Census of 30c Greenish Black, Special Printing (Scott 176)
53 Census Records
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Provenance:
- 5/19/1994, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. & Foreign Stamps & Covers, Sale 760, Lot 1374, Realized $3,850
Certificates:
- PF 282684 (1994) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 12/16/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 852, Lot 597, Realized $5,500
Certificates:
- PF 272545 (1994) Genuine with small stained spot at left
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Provenance:
- 5/12/2000, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2000 Rarities of the World, Sale 824, Lot 242, Realized $6,050
- 11/07/2013, Curtis Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Issues, Sale 1057, Lot 760, Realized $6,900
Certificates:
- PF 192325 (1988) Genuine without gum as issued
- PF 301801 (1996) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 10/8/2009, Drucker Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Drucker Family Collection, Part 1: U.S. Stamps, Sale 851, Lot 167, Realized $8,250
- 02/19/2015, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1092, Lot 1135, Realized $7,475
Certificates:
- PF 160121 (1986) Genuine
- PF 199190 (1989) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 3/14/1969, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1969 Rarities of the World, Sale 350, Lot 115, Realized $1,705
- 10/2/1992, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1992 Rarities of the World, Sale 745, Lot 618
- 11/19/1993, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1993 Rarities of the World, Sale 755, Lot 212
Certificates:
- APS 1945
- OG
- PF 6789 (1956) Genuine
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Provenance:
- Hetherington Collection
- 7/25/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1187, Lot 279, Realized $5,310
- 10/19/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins, Sale 1227, Lot 2810, Realized $5,900
Certificates:
- PF 7459 (1957) Genuine
- PF (2016)
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Provenance:
- 11/14/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, Fall 2003 U.S. Rarities: United States, Confederate States, Historic Flights and Hawaii, Sale 3142, Lot 3142, Realized $8,800
Certificates:
- PF 858 (1948) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 4/11/2018, Wingate Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David Wingate Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1180, Lot 231, Realized $5,015
- 6/28/2022, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2022 Rarities of the World, Sale 1260, Lot 69, Realized $9,440
Certificates:
- PF 1338 (1948) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 2/26/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding U.S. Stamps, Sale 843, Lot 1326, Realized $5,500
- 6/11/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2004 Rarities of the World, Sale 878, Lot 413, Realized $11,550
Certificates:
- PF 12162 (1960) Genuine
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Certificates:
- PF 1019 (1948) Genuine
- PSE 29854 (1997) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 2/23/1966, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1966 Rarities of the World, Sale 296, Lot 84, Realized $935
- 3/27/1968, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1968 Rarities of the World, Sale 104, Lot 104, Realized $1,815
- Chapin Collection
- 3/9/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 872, Lot 527, Realized $12,100
- 5/8/2008, Jay Hoffman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 956, Lot 172, Realized $16,100
- 10/19/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins, Sale 1227, Lot 2809, Realized $8,850
Certificates:
- PF 1304 (1948) Genuine
- PF (2003)
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Provenance:
- 3/22/1972, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1972 Rarities of the World, Sale 409, Lot 101, Realized $1,925
Certificates:
- PF 37174 (1971) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 6/4/1995, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1995 Rarities of the World, Sale 767, Lot 235, Realized $4,675
Certificates:
- PF 268724 (1993) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 4/27/2009, Laila Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The "Laila" Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 972, Lot 3177, Realized $11,500
- 10/26/2010, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 997, Lot 5590, Realized $10,350
- 10/24/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1166, Lot 793, Realized $8,850
Certificates:
- PF 39907 (1972) Genuine
- PF (2000)
- PF (2010)
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Provenance:
- 5/30/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2003 Rarities of the World, Sale 863, Lot 475, Realized $8,250
- 12/10/2012, Gorham Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David W. Gorham Collection, Sale 1036, Lot 123, Realized $9,200
- 5/19/2021, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1235, Lot 1142, Realized $10,030
Certificates:
- PF 43662 (1974) Genuine
- PF (2003)
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Provenance:
- 4/4/1986, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1986 Rarities of the World, Sale 660, Lot 147, Realized $4,400
- Hewitt Collection
- 2/26/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding U.S. Stamps, Sale 843, Lot 1325, Realized $6,050
Certificates:
- PF 124229 (1983) Genuine
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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
- 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 134823 (1984) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 4/19/1985, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1985 Rarities of the World, Sale 645, Lot 184, Realized $3,575
- 4/22/1988, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1988 Rarities of the World, Sale 692, Lot 257, Realized $5,225
Certificates:
- APS
- PF 148881 (1985) Genuine, perfs trimmed at bottom
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Provenance:
- 10/8/1998, Robert Zoellner Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2000 Rarities of the World, Sale 804, Lot 376, Realized $9,625
- 10/18/2000, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 829, Lot 434, Realized $30,800
- 6/16/2007, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2007 Rarities of the World, Sale 937, Lot 159, Realized $51,750
Certificates:
- PF 164817 (1986) Genuine
- PF 340487 (2000) Genuine
- PF 434377 (2006) Genuine, Graded 90
