Census of 1c Blue, Type I (Scott 5)

Notes:

Siegel 1986 description: “tiny trivial margin tear”.
Superior 1993 description (after PFC issued): “small filled thin”.
Right margin appears to have been slightly trimmed at bottom after Siegel 1986 sale and before Superior 1993 sale, to reduce or eliminate scissors nick at lower right corner.
Blue grid and what appears to be part of French decimes hand-stamp.

Provenance:

2/24/1965, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1965 Rarities of the World, Sale 283, Lot 36, Realized $1,650, #283 2/24/1965, realized $3,800 vs. $1,650 Scott value.
5/12/1986, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States 19th and 20th Century Stamps, Sale 661, Lot 53, realized $8,000 vs. $22,000 Scott value.
1/12/1993, Superior, Lot 1319, unsold vs. $18,000 Scott value.
5/31/2002, Lessin Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Lot 8, $37,500 hammer vs. $45,500 Scott value
11/5-6/2014, Curtis Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers, Sale 1084, Lot 3028, Realized $27,000, $27,000 hammer vs. $71,000 Scott value

Certificates:

PF 194406 (1988) stating small filled-in thins. No mention of margin tear noted in 1986 Siegel description.