Harmer Rooke

Certificates:

• PF 20402 Genuine
• PF 478010 Genuine

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120b-CAN-74
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE09
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 6/26/1941, Harmer Rooke
• 11/20/1993, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1993 Rarities of the World, Sale 755, Lot 170, “small sealed tear at left”
• 5/6/1997, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1997 Rarities of the World, Sale 788, Lot 156, (same)
• 6/19/2010, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2010 Rarities of the World, Sale 989, Lot 135, “few small flaws incl. sealed tear at upper left”
• 5/17/2022, David Gorham Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps, Sale 1255, Lot 735

Certificates:

• PF 488608 Genuine, small sealed tear at upper left, 4th full perf. hole down from top

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120b-CAN-75
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE10 (Partial Photo)
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel
• No PFC

Provenance:

• 6/3/1970, Mercury, “small hole in grill”

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-76
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE11
• Cork cancel, part of red “PD” in oval

Provenance:

• 4/11/1978, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1978 Rarities of the World, Sale 528, Lot 120
• 4/29/1981, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1981 Rarities of the World, Sale 579, Lot 168

Certificates:

• PF 249049 Genuine, tiny corner crease top right

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120b-CAN-77
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE12
• Smudged cork cancel

Provenance:

• 6/12/1980, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States 19th Century Stamps, Sale 564, “bottom perfs into frame, corner perf crease”
• 6/30-7/1/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2020 Rarities of the World, Sale 1224, Lot 127, Realized $5,000

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-78
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE13 (old Photo)
• Heavy cork cancel

Provenance:

• 4/1/1984, I. Weinberg private treaty ad “faint staining on back”

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-79
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE14
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 4/21/1952, Fox
• 7/25/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1187, Lot 212, Realized $10,500

Certificates:

• PF 438086 Genuine, tiny corner perforation tear at top left

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120b-CAN-80
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE15
• Cork cancel

Provenance:

• 4/20/1985, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1985 Rarities of the World, Sale 645, Lot 142, “small closed tear at left”

Certificates:

• PF 141417 Genuine, small closed tear at left

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120b-CAN-81
Fault

Notes:

• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE16
• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 1/18/1961, Fox
• 8/9/1966, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States 19th and 20th Century General Issues, Sale 304, “top perfs clipped, thin spot”

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-82
Fault

Notes:

• Right margin and perfs added
• Formerly 120b-CAN-SE17
• Segmented cork cancel

Provenance:

• Tapling Collection, (British Library)

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-83
Fault

Notes:

• Circle of 8 wedges cancel

Provenance:

• 12/7/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Lake Shore Collection, Sale 888, Lot 114, Lake Shore “some faults incl. repaired thins and sealed tear”

Certificates:

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120b-CAN-84

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/24/1969, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1969 Rarities of the World, Sale 350, Lot 94, Realized $3,740
• 6/4/1970, Siegel Auction Galleries, A Distinguished Collection of United States Postage Stamps, Sale 376, Lot 232, Realized $3,080

Certificates:

• PF 448 (1947) Genuine, slightly damaged
• PF 38542 (1972) Genuine, with a faint diagonal crease and a tiny tear at top
• PF 61384 (1977)