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

5-CAN-048

Notes:

• This stamp has the largest margins of any known 7R1E.
• SBA noted a “yellow stain” and the shade as pale blue.
• Black cds with integral “3 Paid” and “May” date (probably 1852).

Provenance:

• Henry C. Gibson. Stated by SBA to have been sold by Philip Ward in November 1945. Collection
• Exhibited at Court of Honor in Toronto 1951.
• 12/11/1962, Harold G. Duckworth Collection, Harmer Rooke, Lot 41, realized $6,500 vs. $1,350?Scott value, but reported to have been returned for an undescribed fault.

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