Census of 1c Blue Green, Vertical Coil (Scott 316)
15 Census Records

316-OG-02
Sound

Notes:

Provenance:

• 9/22-25/2009, Whitman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Three: 1902-34 Issues, B-O-B, Sale 968B, Lot 395, Realized $130,000
• 4/29-30/2021, Gary Petersen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps, Sale 1234, Lot 294, Realized $115,000

Certificates:

• PF 14499 Genuine coil strip of three (bottom stamp in strip)
• PF 178931 Genuine, PH
• PF 301071 Genuine previously hinged
• PF 317391 Genuine, PH

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316-OG-PR-03
Sound

Notes:

Provenance:

• 11/30/1971, Grunin Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Louis Grunin Gold Medal Collection of 20th Century, Sale 404, Lot 69, Realized $9,250
• 11/20/1993, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1993 Rarities of the World, Sale 755, Lot 250, Realized $70,000
• 10/23/2001, Floyd Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Lot 542, Realized $150,000
• 4/11-12/2018, The David Wingate Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David Wingate Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1180, Lot 310, Realized $170,000

Certificates:

• PF 26482 (1967) Genuine coil pair
• PF 279453 (1994) Genuine, previously hinged
• PF 379244 (2002) Genuine, previously hinged
• PF 550962 (2018) Genuine, previously hinged

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316-OG-PR-04
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/29/1981, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1981 Rarities of the World, Sale 579, Lot 309, Realized $5,750
• 3/1/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1150, Lot 972, Realized $80,000

Certificates:

• PF 58276 Genuine, small tear in R. margin of B. stamp, pinhole in L. margin of T. stamp
• PF 542082 (2017) Genuine, previously hinged, the top stamp with tiny pinhole at upper left, the bottom stamp with a small tear at right

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316-OG-PR-05
Sound

Notes:

Provenance:

• 9/5/1997, Agris Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Lot 1
• 9/22-25/2009, Whitman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Three: 1902-34 Issues, B-O-B, Sale 968B, Lot 394, Realized $220,000
• 5/31/2016, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2016 Rarities of the World, Sale 1129, Lot 408, Realized $290,000

Certificates:

• PF 6289 (1956) Genuine coil pair
• PF 109845 (1982) Genuine
• PF 319574 (1997) Genuine, previously hinged
• PF 471612 (2008) Genuine, previously hinged

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316-OG-LP-07
Unknown

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 1720 Genuine
• PF 81094 Genuine

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316-OG-PR-08
Sound

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/8-9/2008, Hoffman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 956, Lot 300, Realized $230,000

Certificates:

• PF 12616 (1960) Genuine coil pair
• PF 407193 (2004) Genuine, previously hinged

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316-OG-PR-09
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/20/1985, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1985 Rarities of the World, Sale 645, Lot 269, Realized $27,000, "minor h.r. and hinge reinforcement"
• 4/29-30/2021, Gary Petersen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps, Sale 1234, Lot 293, Realized $140,000

Certificates:

• PF 14193 (1961) Genuine coil pair
• PF 148882 (1985) Genuine, tiny thin spot at bottom

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316-OG-LP-10
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/2008, Newport Collection, PRW
• 9/22-25/2009, Whitman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Three: 1902-34 Issues, B-O-B, Sale 968B, Lot 393, Realized $250,000, “top stamp tiny surface scuff in margin at top center”

Certificates:

• PF 14513 Genuine
• PF 48933 Genuine
• PF 460784 Genuine, previously hinged, top stamp with tiny surface scuff in the margin at top center

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316-OG-LP-11
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/23/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1977 Rarities of the World, Sale 510, Lot 179, Realized $7,000
• 4/29/1981, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1981 Rarities of the World, Sale 579, Lot 310, Realized $12,000
• 5/26/1986, Hewitt Collection, Ivy & Mader
• 5/2/1987, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1987 Rarities of the World, Sale 679, Lot 306, Realized $16,500
• 6/5/1995, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1995 Rarities of the World, Sale 767, Lot 274, Realized $54,000
• 12/6/2002, Brody Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Lot 89, Realized $65,000
• 6/14/2024, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The William H. Gross Collection of Complete United States Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 78, Realized $177,000

