Census of 4c Deep Red Brown & Black
Center Inverted, Multiples
(Scott 296a)

296a-OG-BL-02

Notes:

• Unusually choice centering throughout, top right and bottom left stamps have small thin spots

Provenance:

• 4/24/1982, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1982 Rarities of the World, Sale 596, Lot 320, Realized $40,000, $40,000 hammer vs. $65,000 Scott value
• 4/29-30/2021, Gary Petersen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps, Sale 1234, Lot 286, Realized $180,000, $180,000 vs. $500,000 Scott value
• 4/14-15/2009, Alan Whitman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Two: 1870-1901 Issues, Sale 968A, Lot 369, Realized $325,000, $325,000 hammer vs. $500,000 Scott value

Certificates:

• PF (1998)