Census of 12c Dark Violet, Special Printing (Scott 173)
67 Census Records

173-UNC-01

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/30/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2003 Rarities of the World, Sale 468, Lot 468, Realized $5,500

Certificates:

• PF 241866 (1991) Genuine

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173-UNC-02

173-UNC-02
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

Certificates:

• PF 257320 (1992) Genuine

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173-UNC-03

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 246082 (1991) Genuine, reperf at right, a thin

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173-UNC-04

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 16361 (1963) Genuine

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173-UNC-05

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 462 (1947) Genuine
• PF 213860 (1989) Genuine without gum as issued

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173-UNC-06

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 217517 (1990) Genuine

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173-UNC-07

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/29/2021, Gary Petersen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps, Sale 1234, Lot 183, Realized $3,540

Certificates:

• PF 240621 (1991) Genuine with a small shallow thin at top right
• PSE (2005)

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173-UNC-08

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 688 (1947) Genuine

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173-UNC-09

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 1016 (1948) Genuine

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173-UNC-10

Notes:

Provenance:

• Allen Collection
• 3/22/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1977 Raritites of the World, Sale 510, Lot 133, Realized $1,375
• 4/14/1989, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1989 Rarities of the World, Sale 708, Lot 268, Realized $1,980
• 10/28/2008, Perry Hansen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Perry Hansen Collection of U.S. Stamps and Covers, Sale 963, Lot 786, Realized $4,025

Certificates:

• PF 2486 (1950) Genuine
• PF (2008)

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173-UNC-11

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/18/1990, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1990 Rarities of the World, Sale 724, Lot 218, Realized $715

Certificates:

• PF 3552 (1952) Genuine

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173-UNC-12

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/7/2004, Vineyard Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Vineyard Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 883, Lot 3158, Realized $7,150
• 11/7/2013, Curtis Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901, Sale 1057, Lot 756, Realized $5,750

Certificates:

• PF 114460 (1983) Genuine
• PF 391888 (2002)

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173-UNC-13

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/8/2022, Great Point Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Great Point Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1256, Lot 2106, Realized $4,425

Certificates:

• PF 161252 (1986) Genuine

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173-UNC-14

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 93205 (1980) Genuine

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173-UNC-15

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/4/1986, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1986 Rarities of the World, Sale 660, Lot 144, Realized $2,530

Certificates:

• PF 107042 (1982) Genuine

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173-UNC-16

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 451 (1947) Genuine

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173-UNC-17

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/19/1945, E.H.R. Green Collection, Irwin Heiman, The Col. E.H.R. Green Collection United States and Foreign Stamps, Sale 104, Lot 135, Realized $150

Certificates:

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173-UNC-18

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 238380 (1991) Genuine with a thin

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173-UNC-19

Notes:

Provenance:

• 2/23/1966, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1966 Raritites of the World, Sale 296, Lot 81, Realized $660
• 10/2/1992, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1992 Raritites of the World, Sale 745, Lot 614

Certificates:

• PF 255626 (1990) Genuine
• PF (1992)

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173-UNC-20

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Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 271677 (1993) Genuine

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173-UNC-21

Notes:

Provenance:

• 12/12/1999, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. Stamps including The Carmen A. Puliafito Collection, Sale 818, Lot 754, Realized $5,775
• Brigham Collection
• 5/12/2006, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2006 Raritites of the World, Sale 913, Lot 755, Realized $11,500
• 4/28/2015, Robert R. Hall Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1096, Lot 318, Realized $7,187

Certificates:

• APS (1938)
• PF 349896 (2000) Genuine

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173-UNC-22

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/11/2018, David Wingate Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David Wingate Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1180, Lot 228, Realized $2,714

Certificates:

• PF 1301 (1948) Genuine

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173-UNC-23

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/28/2022, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2022 Rarities of the World, Sale 1260, Lot 68, Realized $5,605

Certificates:

• PF 3345 (1952) Genuine
• PF (1972)
• PF (2019)

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173-UNC-24

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/19/1991, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1991 Rarities fo the World, Sale 737, Lot 541, Realized $1,540

Certificates:

• PF 7385 (1957) Genuine

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173-UNC-25

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 7395 (1957) Genuine

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173-UNC-26

Notes:

Provenance:

• 2/26/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding U.S. Stamps, Sale 843, Lot 1319, Realized $7,150
• Bayou Collection
• 4/27/2009, Laila Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The "Laila" Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 972, Lot 3174, Realized $4,600
• 10/26/2010, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 997, Lot 5587, Realized $3,450
• 10/24/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1166, Lot 792, Realized $3,304
• 12/14/2021, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1247, Lot 308, Realized $3,540

