Census of 1c Blue, Type I (Scott 5)
Notes:
- PFC states vertical tear in left stamp (Pos. 6R), tiny tear in right stamp (Pos. 8R), all repaired, lifted and replaced. 1981 and 1987 Siegel?Rarities descriptions note only a closed tear at bottom of Pos. 6R.
- Strip tied by indistinct black “North Cumberland Pa.” cds on Jan. 1852 folded letter to Milton Pa., part handwritten and part-printed, dealing with tracts of land sold for taxes.
Provenance:
- 1/30/1932, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. and Foreign Stamps and Wholesale Lots, Sale 5, Reported to be ex Emmerson C. Krug, but not contained in SBA July 1949 private treaty list of Krug collection nor in/21/1958.
- 10/31/1975, Siegel Auction Galleries, Trans-Oceanic Flight Covers, Sale 479, Lot 50, 4/21/1981, realized $50,000 vs. $40,000 Scott value, described “left stamp Pos. 6 has closed tear at bottom”.
- 5/2/1987, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1987 Rarities of the World, Sale 679, Lot 79, Realized $42,500, 5/2/1987, realized $42,500 vs. $60,000 Scott value, described “left stamp has closed tear at bottom.
- 6/7/2008, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2008 Rarities of the World, Sale 958, Lot 528, Realized $105,000, (on cover) - realized $105,000 hammer vs. $75,000-100,000 estimate
- 4/7/2016, The Hanover Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Hanover Collection of Superb-Quality U.S. Stamps-Part One, Sale 1122, Lot 4, Unsold
- 10/22-23/2019, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1209, Lot 1094, Realized $120,000
Certificates:
- PF 177630 (1987) states vertical tear in left stamp, tiny tear in right stamp, all repaired, lifted and replaced.
- PSE 01186786 (2008) as a single "Genuine, Graded 90J
- PF 564977 (2019) Genuine