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

Notes:

Stamp tied by red “Paid” on cover to William E. Hoit, care of Loder & Co., 83 Cedar St., New York City
“Milbury Ms. Jan. 12” (1847) cds Latest recorded date of use
“5” sans-serif numeral in circle

Provenance:

c1896 Discovered by niece of addressee in family home in Worcester Mass.
c1897 To New England Stamp Co.
c1897 To Frank J. Dutcher from Nassau Stamp Co.
1906 Pictured on holiday greeting card from Nassau Stamp Co.
19?? To Henry G. Lapham (after Dutcher), probably thru Warren H. Colson
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, 2012 Siegel Sale of Frelinghuysen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Frelinghuysen Collection, Part One, Sale 1020, Lot 15, Realized $400,000, $400,000 hammer to William H. Gross
10/3/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection, Sale 1188, Lot 6, Realized $300,000, 2018

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