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

5-MUL-063

Notes:

• Originally a strip of three, Pos. 6-8R1E, in which state it remained until after the 1983 Manning sale. Thereafter, the right stamp, 8R, was removed.
• Deep blue “Nashville (Ten.) Nov. 14” cds.

Provenance:

• $220 for SBA, cancellation misdescribed as “Washington Nov. 14”.
• Right stamp removed, leaving pair of 6-7R1E
• $25,700 Scott value.
• 8/21/1917, George H. Worthington Collection, J. C. Morgenthau, Lot 40, as a strip of three, purchased for
• 4/26/1944, Harmer Rooke, Lot 52, Realized $1,075, as a strip of three, realized
• 9/23/1983, Manning, Lot 30, as a strip of three.
• 5/26/1986, James Hewitt Collection, Ivy, Lot 93, (Ameripex), as a pair Pos. 6-7R1E, realized $32,000 vs.
• 10/3/2018, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection, Sale 1188, Lot 30, Realized $135,000

Certificates:

• PF 125444 (1983) for the strip of three.
• PF 555794 (2018) as pair "it is genuine"