Census of Baltimore Md. 10c Postmaster’s Provisional (Scott 3X2 and 3X4)
7 Census Records

3X2-COV-01
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Notes:

• The “Castle” Copy (Bartels #2)
• Hayes #2 (Ty. II, Position 9)
• Stamp creased, lifted and replaced
• “Baltimore Md. Oct. 12” (1846) cds, “Paid” and “10” in oval in blue (ties stamp), to Kentucky but most of address erased

Provenance:

• c1896 Discovered by a collector named C. Underwood (as reported by Bartels)
• c1896 To C. H. Mekeel for approximately, Realized $3,600
• c1896 To William A. Castle, 41 Park Row, NYC, from Mekeel for, Realized $4,400
• c1903 To the Earl of Crawford for £1,000 (from Castle thru unknown dealer)
• 1915 To John A. Klemann, Nassau Stamp Co. from Lord Crawford estate (U.S. collection)
• 1915 To Alfred H. Caspary from Klemann for, Realized $4,500
• 19(?) Sold privately by Caspary
• 2006 To Behr Philately from Gronowski
• 3/23/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1977 Rarities of the World, Sale 510, Lot 8, Realized $19,000, 1977 Mar. 23
• 4/29/1981, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1981 Rarities of the World, Sale 579, Lot 4, Realized $24,000, 1981 Apr. 29, , $24,000, to Kurt Gronowski

Certificates:

• PF 445577 IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A PRESSED OUT FILING CREASE AT RIGHT LIFTED AND PLACED BACK; THE COVER WITH THE ADDRESS MOSTLY ERASED.

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3X2-COV-02
Fault

Notes:

• The “Ferrary” Copy (Bartels #1)
• Hayes #1 (Ty. III, Position 11)
• Stamp pen-cancelled, “Baltimore Md. Feb. 27” (1846) cds, “Paid” and “10” in oval in blue on cover to Rev. R. H. Ball, care of Rev. A. A. (Lipscomb),
• Montgomery Ala., forwarded back to Baltimore, blue “Montgomery Ala. Mar. 7” cds and large “10” number

Provenance:

• c1896 (possibly 1897) Discovered by A. C. Townsend, partner of H. F. Colman in stamp dealership
• c1897 To Philippe la Rénotière von Ferrary for $3,000 thru R. F. Albrecht
• 1922 Apr. 7 Ferrary sale, Gilbert Sale 3, $6,430, to Warren H. Colson for Henry G. Lapham, Lot 542
• 1928 Apr. 4 Collectors Club of New York, exhibited by Henry G. Lapham
• 1936 TIPEX, exhibited by Raymond W. Lapham (Grand Award)
• 1939 Henry G. Lapham dies, collection sold over years thru Colson
• 1940? To Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen Jr.
• 3/28/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Frelinghuysen Collection, Part One, Sale 1020, Lot 3, Realized $70,000, sold for

Certificates:

• PF 501328 IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A CORNER CREASE AT BOTTOM LEFT, AND TWO TINY INTERNAL TEARS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF '10

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3X2-COV-03
Sound

Notes:

• The “Worthington” Copy (Bartels #2)
• Hayes #3 (Ty. I, Position 7)
• Stamp pen-cancelled and tied by ms. “10”, “Baltimore Md. Mar. 13” (c1847) cds and “Paid” on Barnum’s Hotel illustrated lettersheet to Rev. William Kaler(?) in Boston
• Never certified

Provenance:

• c1906 Discovered by a woman in Boston and sold to Warren H. Colson
• 1907 (Feb. 2) To George H. Worthington for either $3,000 or $4,000 (conflicting accounts)
• 1915 To Henry C. Gibson from Worthington, private sale thru Warren H. Colson
• 1922 (Feb.) To Arthur Hind from Gibson thru Colson
• 1933 Nov. 20 Hind sale, Phillips-Kennett, $4,000, to Colson for Alfred H. Caspary, Lot 25
• 1955 Nov. 15 Caspary sale, H. R. Harmer sale, $7,000, to Colson, Lot 21
• 19(?) To John R. Boker Jr. (probably from Colson stock or as agent in Caspary sale)
• 197(?) To Rolf-Dieter Jaretzky of Germany

Certificates:

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3X2-COV-04
Fault

Notes:

• The “Bartels” Copy (Bartels #4)
• Hayes #4 (Ty. III, Position 11)
• Stamp uncancelled, two small tears and vertical crease
• “Baltimore Md. Mar. 28” (1847) cds, “Paid and “10” on cover to B. Webster, Theatre Royal, London, England, endorsed per Cunarder Hibernia

Provenance:

• 1926 Contained in a scrapbook left to Albany Troughton by his father, Bishop William Troughton of England
• 1928 (Mar. 28) Purchased by J. M. Bartels from Albany Troughton’s mother-in-law, Mrs. Erskine, for, Realized $200
• 1928 (May 1) To Philip H. Ward Jr. for $7,500 (photo of cancelled check shown at right)
• 1928 Ward claims it was sold to Henry C. Gibson for $8,500, but Gibson sold his Postmasters’ Provisionals in 1922
• 1928 Troughton wins court judgment against Bartels for $9,443, in precedent-setting legal case
• 1929 (Mar. 12) To George F. Tyler from Ward for, Realized $10,000
• 1938 Dec. 6 Mr. X sale, Ward sale, $3,750, to Ward, Lot 5
• 1962? To T. Cullen Davis from Weill
• 11/19/1964, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. Postmasters' Provisionals Sold by Order of a Texas Collector, Sale 278, Lot 5, Realized $9,000, 1964 Nov. 19 Davis sale, $9,000, to Bernard D. Peyton (Isleham)
• 5/25/1986, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Isleham Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 662, Lot 1012, Realized $70,000, 1986 May 25 Isleham sale, $30,000, to Stanley J. Richmond
• 1988 Jan. 20 Kelleher Sale 577, $42,750, to Patricia Stillwell Walker, Lot 49

Certificates:

• PF 163509 It Is Genuinely Used On Cover The Stamp With Two Small Tears A Vertical Crease And With Margins As Shown In The Photo

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3X2-COV-05
Sound

Notes:

• The “Lincoln” Copy (Bartels #5)
• Hayes #5 (Ty. III, Position 11)
• Stamp sound and tied by blue “Paid”, “Baltimore Md. May 5” (1847) cds on cover to Mr. Nathan Smith Lincoln, Member of College (Dartmouth), Hanover N.H.

Provenance:

• 1930 (Apr. 19) To John A. Klemann, Nassau Stamp Co. for $10,000 thru Miss Lincoln’s banker
• c1930 To Alfred H. Caspary from Klemann (price unknown)
• 1955 Nov. 15 Caspary sale, H. R. Harmer sale, $9,000, to Raymond H. Weill Co., possibly for B. D. Phillips, but not shown in his inventory until 1967, Lot 20
• 196(?) To Josiah K. Lilly Jr. (from Weill?)
• 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 6, Realized $19,000, 1967 Feb. 2 Lilly sale, $19,000, to Weill for B. D. Phillips
• 1968 To Weill from Phillips
• 198(?) To collector E.G. from Weill
• 1989 To Weill from E.G.
• 1989 Oct. 12 Weill sale, Christie’s RL, $110,000, to John R. Boker Jr. for collector in Germany, Lot 626
• 1930, 1930 (Mar. 30) Discovered by Miss Natalie Sumner Lincoln, granddaughter of addressee (news of the discovery was reported in the New York Times, Apr. 17)

Certificates:

• PF 216465 It Is Genuinely Used On Cover

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3X4-COV-01
Sound

Notes:

• The “Hind” Copy (Bartels #2)
• Hayes #1 (Ty. II, Position 9)
• Stamp slightly affected by fold (RAS)
• Tied by two strikes of blue “Paid” and “10” in oval, “Baltimore Md. Jan. 5 (1846) cds on cover to Cornelius McLane, Annapolis Md., red Barnum’s Hotel oval handstamp
• Never certified

Provenance:

• 1923 Discovered and sold to Scott Stamp & Coin Co.
• 1923 To C. E. Severn [1]
• 192(?) To John A. Klemann, Nassau Stamp Co. [1]
• 192(?) To Arthur Hind from Klemann for, Realized $7,500
• 1933 Nov. 20 Hind sale, Phillips-Kennett, $10,500, to Colson for Alfred H. Caspary, Lot 26
• 1955 Nov. 15 Caspary sale, H. R. Harmer sale, $14,000, to Raymond H. Weill Co., possibly for B. D. Phillips, but not shown in his inventory until 1967, Lot 21
• 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 8, Realized $29,000, 1967 Feb. 2 Lilly sale, $29,000, to Weill for John R. Boker Jr.
• 1971 Traded by Boker (along with Alexandria “Blue Boy”) for some important German States items [1]
• 1973 Bought by a group of international dealers [1]
• 1975 May 1, Robson Lowe Geneva sale, Lot 6, Realized CHF250,000
• 1975 To David Feldman [1]
• 1976 To a collector in Germany for CHF300,000 [1] [1] L. N. Williams, Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps, 2. The Biographies, page 179

Certificates:

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3X4-PCE-02
Fault

Notes:

• The “Duveen” Copy (Bartels #1)
• Hayes #2 (Ty. I, Position 7)
• Stamp with large repair at left
• Tied on piece by blue “10” in oval and smudge cancel
• Never certified

Provenance:

• 1895 First 10c Baltimore discovered; found by Dr. Arlo Bates
• 1895 To W. Elliot Woodward (an early dealer in coins and stamps) from Bates
• 1896 Mar. 11, Woodward auction, unsold with $1,500 reserve, Lot 1
• 1896? To Henry J. Duveen (died December 1919)
• 1922 Duveen Collection, consigned to Charles J. Phillips
• c1922 To Henry G. Lapham (displayed April 1928 at Collectors Club of New York)
• 1939 Henry G. Lapham dies, collection sold thru Warren H. Colson over period of years
• 1963 To T. Cullen Davis, probably from Weill
• 11/19/1964, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. Postmasters' Provisionals Sold by Order of a Texas Collector, Sale 278, Lot 8, Realized $5,750, 1964 Nov. 19 Davis sale
• 1967 To Dr. Laurence and Muriel B. Hayes
• 3/23/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1977 Rarities of the World, Sale 510, Lot 11, Realized $14,500, 1977 Mar. 23
• 6/26/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2012 Rarities of the World, Sale 1025, Lot 15, Realized $37,500, 2012 June 26

Certificates: