Census of 24c Dull Purple (Scott 175)
110 Census Records

175-CAN-01
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• 2/23/1967, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1967 Rarities of the World, Sale 313, Lot 60, Realized $725
• 4/23/1970, Seymour Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The A.T. Seymour Collection of United States, Sale 373, Lot 209
• 6/19/2010, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2010 Rarities of the World, Sale 989, Lot 150, Realized $18,975

Certificates:

• PF 24063 (1966) Genuine
• PF 488435 (2010) Genuine

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175-CAN-02
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/3/1992, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1992 Rarities of the World, Sale 745, Lot 616, “light horizontal creasing”
• 6/24-25/2010, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 992, Lot 2242, Realized $13,225, "light horizontal creasing", realized
• 2/25/2015, Michael Bakwin Collection, Matthew Bennett, The Michael Bakwin Collection of Used United States, 1847-1947, Sale 351, Lot 129, Realized $5,750

Certificates:

• PF 257010 (1992) Genuine, few horizontal creases
• PF 526493 (2015) Genuine, light horizontal creases

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175-CAN-03
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• 2/27/2007, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 930, Lot 2054, Realized $20,125, “small thin spot, tiny tear at top”
• 9/19/2012, Natalee Grace Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Natalee Grace Collection of Used U.S. Stamps, Part Two: 1869 to Pan-American Issues, Sale 1027, Lot 78, Realized $17,825, Natalee Grace, "small thin spot in forehead, tiny tear at top above "P" in "Postage", realized

Certificates:

• PF 440357 (2007) Genuine, small thin spot in forehead, tiny tear at top above the “P” of “Postage

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175-UNC-01

Notes:

Provenance:

• 2/26/2007, Geisler Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Alan Geisler Collection of U.S. and Possessions Stamps, Sale 929, Lot 186, Realized $7,187
• 4/29/2021, Gary Petersen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gary Petersen Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1234, Lot 185, Realized $17,700

Certificates:

• PF 121221 (1983) Genuine

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175-UNC-02

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/18/1990, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1990 Rarities of the World, Sale 724, Lot 219, Realized $2,090
• 5/12/2006, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2006 Rarities of the World, Sale 913, Lot 757, Realized $3,220

Certificates:

• PF 8094 (1957) Genuine
• PF 157047 (1986) Genuine with inclusion

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175-UNC-04

Notes:

Provenance:

• Chapin Collection
• 3/9/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 872, Lot 526, Realized $11,000
• 4/7/2016, Hanover Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Hanover Collection of Superb-Quality U.S. Stamps Part One, Sale 1122, Lot 94, Realized $21,850

Certificates:

• PF (1953)
• PF 8268 (1957) Genuine
• PF (2003)
• PSE (2005), Graded 95

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175-UNC-05

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 34586 (1970) Genuine with faint horizontal crease and tiny thin spot

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175-UNC-06

Notes:

Provenance:

• 9/16/2014, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1078, Lot 311, Realized $3,105

Certificates:

• PF 36187 (1971) Genuine

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175-UNC-07
Sound

175-UNC-07
Sound
Original photo of the strip

Notes:

• Originally second stamp in strip of four
• The imprint strips have often been described as coming from the Earl of Crawford collection. This is incorrect, and we are guilty of perpetuating the myth. Because they were handled by Nassau Stamp Co. (John A. Klemann), many philatelic writers assumed the strips were part of the vast Earl of Crawford collection, which Nassau bought in 1915. However, around 1918, Nassau bought a group of 1875 Special Printings from the widow of Charles F. Steel, a National and Continental Bank Note Co. employee, who died in 1904. Both Elliott Perry and Philip H. Ward, Jr., documented the Steel provenance for the five known copies of the Franklin Carrier Reprint, Perf 12 on white paper, Scott LO4, as well as the Scott 167-177 strips of four and all of the imperforate 1875 Special Printing strips of five (Ward, Mekeel’s, October 26, 1951).
• Klemann sold some of the Steel singles and pairs to Col. Edward H. R. Green and Benjamin K. Miller. Ward apparently bought the strips of Scott 167-177 and kept them until his death in 1963. After the Weills bought the entire Ward inventory, they sold the strips to Benjamin D. Phillips in 1964 (documented in the Phillips inventory). The Weills bought the entire Phillips collection in 1968 for $4.07 million, and they divided the strips to sell to different collectors.