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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
- 4/28/1981, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1981 Rartities of the World, Sale 579, Lot 209, Realized $79,750, as set of singles
- Concord Collection
- Weisman Collection
- Hinrichs Collection
- 4/14/2009, Alan B. Whitman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Two: 1870-1901 Issues, Sale 968A, Lot 211, Realized $26,450, as single
Certificates:
- PF 257323 (1992) Genuine
- PSE (1992)
- PF (2004)
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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 a set of singles
- 10/25/2012, Cloudrest Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Cloudrest Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1033, Lot 4103, Realized $17,825, as single
Certificates:
- PF 322450 (1998) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 7/25/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1187, Lot 280, Realized $4,130
Certificates:
- PF 29434 (1969) Genuine with slight stain at top
- PF 214599 (1989) Genuine with tiny thin top left and slight tones, unused
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Provenance:
- 4/29/2021, Gary Petersen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps, Sale 1234, Lot 186, Realized $11,800
Certificates:
- PF 33743 (1970) Genuine, bleached
- PF (2021) Genuine, not bleached
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Provenance:
- 4/13/1984, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1984 Rarities of the World, Sale 632, Lot 324, Realized $4,125
Certificates:
- PF 120282 (1983) Genuine
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Provenance:
- Lessin Collection
- 5/30/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2003 Rarities of the World, Sale 474, Lot 474, Realized $6,600
Certificates:
- PF (1975)
- PF (2002)
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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 285, Realized $1,207
- 10/20/1970, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 381, Lot 500, Realized $1,700
- 3/1/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1150, Lot 803, Realized $6,195
Certificates:
- PF 23885 (1966) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 3/26/1974, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1974 Rarities of the World, Sale 448, Lot 105, Realized $2,750
Certificates:
- PF 44918 (1974) Genuine, toned slightly
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Provenance:
- 4/14/1989, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1989 Rarities of the World, Sale 708, Lot 270, Realized $6,050
Certificates:
- PF 106876 (1982) Genuine
- PF 214494 (1989) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 5/24/1986, Isleham Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Isleham Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 662, Lot 1153, Realized $4,600
- 5/18/1990, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1990 Rarities of the World, Sale 724, Lot 220, Realized $8,800
Certificates:
- PF 227220 (1990) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 4/26/1966, Ambassador Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Ambassador Collection, Sale 300, Lot 217, Realized $1,667
- 3/30/1976, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1976 Rarities of the World, Sale 489, Lot 121, Realized $2,310
- 10/2/1992, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1992 Rarities of the World, Sale 745, Lot 617
Certificates:
- PF 8359 (1957) Genuine
- PF 255627 (1990) Genuine
- PF (1992)
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Provenance:
- 3/26/1964, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1964 Rarities of the World, Sale 267, Lot 51, Realized $825
- 6/27/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2017 Rarities of the World, Sale 1159, Lot 177, Realized $5,310
Certificates:
- PF 16362 (1963) Genuine
- PF 258764 (1992) Genuine
- PF (2001)
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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 266, Realized $6,785
Certificates:
- PF 11324 (1960) Genuine
- PF 50378 (1975) Genuine
- PSE (2016)
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Provenance:
- 3/22/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1977 Rarities of the World, Sale 510, Lot 137, Realized $3,080
Certificates:
- PF 2494 (1950) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 4/28/2015, Robert R. Hall Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 321, Lot 321, Realized $4,887
Certificates:
- PF 3591 (1952) Genuine
- PF 213858 (1989) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 3/27/1968, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1968 Rarities of the World, Sale 330, Lot 105, Realized $1,320
Certificates:
- PF 24785 (1967) Genuine, stained
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Provenance:
- 4/22/1988, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1988 Rarities of the World, Sale 258, Lot 258, Realized $5,775
Certificates:
- APS
- PF 33038 (1970) Genuine
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Provenance:
- 10/28/2008, Perry Hansen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Perry Hansen Collection of U.S. Stamps and Covers, Sale 963, Lot 789, Realized $10,925
Certificates:
- PSE (1988)
- PF (2008)
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Provenance:
- 12/14/2021, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1247, Lot 314, Realized $10,030
- 6/8/2022, Great Point Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Great Point Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1256, Lot 2108, Realized $7,375
Certificates:
- PSE (2009), Graded 50
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Provenance:
- 12/13/2023, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1305, Lot 2405, Realized $6,490
Certificates:
- PF 600747 (2024) Genuine
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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 55, Realized $16,520, as single
Certificates:
- Friedl 12803 (1980) Genuine
- PF 602355 (2024) Unused, no gum as issued, bottom part imprint selvage, Genuine
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Notes:
- Stolen from New York Public Library and currently missing. It was offered in March 1978 Manning and November 1979
- J. W. Kaufmann auctions.
Provenance:
- Benjamin K. Miller Collection, New York Public Library
Certificates:
- PF 84198 (1980) Genuine, tiny thin at top
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Provenance:
- Luff Reference Collection, The Philatelic Foundation
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