Census of Cape of Good Hope, 1861, 4p Vermilion and Carmine, Error of Color (Scott 9f-9g;
SG 14e-14ea)
36 Census Records
Notes:
- Faults: Slight thinning at left.
Provenance:
- Pack Collection
- 1924, Ferrary Collection, FF 48,995 (£610), Sale 10, Lot 74
- 10/28-29/1982, Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection, Sotheby's, Lot 890, Realized £23,000
Certificates:
- RPS (1976)
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Notes:
- Fault: Margins added at right and bottom.
Provenance:
- Pack Collection
- 4/20/1991, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1991 Rarities of the World, Sale 737, Lot 827, Realized $3,500
Certificates:
- Holcombe
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Notes:
- Fault: Shallow thin.
Provenance:
- 2008, Sovereign Collection, Spink Shreves Galleries, Sale 101, Lot 138, Realized $17,000
- 7/22-23/2009, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Lot 895
- 11/27/2009, Feldman, Lot 60017, Unsold
- 2013, "Medina" Collection, Spink, Sale 13024, Lot 198, Realized £7,000
Certificates:
- RPS (1962)
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Notes:
- Fault: Defects including tears and thins.
Provenance:
- John Talbott Collection
- 10/28-29/1982, Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection, Sotheby's, Lot 892, Realized £5,000
- 9/1989, "Maximus" Collection, Sotheby's, Lot 413
- 2008, Spink, Sale 8021, Lot 637, Realized £8,000
Certificates:
- BPA (1982)
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Notes:
- Fault: Small stain, crease and tear.
- Other: Block of four (two square pairs), error stamp and three normal stamps.
Provenance:
- Riesco Collection
- 1921, Ferrary Collection, Fr5,425 (£685), Sale 2, Lot 57
- 1950, Stevenson Collection, Lot 233, Realized £1,950
- 1962, D'Arcy Hall Collection, Lot 164, Realized £3,400
- 1970, Maria de la Queillerie Collection, Lot 287, Realized £8,250
- 10/28-29/1982, Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection, Sotheby's, Lot 897, Realized £36,000
- 9/1989, "Maximus" Collection, Sotheby's, Lot 414
Certificates:
- RPS (1925)
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Notes:
- Fault: Central defect and thin.
Provenance:
- Wilkins Collection
- Stevenson Collection
- 1959, Stevens Collection, Lot 225, Realized £650
- 10/28-29/1982, Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection, Sotheby's, Lot 894, Realized £2,800
- 11/2003, "Lady Hope" Collection, Feldman (part), Lot 20428
- 2013, "Lionheart" Collection, Spink, Sale 13036, Lot 2135, Realized £4,800
Certificates:
- BPA (1982)
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Notes:
- Fault: Repair at top, thin and light pink marks on reverse.
Provenance:
- Spagenthal Collection
- 1961, Huston Collection, (as Vermilion), Lot 358, Realized £950
- 1970, Maria de la Queillerie Collection, (as Carmine), Lot 288, Realized £1,450
- 1979, Tucker Collection, (as Carmine), Lot 175, Realized £7,000
- 10/28-29/1982, Sir Maxwell Joseph (as Vermilion), Sotheby's, Lot 893, Realized £1,600
- 2012, "Franschhoek" Collection, Spink, Sale 12031, Lot 247, Unsold
- 2013, Spink, Sale 13031, Lot 399, Realized £7,000
Certificates:
- BPA (1982)
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Notes:
- Fault: Repaired.
Provenance:
- Col. J.R. Danson Collection
- 2001, Spink, Sale 1014, Lot 63, Realized £5,800
- 10/5/2007, Feldman USA, Lot 60015
- 2013, "Medina" Collection, Spink, Sale 13024, Lot 195, Unsold
Certificates:
- RPS (1975)
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Notes:
- Fault: Several defects.
Provenance:
- 2013, "Medina" Collection, Spink, Sale 13024, Lot 196, Unsold
Certificates:
- Holcombe (1989)
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Notes:
- Fault: Rebacked and sealed tear.
Provenance:
- 2013, "Medina" Collection, Spink, Sale 13024, Lot 197, Realized £2,500
Certificates:
- Sismondo (2008)
- Richter (1993)
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Notes:
- Fault: Filled thins.
Provenance:
- 2001, Spink, Sale 1027, Lot 833, Realized £6,000
Certificates:
- Richter (1995)
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Notes:
- Fault: Small tear and faint crease.
Provenance:
- Spink, Sale 9016, Lot 19, Realized £8,000
- Ferrary Collection
Certificates:
- Holcombe (1996)
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Notes:
- Fault: Small repair.
Provenance:
- 2004, Spink, Sale 4001, Lot 161, Realized £7,500
- 2009, Spink, Sale 9016, Lot 20, Realized £6,000
Certificates:
- Brandon (2007)
- BPA (1963)
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Notes:
- Fault: Torn, creased, repaired and painted.
Provenance:
- Straus Collection
- 2011, Grosvenor, Sale 67, Lot 1529, Realized £1,700
Certificates:
- RPS (1963)
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Notes:
- Fault: Slightly repaired.
Provenance:
- 11/22-27/2004, Feldman, Lot 60016, Realized CHF5,500
Certificates:
- Salomon
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Notes:
- Fault: Small abrasion at left and thin.
Provenance:
- "Franschhoek" Collection
- Bonaventure Collection
- Burrus Collection
- 2012, Spink, Sale 12031, Lot 248, Realized £11,000
Certificates:
- Balasse (1978)
- Friedl (1978)
- RPS (1977)
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Notes:
- Fault: Internal split and tear.
Provenance:
- Stothard Collection
- 11/2003, "Lady Hope" Collection, Feldman, Lot 20327
Certificates:
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Notes:
- Faults: Thinned at left and tear at bottom right.
Provenance:
- Hind Collection
- 10/28-29/1982, Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection, Sotheby's, Lot 899, Realized £2,800
- 11/2003, "Lady Hope" Collection, Feldman (part), Lot 20428
Certificates:
- BPA (1982)
- RPS (1958)
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Notes:
- Fault: Some minor faults.
Provenance:
- 2004, Spink, Sale 4024, Lot 381, Realized £4,200
- 2013, "Medina" Collection, Spink, Sale 13024, Lot 199, Unsold
Certificates:
- RPS (1994)
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Notes:
- Fault: Crease and central defect.
Provenance:
- Wilkens Collection
- John Talbott Collection
- 10/28-29/1982, Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection, Sotheby's, Lot 900, Realized £1,250
- 2001, Spink, Sale 1027, Lot 834, Realized £4,200
- 2004, Spink, Sale 4024, Lot 382, Realized £2,600
- 2013, "Medina" Collection, Spink, Sale 13024, Lot 200, Realized £4,800
Certificates:
- BPA (1982)
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Provenance:
- 2012, Spink, Sale 12020, Lot 249, Realized £4,500
Certificates:
- Scheller (2010)
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Notes:
- Fault: Diagonal crease, internal split and other faults.
Provenance:
- 2005, Spink, Sale 5016, Lot 1269, Realized £3,500
Certificates:
- Brandon (1999)
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Notes:
- Fault: Closed tear at bottom left and two tears at top.
Provenance:
- "Cape Town" Collection
- Ferrary Collection
- 2005, Spink, Sale 5029, Lot 49, Realized £33,000
Certificates:
- BPA (1977)
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Notes:
Provenance:
- 2003, Grosvenor, Sale 15, Lot 1193, Unsold
Certificates:
- Brandon (1993)
- RPS (1942)
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Notes:
- Fault: Badly damaged at top, tear at bottom, thinned and creased.
Provenance:
- 2007, Grosvenor, Sale 86, Lot 1666, Realized £780
Certificates:
- PFSA (1968)
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Notes:
- Fault: Repaired.
Provenance:
- 2012, "Franschhoek" Collection, Spink, Sale 12031, Lot 249, Realized £11,000
Certificates:
- RPS (1977)
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Notes:
- Fault: Some faults.
Provenance:
- 5/1986, Feldman, Lot 50047
Certificates:
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Notes:
- Fault: Multiple faults and repaired.
Provenance:
- 5/19-20/2015, Siegel Auction Galleries, Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Sale 1098, Lot 347, Realized $3,500
Certificates:
- BPA (1961)
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Provenance:
- R.F.A. Riesco Collection
- 6/23/1921, Ferrary Collection, First, Lot 9
- 11/25-26/1989, Dale-Lichtenstein Collection, Sale 2847-2848, Lot 392, Realized $105,000
- 9/1995, "Salisbury" Collection, Robson Lowe, Lot 1087
- 6/12/2019, "Besancon" Collection, Corinphila, Sale 238, Lot 4093
Certificates:
- RPS 13301 (1929)
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Notes:
- Faults: Slight fault at bottom right.
Provenance:
- Levitt Collection
- 1967, Amundsen Collection, Lot 160, Realized £2,600
- 10/28-29/1982, Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection, Sotheby's, Lot 891, Realized £8,250
Certificates:
- RPS (1950)
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Notes:
- Faults: Small thins, central fault and small tears at bottom.
Provenance:
- Wilkins Collection
- 10/28-29/1982, Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection, Sotheby's, Lot 895, Realized £1,650
Certificates:
- BPA (1982)
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Notes:
- Faults: Thinned and paper splits.
Provenance:
- Wilkins Collection
- 10/28-29/1982, Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection, Sotheby's, Lot 896, Realized £1,650
Certificates:
- BPA (1982)
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Notes:
- Fault: Small faults.
Provenance:
- 6/19/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, Worldwide Stamps and Covers, Sale 1183, Lot 1281, Realized $5,750
Certificates:
- Brandon 39299 (2008)
- Sismondo (1997)
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Notes:
- Faults: Small faults.
Provenance:
- 12/7-8/2001, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Lot 1674, Realized $2,000
Certificates:
- Brandon (1998)
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Notes:
- Other: Se-tenant block of four with three normal, tied by triangular CGH handstamp on blue folded letter to McMaster & Crump in Grahams Town, Cradock Mar. 26, 1861 circular datestamp on reverse. Contents regarding potential interrupted deliveries and price rise of cotton due to outbreak of United States Civil War.
Provenance:
- 11/25-26/1989, Dale-Lichtenstein Collection, Sale 2847-2848, Lot 391, Realized $360,000
Certificates:
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Notes:
- Other: Exhibited at Berlin in 1904. Block of three with two normal and single (damaged), on folded letter from Middle Drift, Jun. 6, 1861 and addressed to McMaster & Crump in Grahams Town. Other stamps with file folds.
Provenance:
- Levitt Collection
- Bessemer Clark Collection
- 1961, Huston Collection, Lot 359, Realized £2,600
- 1970, Maria de la Queillerie Collection, Lot 286, Realized £7,000
- 10/28-29/1982, Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection, Sotheby's, Lot 898, Realized £37,000
Certificates:
- RPS (1956)