Census of Baltimore Md. 10c Postmaster’s Provisional (Scott 3X2 and 3X4)
Notes:
- The “Ferrary” Copy (Bartels #1)
- Hayes #1 (Ty. III, Position 11)
- Stamp pen-cancelled, “Baltimore Md. Feb. 27” (1846) cds, “Paid” and “10” in oval in blue on cover to Rev. R. H. Ball, care of Rev. A. A. (Lipscomb),
- Montgomery Ala., forwarded back to Baltimore, blue “Montgomery Ala. Mar. 7” cds and large “10” number
Provenance:
- c1896 (possibly 1897) Discovered by A. C. Townsend, partner of H. F. Colman in stamp dealership
- c1897 To Philippe la Rénotière von Ferrary for $3,000 thru R. F. Albrecht
- 1922 Apr. 7 Ferrary sale, Gilbert Sale 3, $6,430, to Warren H. Colson for Henry G. Lapham, Lot 542
- 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
- 1940? To Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen Jr.
- 3/28/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Frelinghuysen Collection, Part One, Sale 1020, Lot 3, Realized $70,000, sold for
Certificates:
- PF 501328 IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A CORNER CREASE AT BOTTOM LEFT, AND TWO TINY INTERNAL TEARS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF '10