Census of Alexandria Va., 5c Black on Buff, Postmaster's Provisional (Scott 1X1-1X2)
1X1a-COV(UNC)-01
1X1a-COV(UNC)-01
Digitally enhanced image of September 9th Patton-Causten letter with Alexandria stamp dropped into position and postal markings colored red
Notes:
- The “Ferrary” Copy (Bartels #2)
- Uncancelled
- Signed “L. W. Durbin/July 1879”
- Basis of Scott unused value
Provenance:
- Discovered by Theodore J. Pickett on Sep. 9 letter from Patton to Causten and reported in Philatelic Monthly Jul. 1879; removed from letter
- 1879 To L. W. Durbin (who signed the back)
- c1879 To Philippe la Rénotière von Ferrary
- 1922 Apr. 7 Ferrary sale, Gilbert Sale 3, $6,430, to Warren H. Colson for Henry G. Lapham, Lot 536
- 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
- 194(?) To Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen Jr.
- 1960 Original Sep. 9 letter with stamp missing reported by George B. Tebbs (S.P.A. Journal, May 1964)
- 2006 Sep. 9 letter sold at auction, current whereabouts unknown
- 3/28/2012, Frelinghuysen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Frelinghuysen Collection, Part 1, Sale 1020, Lot 1, Realized $632,500
- 6/14/2024, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps Complete The William H. Gross Collection, Sale 1323, Lot 1, Realized $619,500
Certificates:
- PF 501325 (2011) It is Genuine, Unused, No Gum
- PF 602292 (2024) Unused, No Gum, 39 Asterisks, Genuine