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

5-CAN-028

Notes:

• Tiny tear at bottom barely touching design
• Neat blue grid with bit of red postmark

Provenance:

• 3/31/1976, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1976 Rarities of the World, Sale 489, Lot 30, Realized $10,000, #489 3/31/1976, realized $10,000 vs. $7,750 Scott value.
• 4/4/1979, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1979 Rarities of the World, Sale 544, Lot 33, Realized $19,000, #544 4/4/1979, realized $19,000 vs. $12,000 Scott value, described with “tiny tear at bottom”.

Certificates:

• PF 75433 (1979) Pos. 7R1E with tiny tear at bottom