Provenance:

• Charles F. Steel Collection, as set of strips of four
• Nassau Stamp Company Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased around 1918 from Steel's widow
• Philip H. Ward Collection, as set of strips of four
• Weill Brothers Collection, private purchase of Ward stock, as set of strips of four, purchased in approximately 1963
• Benjamin D. Phillips Collection, private purchase from Weill Brothers, as set of strips of four, purchased from the Weills in 1964
• Weill Brothers Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased from Benjamin Phillips in 1968
• 4/28/1981, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1981 Rarities of the World, Sale 579, Lot 209, Realized $79,750, as set of singles
• William Floyd Collection
• 6/27/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2018 Rarities of the World, Sale 1185, Lot 65, Realized $36,875, as single

Certificates:

• PF 257322 (1992) Genuine
• PF 270979 (1993) Genuine
• PF 378605 (2001) Genuine, Graded 95J
• PSE 1330447 (2017) Genuine, Graded 95J
• PF 553784 (2018) Genuine, Graded 95J

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175-UNC-08

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 45991 (1974) Genuine, with a vertical crease
• PF 144998 (1985) Genuine, vertical crease
• PF 261021 (1992) Genuine, a vertical crease at left

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175-UNC-10

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/19/1964, Simmys, Lot 169

Certificates:

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175-UNC-11

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 238563 (1991) Genuine

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175-UNC-12

Notes:

Provenance:

• 7/25/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1187, Lot 277, Realized $2,006
• 12/14/2021, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1247, Lot 313, Realized $2,124

Certificates:

• PF 466 (1947) Genuine
• PF 213859 (1989) Genuine without gum as issued, small crease bottom right

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175-UNC-13

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 857 (1948) Genuine

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175-UNC-14

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 3521 (1952) Genuine

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175-UNC-15

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/24/2014, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1067, Lot 1167, Realized $2,242

Certificates:

• PF 308140 (1996) Genuine

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175-UNC-16

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 317908 (1997) Genuine, reperfed at right with a thin spot

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175-UNC-17

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/30/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2003 Rarities of the World, Sale 863, Lot 471, Realized $4,950
• 9/20/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 881, Lot 538, Realized $5,775

Certificates:

• PF 297996 (1995) Genuine, slightly toned
• PF 318141 (1997) Genuine

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175-UNC-18

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/10/2001, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 836, Lot 1540, Realized $3,080

Certificates:

• PF 11308 (1959) Genuine

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175-UNC-19

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 11309 (1960) Genuine

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175-UNC-20

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 5691 (1955) Genuine

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175-UNC-21

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 8358 (1957) Genuine
• PF 113666 (1983) Genuine

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175-UNC-22

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 1018 (1948) Genuine

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175-UNC-23

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 3726 (1952) Genuine

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175-UNC-24

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/27/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1221, Lot 1321, Realized $3,186

Certificates:

• PF 77001 (1979) Genuine without gum as issued

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175-UNC-25

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 80996 (1980) Genuine

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175-UNC-26

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/19/1994, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. & Foreign Stamps & Covers, Sale 760, Lot 1373, Realized $1

Certificates:

• PF 284102 (1994) Genuine

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175-UNC-27

Notes:

Provenance:

• 2/23/1966, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1966 Rarities of the World, Sale 296, Lot 83, Realized $286

Certificates:

• PF 219946 (1990) Genuine, small corner crease bottom right

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175-UNC-28

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 259694 (1992) Genuine with a tiny thin top right

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175-UNC-29

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/24/1975, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1975 Rartities of the World, Sale 468, Lot 117, Realized $935

Certificates:

