Census of New Haven Conn., 5c Postmaster's Provisional (Scott 8XU1-8XU4)
Notes:
- Red hs/Magenta sig/White envelope
- “New Haven Ct. Jul. 23” (1845) cds Earliest documented use
- To “Mrs. Profr Oliver P. Hubbard” Dartmouth College, Hanover N.H. in hand of Prof. Benjamin Silliman (to his daughter Faith)
Provenance:
- c1900 To Philippe la Rénotière von Ferrary (probably after death of Oliver Hubbard in 1900)
- 1922 Apr. 7 Ferrary sale, Gilbert Sale 3, $536, to Warren H. Colson for Herbert R. Duckwall of Indianapolis, Lot 567
- 192(?) To Arthur Hind from Duckwall thru Colson
- 1969 Jan. 28 H.R. Harmer sale, Lot 65
- c1970 Restored
- 1990 Oct. 26 Christie’s RL sale, Lot 799, Unsold
- 3/23/1972, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1972 Rarities of the World, Sale 409, Lot 9, Realized $12,500, 1972 Mar. 23, , $12,500, to Henry Houser
Certificates:
- PF 231872 It Is A Genuine Usage With THE COVER RESTORED.