Certificates:

• PF 48306 (1975) Genuine with two single stamps belonging together, one with a tiny corner margin crease
• PF 100616 (1981) Genuine stamps rejoined and tiny corner crease at bottom right
• PF 602321 (2024) Unused, OG Guide Line Pair, Genuine, the stamps rejoined with a hinge remnant, a tiny corner crease at bottom right

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316-OG-PR-12
Sound

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 53722 (1976) Genuine paste-up pair
• PF 224560 (1990) Genuine paste-up pair

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316-OG-PR-13
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 16284 Genuine with second and third perfs at T. torn
• PF 149443 Genuine small tear at R.
• PF 466424 Genuine, previously hinged, with a small sealed tear at top left above the "it" in "United

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316-OG-14
Sound

316-OG-14
Sound
Top stamp in pair

Notes:

• Previously top stamp in a pair with 316-OG-15
• Formerly part of 316-OG-PR-06

Provenance:

• 7/10/2019, As Pair: New Amsterdam Collection, Cherrystone, Lot 166, Realized $90,000
• 6/10/2020, As Single: Rumsey Auctions, Sale 92, Lot 1775, Unsold

Certificates:

• PF 8666 (1957) Genuine coil pair
• PF 558641 (2019) Genuine, previously hinged, with a tiny corner crease at bottom left, as a pair
• PF (2019) (as single) "Genuine"

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316-OG-15
Fault
top perfs approximate

Notes:

• Bottom stamp in pair with Census No. 316-OG-14
• Formerly part of 316-OG-PR-06

Provenance:

• Broken into singles shortly after the 2019 auction
• 7/10/2019, As Pair: New Amsterdam Collection, Cherrystone, Lot 166, Realized $90,000

Certificates:

• PF 8666 (1957) Genuine coil pair
• PF 558641 (2019) Genuine, previously hinged, with a tiny corner crease at bottom left, as a pair

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316-OG-16
Sound

Notes:

• Formerly bottom stamp of 316-OG-PR-01

Provenance:

• Broken into singles some time after the Hall sale
• 5/25/1975, A. Richard Engel Collection, Corinphila, Sale 58, Lot 5245, (as pair with 316-OG-16)
• 10/26/1992, McNall Collection, Superior, Lot 388, (as pair)
• 10/8/1998, Zoellner Collection, Segel Sale 804 - $80,000 hammer as pair, Lot 524
• 4/28-30/2015, Hall Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1096, Lot 557, Realized $310,000, $310,000 hammer as pair

Certificates:

• PF 14499 (1961) “Genuine coil strip of three”
• PF 259765 (1992) “Genuine previously hinged”, as pair
• PF 527820 (2015) "Genuine, previously hinged", as pair
• PF 554878 (2018) "Genuine, previously hinged", as single

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316-OG-17
Sound
Perfs are approximate at bottom

316-OG-17
Sound
Before being broken

Notes:

• Formerly top stamp in pair 316-OG-PR-01, bottom stamp is 316-OG-16, broken in 2015

Provenance:

• Broken into singles some time after the sale
• 5/25/1975, A. Richard Engel Collection, Corinphila, Sale 58, Lot 5245, (as pair with OG-16)
• 10/26/1992, McNall Collection, Sup., Lot 388, (as pair)
• 10/8-10/1998, Zoellner Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert Zoellner Collection of United States, Sale 804, Lot 524, Realized $80,000, $80,000 (as pair)
• 4/28-30/2015, Hall Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1096, Lot 557, Realized $310,000, $310,000 hammer (as pair with 316-OG-16)

Certificates:

• PF 14499 (1961) Genuine coil strip of three
• PF 259765 (1992) Genuine previously hinged (as pair)
• PF 527820 (2015) Genuine, previously hinged (as pair)