• PF 37969 (1972) Genuine
• APS

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175-UNC-30

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/19/2021, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1235, Lot 1141, Realized $28,320

Certificates:

• PF 38534 (1972) Genuine
• PF (1975)
• PF (2009)

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175-UNC-31

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 43960 (1974) Genuine

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175-UNC-32

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 48256 (1975) Genuine

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175-UNC-33

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 217518 (1990) Genuine

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175-UNC-34

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/7/2004, Vineyard Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Vineyard Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 883, Lot 3159, Realized $7,425

Certificates:

• PF 238700 (1991) Genuine
• PF (2001)

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175-UNC-35

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/4/1980, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1980 Raritites of the World, Sale 560, Lot 170, Realized $2,860
• 2/26/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding U.S. Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 1323, Realized $4,125

Certificates:

• PF 87519 (1980) Genuine without gum as issued

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175-UNC-36

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 115456 (1982) Genuine

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175-UNC-37

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/22/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1977 Raritites of the World, Sale 510, Lot 135, Realized $1,265
• T. Charlton Henry Collection
• 6/2/2005, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2005 Rarities of the World, Sale 895, Lot 260, Realized $12,100
• 12/10/2012, David W. Gorham Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David W. Gotham Collection, Sale 1036, Lot 122, Realized $6,037
• 12/17/2014, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S., Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History, Sale 1090, Lot 1338, Realized $7,762
• 6/22/2015, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps and Covers, Sale 1100, Lot 39, Realized $7,475

Certificates:

• PF 48624 (1975) Genuine
• PF 424170 (2005) Genuine

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175-UNC-38

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 61012 (1977) Genuine

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175-UNC-39

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 7386 (1957) Genuine

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175-UNC-40

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/1/1987, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1987 Rarities of the World, Sale 679, Lot 257, Realized $1,815

Certificates:

• PF 10413 (1959) Genuine

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175-UNC-41

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 5436 (1955) Genuine

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175-UNC-42

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/12/2011, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1014, Lot 1414, Realized $3,450

Certificates:

• PF 18392 (1964) Genuine
• PF (2004)

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175-UNC-43

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/26/1974, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1974 Rarities of the World, Sale 448, Lot 104, Realized $770
• 4/3/1979, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1979 Rarities of the World, Sale 544, Lot 119, Realized $1,210

Certificates:

• PF 99718 (1981) Genuine

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175-UNC-44

175-UNC-44
Original photo of the strip

Notes:

• Originally third stamp in strip of four
• The imprint strips have often been described as coming from the Earl of Crawford collection. This is incorrect, and we are guilty of perpetuating the myth. Because they were handled by Nassau Stamp Co. (John A. Klemann), many philatelic writers assumed the strips were part of the vast Earl of Crawford collection, which Nassau bought in 1915. However, around 1918, Nassau bought a group of 1875 Special Printings from the widow of Charles F. Steel, a National and Continental Bank Note Co. employee, who died in 1904. Both Elliott Perry and Philip H. Ward, Jr., documented the Steel provenance for the five known copies of the Franklin Carrier Reprint, Perf 12 on white paper, Scott LO4, as well as the Scott 167-177 strips of four and all of the imperforate 1875 Special Printing strips of five (Ward, Mekeel’s, October 26, 1951).
• Klemann sold some of the Steel singles and pairs to Col. Edward H. R. Green and Benjamin K. Miller. Ward apparently bought the strips of Scott 167-177 and kept them until his death in 1963. After the Weills bought the entire Ward inventory, they sold the strips to Benjamin D. Phillips in 1964 (documented in the Phillips inventory). The Weills bought the entire Phillips collection in 1968 for $4.07 million, and they divided the strips to sell to different collectors.

