Census of 12c Blackish Purple, Special Printing (Scott 198)

198-UNC-07

Notes:

• Tiny pinhole in "E" OF "CENTS" not noted on older certificate

Provenance:

• 3/23/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1977 Rarities of the World, Sale 149, Lot 149, Realized $2,500
• 4/29/1981, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1981 Rarities of the World, Sale 579, Lot 220, Realized $3,300
• 12/13/2023, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1305, Lot 2413, Realized $3,186
• 4/22/2024, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1320, Lot 1489, Realized $3,422

Certificates:

• PF 5833 (1955) Genuine
• PF 600748 (2024) Unused, no gum as issued. Genuine with a picked out inclusioin and a pinhole in the "E" of "Cents"