Census of 24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted (Scott 120b)

120b-UNC-01

120b-UNC-01
Fault

Notes:
    Provenance:
    • c. 1950’s (?) Acquired by Herbert Houghton “Hoky” Phillips Jr., a Texas relative of Benjamin D. Phillips and Weill client
    • c. 1985 H. Houghton Phillips Collection, sold to Weills
    • 1987 Sold to Ryohei Ishikawa in private transaction brokered by Harvey R. Warm and Scott R. Trepel (purchased from Weills)
    • 1993 Sep. 29 Ishikawa sale, Christie’s NY, $205,000 hammer to Columbian Stamp Co. (Hagendorf), on behalf of private collector, Lot 741
    • c. 1996 Sold to Steven C. Walske (Lafayette) by Hagendorf
    • 2003 May 2 Walske (Lafayette) sale, Matthew Bennett Inc., $260,000 hammer to private collector (now deceased), Lot 1332
    • 4/11-12/2018, The David Wingate Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David Wingate Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1180, Lot 179, Realized $525,000
    Certificates:
    • PF 242 (1946) Genuine
    • PF 29685 (1969) Genuine, small thin spot in grill
    • PF 398835 (2003) Genuine, no gum, tiny thin spot in the grill area