Provenance:

• Charles F. Steel Collection, as set of strips of four
• Nassau Stamp CompanySenator Ernest Ackerman Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased around 1918 from Steel's widow
• Philip H. Ward Collection, as set of strips of four
• Weill Brothers Collection, private purchase of Ward stock, as set of strips of four, purchased in approximately 1963
• Benjamin D. Phillips Collection, private purchase from Weill Brothers, as set of strips of four, purchased from the Weills in 1964
• Weill Brothers Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased from Benjamin Phillips in 1968
• 3/31/1976, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1976 Rarities of the World, Sale 489, Lot 118, Realized $44,000, as set of singles
• 5/22/1986, James O. Hewitt Collection, Steve Ivy Auctions, Ameripex 1986, Lot 296, as set of singles
• 11/25/1989, Marcy Chanin Collection, Steve Ivy Auctions, World Stamp Expo, Lot 4229, as set of singles

Certificates:

• PF 134822 (1984) Genuine

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175-UNC-45

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/22/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1977 Raritites of the World, Sale 510, Lot 136, Realized $825

Certificates:

• PF 2493 (1950) Genuine

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175-UNC-46

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/24/1969, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1969 Rarities of the World, Sale 114, Lot 114, Realized $1,100
• 11/20/1993, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1993 Rarities of the World, Sale 755, Lot 211, Realized $1

Certificates:

• PF 4582 (1953) Genuine
• PF 278829 (1994) Genuine with a pulled perf at bottom left

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175-UNC-47

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 1303 (1948) Genuine

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175-UNC-48

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/1/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1150, Lot 802, Realized $2,478

Certificates:

• PF 1737 (1949) Genuine

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175-UNC-49

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/31/2023, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1297, Lot 322, Realized $1,770

Certificates:

• PF 4618 (1954) Genuine

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175-UNC-50

Notes:

Provenance:

• Hetherington Collection
• 10/28/2008, Perry Hansen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Perry Hansen Collection of U.S. Stamps and Covers, Sale 963, Lot 788, Realized $2,990

Certificates:

• PF 7589 (1957) Genuine
• PF (2008)

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175-UNC-51

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 30309 (1969) Genuine with right diagonal crease and reperforated at right

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175-UNC-52

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 209704 (1989) Genuine

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175-UNC-53

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/2/2005, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2005 Rarities of the World, Sale 895, Lot 261, Realized $2,200

Certificates:

• PF 2536 (1950) Genuine

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175-UNC-54

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/19/1991, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1991 Rartities of the World, Sale 737, Lot 542, Realized $1
• 6/24/1999, Lewis Golin Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Lewis Golin Collection of U.S. Stamps, Sale 812, Lot 189, Realized $2,530
• 4/11/2018, David Wingate Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David Wingate Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1180, Lot 230, Realized $2,832

Certificates:

• PF 3762 (1952) Genuine

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175-UNC-55

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Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 45576 (1974) Genuine with defects

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175-UNC-56

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 53696 (1976) Genuine

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175-UNC-59

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/8/2008, Jay Hoffman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 956, Lot 171, Realized $3,737

Certificates:

• PF 34982 (1971) Genuine

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175-UNC-60

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/30/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2003 Rarities of the World, Sale 863, Lot 473, Realized $2,750

Certificates:

• PF 42564 (1973) Genuine

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175-UNC-61

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Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 22481 (1966) Genuine

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175-UNC-62

Notes:

Provenance:

• 2/22/1967, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1967 Rarities of the World, Sale 313, Lot 59, Realized $522
• 3/21/2973, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1973 Raritites of the World, Sale 428, Lot 96, Realized $825
• 3/24/1975, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1975 Raritites of the World, Sale 118, Lot 118, Realized $770
• 12/16/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 852, Lot 596, Realized $1,870

Certificates:

• PF 24062 (1966) Genuine

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175-UNC-63

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 39509 (1972) Genuine

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175-UNC-64

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 43678 (1973) Genuine

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175-UNC-65

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/22/1972, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1972 Rarities of the World, Sale 409, Lot 100, Realized $880

Certificates:

• PF 37173 (1971) Genuine
• APS

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175-UNC-66

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 45061 (1974) Genuine with a light corner crease, slight marks at bottom left

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175-UNC-67

Notes:

Provenance:

• 11/9/2021, Arthur S. Przybyl Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Arthur S. Przybyl Collection of United States, Confederate States and Hawaii, Sale 1244, Lot 265, Realized $2,596