Certificates:

• PF 33035 (1970) Genuine
• PF (2002)
• PF (2010)

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173-UNC-27

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/2/2005, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2005 Rarities of the World, Sale 895, Lot 258, Realized $4,950

Certificates:

• PF 32894 (1970) Genuine
• PF (2005)

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173-UNC-28

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/26/1966, Ambassador Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Ambassador Collection, Sale 300, Lot 214, Realized $632

Certificates:

• PF 6534 (1956) Genuine with usual clipped perfs

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173-UNC-29

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 14753 (1961) Genuine

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173-UNC-30

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 282, Realized $690

Certificates:

• PF 23882 (1966) Genuine with horizontal scratch

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173-UNC-31

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 4574 (1953) Genuine

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173-UNC-32

Notes:

Provenance:

• Chapin Collection
• 3/9/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 872, Lot 524, Realized $3,712

Certificates:

• PF 4617 (1954) Genuine
• PF (2003)

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173-UNC-33

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 7430 (1957) Genuine but reperfed at bottom
• PF 41101 (1973) Genuine with a tiny crease and reperforated at bottom

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173-UNC-34

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/8/2002, Drucker Family Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Drucker Family Collection, Part 1: U.S. Stamps, Sale 851, Lot 164, Realized $7,425
• 6/11/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2004 Rartities of the World, Sale 878, Lot 411, Realized $13,200

Certificates:

• PF 11444 (1959) Genuine
• PF (2002)

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173-UNC-35

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 263, Realized $4,425

Certificates:

• PF 3609 (1952) Genuine
• PF 219947 (1990) Genuine

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173-UNC-36

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/13/1984, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1984 Raritites fo the World, Sale 632, Lot 322, Realized $1,265
• 4/22/1988, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1988 Rarities of the World, Sale 692, Lot 254, Realized $2,090
• 10/27/2010, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 997, Lot 5588, Realized $2,415

Certificates:

• PF 5707 (1955) Genuine

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173-UNC-37

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/19/1994, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. & Foreign Stamps & Covers, Sale 760, Lot 1371, Realized $2,200
• 3/24/2014, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1067, Lot 1166, Realized $2,530
• 11/9/2016, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. and Possessions, featuring The Weinberg Inventory, Sale 1140, Lot 547, Realized $2,300
• 12/14/2021, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1247, Lot 307, Realized $3,540

Certificates:

• PF 463 (1948) Genuine
• PF 1253 (1960) Genuine
• PF 282685 (1994) Genuine

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173-UNC-38

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 3899 (1952) Genuine

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173-UNC-39

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 8356 (1957) Genuine
• PF 3222353 (1997) Genuine

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173-UNC-40

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 223995 (1990) Genuine, a scrape at bottom right

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173-UNC-41

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/27/1968, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1968 Raritites of the World, Sale 330, Lot 101, Realized $825

Certificates:

• PF 25969 (1967) Genuine

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173-UNC-42

Notes:

Provenance:

• 7/25/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1187, Lot 272, Realized $2,714

Certificates:

• PF 29431 (1969) Genuine
• PF 214596 (1989) Genuine, tiny thin top

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173-UNC-43
Fault

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/31/2023, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1297, Lot 321, Realized $2,478

Certificates:

• PF 8267 (1957) Genuine, sound, with paper fiber at left
• PF 157624 (1986) Genuine with a tiny paper inclusion at left

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173-UNC-44

Notes:

Provenance:

• 12/17/2014, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History, Sale 1090, Lot 1337, Realized $3,737
• 6/22/2015, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps and Covers, Sale 1100, Lot 38, Realized $3,220

Certificates:

• PF 12159 (1960) Genuine
• PSE (1993)
• PF (2013)

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173-UNC-45

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/1/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1150, Lot 800, Realized $2,124
• 10/31/2023, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1297, Lot 320

Certificates:

• PF 33522 (1970) Genuine, reperforated at left

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173-UNC-46

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 37996 (1972) Genuine
• PF 218651 (1990) Genuine

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173-UNC-47

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/14/2009, Alan B. Whitman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Two: 1870-1901, Sale 968A, Lot 208, Realized $17,825

Certificates:

• PF 38533 (1972) Genuine with a trace of glue in top margin
• PF 157861 (1986) Genuine
• PF (2004)

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173-UNC-48

Notes:

Provenance:

• 10/19/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins, Sale 1227, Lot 2804, Realized $4,130

Certificates:

• PF 39937 (1972) Genuine
• PF (2010)

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173-UNC-49

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 66991 (1978) Genuine
• PF 250807 (1991) Genuine

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173-UNC-50

Notes:

Provenance:

• 2/22/1967, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1967 Rarities of the World, Sale 313, Lot 58, Realized $742

Certificates:

• PF 91896 (1980) Genuine without gum as issued

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173-UNC-51

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/4/1980, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1980 Rarities of the World, Sale 560, Lot 169, Realized $2,970
• 5/14/1999, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1999 Rarities of the World, Sale 811, Lot 143, Realized $5,775

Certificates:

• PF 7403 (1957) Genuine
• PF 124352 (1983) Genuine
• PF 341327 (1999) Genuine
• PF 520978 Genuine

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173-UNC-52

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/24/1999, Lewis Golin Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Lewis Golin Collection of U.S. Stamps, Sale 812, Lot 188, Realized $4,675

Certificates:

• PF 157406 (1986) Genuine

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173-UNC-53

173-UNC-53
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 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
• 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 134820 (1984) Genuine

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173-UNC-54

Notes:

Provenance:

• 7/25/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1187, Lot 273, Realized $2,832

Certificates:

• PF 234307 (1991) Genuine continental printing without gum and with scissors clipped perfs
• PF 256972 (1992) Genuine
• PF (2006)

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173-UNC-55

Notes:

Provenance:

• 12/10/2012, David W. Gorham Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David W. Gorham Collection, Sale 1036, Lot 120, Realized $25,875

Certificates:

• PF 603 (1947) Genuine
• PF 196349 (1988) Genuine without gum as issued
• PF 385487 (2002) Genuine
• PF 510032 (2013) Genuine, Graded 90
• PSE 1402703 (2021) Genuine, Graded 85J

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173-UNC-56

Notes:

Provenance:

• 12/13/2000, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 833, Lot 766, Realized $9
• 2/26/2007, Alan Geisler Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Alan Geisler Collection of U.S. and Possessions Stamps, Sale 929, Lot 184, Realized $5,175
• 5/8/2008, Jay Hoffman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 956, Lot 169, Realized $7,187
• 3/26/2013, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1040, Lot 1431, Realized $4,887

Certificates:

• PF 3761 (1952) Genuine
• PF 253575 (1992) Genuine
• PF 450262 (2007) Genuine

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173-UNC-57

Notes:

Provenance:

• 4/19/1991, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1991 Rarities of the World, Sale 737, Lot 539, Realized $4,675

Certificates:

• PF 66652 (1978) Genuine
• PF 241401 (1991) Genuine

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173-UNC-58

Notes:

Provenance:

Certificates:

• PF 7384 (1957) Genuine, this pair was split

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173-UNC-59

Notes:

Provenance:

• Lutwak Collection
• 10/8/1998, Robert Zoellner Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert Zoellner Collection of United States, Sale 804, Lot 373, Realized $3,575
• 5/17/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2002 Rarities of the World, Sale 846, Lot 2217, Realized $8,800
• 5/30/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2003 Rarities of the World, Sale 863, Lot 467, Realized $4,675

Certificates:

• PF 5986 (1955) Genuine
• PF 58528 (1976) Genuine

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173-UNC-60

Notes:

Provenance:

• 3/24/1975, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1975 Rarities of the World, Sale 468, Lot 116, Realized $1,100

Certificates:

• PF 6788 (1956) Genuine
• PF 53999 (1976) Genuine with a thin spot top left corner

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173-UNC-61

Notes:

Provenance:

• 6/19/2010, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2010 Rarities of the World, Sale 989, Lot 148, Realized $7,475

Certificates:

• PF (2009)

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173-UNC-62

Notes:

Provenance:

• 11/7/2013, Curtis Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Issues, Sale 757, Lot 757, Realized $3,450
• 12/16/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 852, Lot 594, Realized $2,420

Certificates:

• APS (1996)
• PSE (2010)

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173-UNC-63

Notes:

Provenance:

• 5/19/2021, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1235, Lot 1139, Realized $5,310

Certificates:

• PSE (1999)
• PF 378156 (2001) Genuine, reperfed at bottom

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173-UNC-64

Notes:

• Miller Collection at the New York Public Library

Provenance:

• Benjamin K. Miller Collection, New York Public Library

Certificates:

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173-UNC-65

173-UNC-65
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 52, Realized $13,570, as single

Certificates:

• Friedl 12803 (1980) Genuine
• PF 602352 (2024) Unused, no gum as issued, bottom part imprint selvage, Genuine

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173-UNC-66

173-UNC-66
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
• 10/25/2012, Cloudrest Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Cloudrest Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1033, Lot 4101, Realized $5,750, as single

Certificates:

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173-UNC-67

Notes:

Provenance:

• Luff Reference Collection, The Philatelic Foundation

Certificates: