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

5-COV-084

Notes:

• File fold far from stamps.
• Each stamp is cancelled by a manuscript tic-tac-toe pattern, which ties the strip on a folded cover addressed to Madisonville Tenn. There is a red “Benton Tenn. Feb. 28”(1852) circular datestamp.

Provenance:

• 2/15/1941, Sent to SBA for examination by Dr. Zaven M. Seron of Tampa Fla. on, . Reported by Brookman as having been purchased by dealer Brookman later that year from Barney Voorhees and sold to dealer Spencer Anderson.
• 12/24/2022, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Postal History, Sale 1272, Lot 3277, Realized $28,320

Certificates:

• PSE 01417134 (2022) “Genuine, the left and right stamps Scott No. 5A with creases”
• PF 592737 (2023) “Genuine use, all stamps with natural paper wrinkles and the right stamp with a diagonal corner crease at bottom right”