Census of Millbury Mass. 5c Black on Bluish Postmaster's Provisional (Scott 7X1)

7X1-OG-01
Sound

Notes:

• Original gum, papermarker’s watermark, sound

Provenance:

• ? To Philippe la Rénotière von Ferrary 1922 Apr. 7 Ferrary sale, Gilbert Sale 3, $1,930, to Warren H. Colson for Henry G. Lapham, Lot 563
• 2/2/1967, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Part 1: United States Postmasters Provisionals, 19th Century Postage and Official Issues, Sale 312, Lot 19, Realized $34,000, ? To Colson after Henry G. Lapham’s death in 1939 196(?) To Josiah K. Lilly Jr. from Colson thru Weill 1967 Feb. 2 Lilly sale, $34,000, to A. T. Seymour for
• 1970? To Weill from Seymour (private sale) 197(?) To E.G. from Weill 1989 From E.G. to Weill 1 989 Oct. 12 Weill sale, Christie’s RL, $110,000, to a dealer 199(?) To William H. Gross thru Charles and Tracy Shreve, Lot 631
• 6/14/2024, William Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps Complete The William H. Gross Collection of Complete United States Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 3, Realized $295,000

Certificates:

• PF 25082 (1967) Genuine with original gum
• PF 216469 (1989) It Is Genuine, Previously Hinged
• PF 602291 (2024) Unused, OG, Genuine, Previously Hinged