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

Notes:

The only available illustrations of this stamp are low-resolution halftones in Siegel sale catalogues (see Sale/Ownership History below). From these it appears that the bottom margin may cut in slightly on the right plume.
Black Mobile Ala. cds

Provenance:

3/25/1964, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States, Sale 268, Lot 48, realized $3,100 vs. $1,400 Scott value.
10/27/1965, Max L. Simon Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Max Simon Collection Part I of U.S. 19th and 20th Century Stamps & Plate Number Blocks, Sale 292, Lot 8, realized $3,750 vs. $2,250 Scott value.
2/4/1969, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps and Postal History, Sale 347, Lot 107, realized $5,000 vs. $4,500 Scott value.
12/10-14/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers, Sale 1037, Lot 1392, Realized $29,000, realized $29,000 hammer versus $75,000 Scott value.

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