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

Notes:

5mm tear in top margin into S of POSTAGE. Bottom stamp repaired. Spot on Pos. 17R.
Bright red grid on each stamp, somewhat smudged, tying the strip on folded cover to Philadelphia with red “Louisville & Cincinnati Mail Line March 8” route agent’s balloon-style cds. A piece of the bottom stamp (Ty. II) has been replaced. In its present state, the letter is a blank piece of folded paper with no interior writing.

Provenance:

5/22/1925, Dr. Carroll Chase Collection, Kelleher, Lot 86, realized $311, described with small tear in top stamp 7R1E and corner added to bottom stamp.
4/15/1954, John A. Fox, Lot 65, realized $950 vs. $2,000 Scott value.
1/24/1968, H. R. Harmer, realized $1,800 vs. $6,000 Scott value.
3/24/1970, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1970 Rarities of the World, Sale 371, Lot 33, Realized $2,100, realized $2,100 vs. $7,500 Scott value, no mention of faults in description.
9/23/1980, Ex Ishikawa 1c 1851-57 Collection, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Lot 20, realized $36,000 vs. $30,000 Scott value.
4/5/1983, Reported to be ex Roland Cipolla Collection, but not included in the
3/28/1985, John W. Kaufmann, Lot 430, realized $23,000 vs. $60,000 Scott value.
4/20/1991, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1991 Rarities of the World, Sale 737, Lot 245, Realized $21,000, hammered at $21,000 vs. $48,500+ Scott value to Dr. Leonard A. Kapiloff.
6/7/2008, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2008 Rarities of the World, Sale 958, Lot 527, Realized $40,000, $40,000 hammer versus $40,000-50,000 estimate.

Certificates:

PF 466252 IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE TYPE I STAMP WITH A VERTICAL TEAR AT TOP INTO THE "S" OF "POSTAGE"; THE TYPE II STAMP WITH A PORTION REPLACED AT LOWER LEFT; THE COVER HINGE REINFORCED ALONG THE FOLDS