Certificates:

• PF 3556 (1952) Genuine
• PF (1999)

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175-UNC-68

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/2/1992, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1992 Rarities of the World, Sale 745, Lot 615, Realized $2,035
• 4/28/2015, Robert R. Hall Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1096, Lot 320, Realized $4,025

Certificates:

• PF 6288 (1956) Genuine
• PF 253579 (1992) Genuine
• PF (2002)

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175-UNC-69

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Certificates:

• PF 19549 (1964) Genuine

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175-UNC-70

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 21136 (1965) Genuine
• PF 119952 (1983) Genuine

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175-UNC-71

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Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 175154 (1987) Genuine

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175-UNC-72

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Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 224982 (1990) Genuine

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175-UNC-73

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Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 684 (1947) Genuine

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175-UNC-74

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/2/2005, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2005 Rarities of the World, Sale 895, Lot 262, Realized $2,640

Certificates:

• PF 6010 (1955) Genuine
• PF 157622 (1986) Genuine

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175-UNC-75

Notes:

Provenance:

• 7/25/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1187, Lot 276, Realized $3,540

Certificates:

• PF 24718 (1967) Genuine with closed tear at top
• PF (1999)
• PF (2007)

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175-UNC-76

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/23/2008, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 959, Lot 2408, Realized $4,025

Certificates:

• PF 24842 (1967) Genuine
• PSE (2008)

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175-UNC-77

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/21/1973, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1973 Raritites of the World, Sale 428, Lot 95, Realized $825

Certificates:

• PF 261629 (1992) Genuine

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175-UNC-78

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/10/2001, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 836, Lot 1541, Realized $2,860
• 2/26/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding U.S. Stamps, Sale 843, Lot 1324, Realized $1,485

Certificates:

• PF 272544 (1993) Genuine

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175-UNC-79

Notes:

Provenance:

• 2/6/1968, Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Part 7: United States 19th and 20th Century, Sale 327, Lot 162, Realized $546

Certificates:

• PF 27748 (1968) Genuine

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175-UNC-80

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/12/2000, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2000 Rarities of the World, Sale 824, Lot 241, Realized $1,760
• 11/14/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, Fall 2003 U.S. Rarities: United States, Confederate States, Historic Flights and Hawaii, Sale 869, Lot 3141, Realized $1,870

Certificates:

• PF 33148 (1970) Genuine
• PF 178755 (1987) Genuine without gum

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175-UNC-81

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Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 29339 (1969) Genuine

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175-UNC-82

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 29433 (1969) Genuine with tiny thin spot at top left
• PF 214598 (1989) Genuine, tiny thin top left, unused
• PF 461014 Genuine, with tiny thin spot upper left

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175-UNC-83

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Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 1254 (1948) Genuine
• PF 213861 (1989) Genuine without gum as issued, small repaired tear top right

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175-UNC-84

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 1339 (1948) Genuine
• PF 157408 (1986) Genuine

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175-UNC-85

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 31526 (1969) Genuine

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175-UNC-86

Notes:

Provenance:

• Kantor Collection
• Weisman Collection
• 4/14/2009, Alan B. Whitman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Alan B. Whitman Collection Part Two: 1870-1901 Issues, Sale 968A, Lot 210, Realized $6,037

Certificates:

• PF 31681 (1969) Genuine
• PF 218652 (1989) Genuine
• PSE (1992)
• PF 326986 (1998) Genuine

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175-UNC-87

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Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 67402 (1978) Genuine with a small margin crease and a tiny thin spot in the missing perf area

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175-UNC-88

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 68047 (1978) Genuine unused
• PF 315563 (1997) Genuine

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175-UNC-89

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 12161 (1960) Genuine

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175-UNC-90

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 13155 (1961) Genuine
• PF 196350 (1988) Genuine

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175-UNC-91

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/30/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2020 Rarities of the World, Sale 1224, Lot 150, Realized $3,835

Certificates:

• PF 46070 (1974) Genuine

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175-UNC-92

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 267506 (1992) Genuine, reperf vertically

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175-UNC-93

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/4/1986, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1986 Rarities of the World, Sale 660, Lot 146, Realized $1,760

Certificates:

• PF 107043 (1982)

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175-UNC-94

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/8/2002, Drucker Family Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Drucker Family Collection, Part 1: U.S. Stamps, Sale 851, Lot 166, Realized $4,950
• 5/30/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2003 Rarities of the World, Sale 863, Lot 472, Realized $4,125

Certificates:

• PF 120178 (1983) Genuine
• PF (2002)

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175-UNC-95

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/8/1998, Robert Zoellner Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert Zoellner Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 804, Lot 375, Realized $2,750

Certificates:

• APS (1939)
• PF 52163 (1976) Genuine

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175-UNC-96

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 93206 (1980) Genuine

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175-UNC-97

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/8/2022, Great Point Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Great Point Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1256, Lot 2107, Realized $2,714

Certificates:

• PF 31638 (1969) Genuine
• PF 313124 (1997) Genuine

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175-UNC-98

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/22/1988, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1988 Rarities of the World, Sale 692, Lot 256, Realized $1,430
• 6/27/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2017 Rarities of the World, Sale 1159, Lot 176, Realized $2,596

Certificates:

• PF 33037 (1970) Genuine

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175-UNC-99

Notes:

Provenance:

• 2/1/1967, Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Part 1: United States Postmasters Provisionals, 19th Century Postage and Official Issues, Sale 312, Lot 284, Realized $2,760
• 6/19/2010, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2010 Rarities of the World, Sale 989, Lot 149, Realized $10,925

Certificates:

• PF 23884 (1966) Genuine
• PF 313438 (1997) Genuine
• PSE (2008), Graded 90

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175-UNC-100

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/27/1968, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1968 Rarities of the World, Sale 330, Lot 103, Realized $1,210

Certificates:

• PF 25970 (1967) Genuine

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175-UNC-101

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/27/2009, Laila Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The "Laila" Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 972, Lot 3176, Realized $4,312

Certificates:

• PF 340486 (1999) Genuine

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175-UNC-102

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/6/2010, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 984, Lot 493, Realized $3,737

Certificates:

• PSE 1194988 (2009) Genuine

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175-UNC-103

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/24/1986, Isleham Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Isleham Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 662, Lot 1152, Realized $776
• 2/27/2007, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 930, Lot 2053, Realized $3,737
• 3/26/2013, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1040, Lot 1432, Realized $2,415

Certificates:

• PSE 1091533 (2007) Genuine

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175-UNC-104

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/19/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins, Sale 1227, Lot 2807, Realized $3,304
• 12/14/2021, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1247, Lot 311, Realized $3,835

Certificates:

• PF 341724 (1999) Genuine
• PF 448134 (2007) Genuine

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175-UNC-105

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/19/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins, Sale 1227, Lot 2808, Realized $3,835

Certificates:

• PSE (2008)

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175-UNC-106

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/27/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2017 Rarities of the World, Sale 1159, Lot 175, Realized $2,596
• 12/14/2021, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1247, Lot 312, Realized $2,832

Certificates:

• PF (2009)

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175-UNC-107

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/31/2023, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1297, Lot 323, Realized $1,770

Certificates:

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175-UNC-108
Fault

Notes:

• Slightly toned

Provenance:

• 12/13/2023, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1305, Lot 2404, Realized $1,416

Certificates:

• PF 600746 (2024) Genuine with a small thin.

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175-UNC-109

175-UNC-109
Original photo of the strip

Notes:

• Originally fourth stamp in strip of four
• The imprint strips have often been described as coming from the Earl of Crawford collection. This is incorrect, and we are guilty of perpetuating the myth. Because they were handled by Nassau Stamp Co. (John A. Klemann), many philatelic writers assumed the strips were part of the vast Earl of Crawford collection, which Nassau bought in 1915. However, around 1918, Nassau bought a group of 1875 Special Printings from the widow of Charles F. Steel, a National and Continental Bank Note Co. employee, who died in 1904. Both Elliott Perry and Philip H. Ward, Jr., documented the Steel provenance for the five known copies of the Franklin Carrier Reprint, Perf 12 on white paper, Scott LO4, as well as the Scott 167-177 strips of four and all of the imperforate 1875 Special Printing strips of five (Ward, Mekeel’s, October 26, 1951).
• Klemann sold some of the Steel singles and pairs to Col. Edward H. R. Green and Benjamin K. Miller. Ward apparently bought the strips of Scott 167-177 and kept them until his death in 1963. After the Weills bought the entire Ward inventory, they sold the strips to Benjamin D. Phillips in 1964 (documented in the Phillips inventory). The Weills bought the entire Phillips collection in 1968 for $4.07 million, and they divided the strips to sell to different collectors.

Provenance:

• Charles F. Steel Collection, as set of strips of four
• Nassau Stamp Company Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased around 1918 from Steel's widow
• Philip H. Ward Collection, as set of strips of four
• Weill Brothers Collection, purchase of Ward stock, as set of strips of four, purchased in approximately 1963
• Benjamin D. Phillips Collection, private purchase from Weill Brothers, as set of strips of four, purchased from the Weills in 1964
• Weill Brothers Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased from Benjamin Phillips in 1968
• 12/17/1985, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps and Covers, Sale 656, Lot 362, Realized $46,750, as set of singles
• 5/5/1993, Christie's, Important Stamps and Covers of the World, Lot 4036, as set of singles
• 6/14/2024, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The William H. Gross Collection of Complete United States Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 54, Realized $12,390, as single

Certificates:

• Friedl 12803 (1980) Genuine
• PF 602354 (2024) Unused, no gum as issued, bottom part imprint selvage, Genuine

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175-UNC-110

175-UNC-110
Original photo of the strip

Notes:

• Originally first stamp in strip of four
• The imprint strips have often been described as coming from the Earl of Crawford collection. This is incorrect, and we are guilty of perpetuating the myth. Because they were handled by Nassau Stamp Co. (John A. Klemann), many philatelic writers assumed the strips were part of the vast Earl of Crawford collection, which Nassau bought in 1915. However, around 1918, Nassau bought a group of 1875 Special Printings from the widow of Charles F. Steel, a National and Continental Bank Note Co. employee, who died in 1904. Both Elliott Perry and Philip H. Ward, Jr., documented the Steel provenance for the five known copies of the Franklin Carrier Reprint, Perf 12 on white paper, Scott LO4, as well as the Scott 167-177 strips of four and all of the imperforate 1875 Special Printing strips of five (Ward, Mekeel’s, October 26, 1951).
• Klemann sold some of the Steel singles and pairs to Col. Edward H. R. Green and Benjamin K. Miller. Ward apparently bought the strips of Scott 167-177 and kept them until his death in 1963. After the Weills bought the entire Ward inventory, they sold the strips to Benjamin D. Phillips in 1964 (documented in the Phillips inventory). The Weills bought the entire Phillips collection in 1968 for $4.07 million, and they divided the strips to sell to different collectors.

Provenance:

• Charles F. Steel Collection, as set of strips of four
• Nassau Stamp Company Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased around 1918 from Steel's widow
• Philip H. Ward Collection, as set of strips of four
• Weill Brothers Collection, private purchase of Ward stock, as set of strips of four, purchased in approximately 1963
• Benjamin D. Phillips Collection, private purchase from Weill Brothers, as set of strips of four, purchased from the Weills in 1964
• Weill Brothers Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased from Benjamin Phillips in 1968
• 1/25/1983, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Bank Note Issues 1870-88, Sale 612, Lot 817, Realized $66,000, as set of singles
• 5/19/1994, Concord Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1994 Rarities - The Concord Collection, Sale 759, Lot 182, as set of singles

Certificates:

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175-UNC-111

Notes:

Provenance:

• Luff Reference Collection, The Philatelic Foundation

Certificates: