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Census of 1c Blue, Type III, Position 99R2 (Scott 21)
21 Census Records

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21(99R2)-OG-01

21(99R2)-OG-01
Sound

Notes:
    Provenance:
    • William H. Gross Collection
    • 1/18/1956, Caspary Collection, H.R. Harmer
    • 2/7/1968, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Part 7: United States 19th and 20th Century, Sale 327, Lilly
    • 12/14/1976, Grunin Collection, H.R. Harmer
    • 9/28/1993, Ishikawa Collection, Christie's New York
    • 10/8-10/1998, Zoellner Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert Zoellner Collection of United States, Sale 804, Lot 101
    Certificates:
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      21(99R2)-OG-02

      21(99R2)-OG-02
      Fault

      Notes:
        Provenance:
          Certificates:
          • PF 548404 IT IS GENUINE, UNUSED, WITH PART O.G., AND MARGINS AT LEFT AND BOTTOM SLIGHTLY ABRADED FROM REMOVAL OF TONING
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          21(99R2)-CAN-01

          21(99R2)-CAN-01
          Sound

          Notes:
            Provenance:
            • 10/1939, Stephen D. Brown Collection, HR Harmer
            • 3/23/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1977 Rarities of the World, Sale 510, Lot 53, Realized $7,500
            • 9/28/1993, Ishikawa Collection, Christie's New York
            • 2/27/2008, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Tahoe Collection of Superb Used U.S. Stamps, Sale 951, Lot 15, Tahoe
            Certificates:
            • PF 276361 Genuine
            • PF 426897 Genuine
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            21(99R2)-CAN-02

            21(99R2)-CAN-02
            Sound

            Notes:
            • Signed Ashbrook
            Provenance:
            • 3/25/1975, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1975 Rarities of the World, Sale 468, Lot 39, Realized $3,500
            • 9/23/1980, Ryohei Ishikawa Collection, Sotheby's Parke Bernet
            • 4/20/1991, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1991 Rarities of the World, Sale 737, Lot 310, Realized $3,750
            • 5/6/1997, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1997 Rarities of the World, Sale 788, Lot 71, Realized $4,000
            • 11/5-6/2014, Curtis Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers, Sale 1084, Lot 3105, Realized $6,250
            Certificates:
            • PF 92760 Genuine
            • PF 524294 Genuine
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            21(99R2)-CAN-03

            21(99R2)-CAN-03
            Fault

            Notes:
              Provenance:
              • Natalee Grace Collection, “small sealed tear at upper left”
              • 5/30/2003, Chapin Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries
              Certificates:
              • PF 290889 Genuine, small corner crease at top right
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              21(99R2)-CAN-04

              21(99R2)-CAN-04
              Fault

              Notes:
                Provenance:
                • 3/2-3/2011, Wagshal Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Wagshal Collection, Part 4: Perforated One-Cent 1857-60 Issue, Sale 1006, Lot 1074, Realized $4,250
                • 2/25/2020, Ambassador Middendorf Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Ambassador J. William Middendorf II Collection, Sale 1216, Lot 101, Realized $2,100
                • 11/9-10/2021, Arthur S. Przybyl Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Arthur S. Przybyl Collection of United States, Confederate States and Hawaii, Sale 1244, Lot 65, Realized $2,500
                Certificates:
                • PF 156789 (1986) Genuine, light diagonal crease at bottom left
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                21(99R2)-CAN-05

                21(99R2)-CAN-05
                Sound

                Notes:
                  Provenance:
                  • 12/11/1985, Sheriff Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, Ex-Sheriff - Part I, Sale 655
                  • 3/2/2011, Wagshal Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Wagshal Collection, Part 4: Perforated One-Cen 1857-60 Issue, Sale 1006, Lot 1073, Realized $7,500, “few nibbed perfs at right”
                  • 6/27/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2017 Rarities of the World, Sale 1159, Lot 61, Realized $5,250, “single nibbed perf at bottom left corner not mentioned on certificate”
                  • 5/17/2022, David Gorham Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps, Sale 1255, Lot 268
                  Certificates:
                  • PF 158057 (1986) Genuine
                  • PF 496536 (2011) Genuine
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                  21(99R2)-CAN-06

                  21(99R2)-CAN-06
                  Fault

                  21(99R2)-CAN-06

                  21(99R2)-CAN-06
                  Fault
                  Photo from Mielstrup catalogue, with piece out at top before repair

                  Notes:
                    Provenance:
                    • 5/2/1973, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Dr. Drew B. Meilstrup Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 431, Mielstrup
                    • 6/29/1995, “Golden Oak”
                    Certificates:
                    • PF 38267 Genuine, defective
                    • PF 309551 Genuine, top perfs trimmed away, small repair bottom left, thin spot, creases
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                    21(99R2)-CAN-07

                    21(99R2)-CAN-07
                    Fault

                    Notes:
                    • Fault: Small sealed tear at top.
                    Provenance:
                    • 4/14/1984, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1984 Rarities of the World, Sale 632, Lot 215, Realized $3,000, “slightly in at left”
                    Certificates:
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                      21(99R2)-CAN-08

                      21(99R2)-CAN-08
                      Fault

                      Notes:
                        Provenance:
                        • 9/23/1980, Ishikawa Collection, SPB, Lot 348
                        Certificates:
                        • PF 183271 Genuine
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                        21(99R2)-CAN-09

                        21(99R2)-CAN-09
                        Sound

                        Notes:
                        • Signed Ashbrook
                        Provenance:
                        • 6/1980, Sotheby’s, Lot 279
                        • 1/22/1995, Matthew Bennet Auctions, Lot 402
                        Certificates:
                        • PF 90366 Genuine
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                        21(99R2)-CAN-10

                        21(99R2)-CAN-10
                        Fault

                        Notes:
                          Provenance:
                          • 12/14/1976, Grunin Collection, HRH
                          • 11/20/1978, SPB, Lot 2040
                          • 11/20/1978, Sotheby’s, Lot 2040
                          Certificates:
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                            21(99R2)-CAN-11

                            21(99R2)-CAN-11
                            Fault

                            Notes:
                              Provenance:
                                Certificates:
                                • PF 486989 Genuine, tiny tear at top above “t” of “Postage”
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                                21(99R2)-CAN-12

                                21(99R2)-CAN-12
                                Fault

                                Notes:
                                  Provenance:
                                  • Neinken Collection
                                  • 3/2/2011, Siegel Auction Galleries, The New Amsterdam Collection of City Despatch Post, Sale 1006, Lot 1075, Wagshal “few short perfs at right”
                                  Certificates:
                                  • PSAG 565592 (2013) Genuine used Pos. 99R2 with minor perforation faults at right
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                                  21(99R2)-CAN-13

                                  21(99R2)-CAN-13
                                  Fault

                                  Notes:
                                  • In strip of three, 98-100R2
                                  Provenance:
                                  • 6/18/2011, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2011 Rarities of the World, Sale 1010, Lot 27, Realized $12,000, Wagshal “stamps at left and right have slight creases (ending in tiny tear in left stamp), center stamp (Position 99R2) tiny pinhole at the back of Franklin's head”
                                  Certificates:
                                  • PF 495304 Genuine, Position 99R2 with tiny pinhole at back of Franklin’s neck, left and right stamps with light creases, the former ending in tiny tear at top
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                                  21(99R2)-CAN-14

                                  21(99R2)-CAN-14
                                  Fault

                                  Notes:
                                  • Position 99R2 closed tear
                                  Provenance:
                                  • 6/23/1971, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States 1c 1851-7 Specialized, Sale 397, Lot 161
                                  Certificates:
                                  • PF 264135 Genuine, Positions 98-100R2, center stamp Position 99R2, center stamp large tear, left stamp crease
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                                  21(99R2)-CAN-18

                                  21(99R2)-CAN-18
                                  Fault

                                  Notes:
                                    Provenance:
                                    • 7/25/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1187, Lot 68, Realized $850
                                    Certificates:
                                    • One -Cent Franklin Plating Archive (2016) - "defective"
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                                    21(99R2)-CAN-19

                                    21(99R2)-CAN-19
                                    Sound

                                    Notes:
                                      Provenance:
                                      • Jason Thompson Collection
                                      Certificates:
                                      • Richard Doporto (2018) Genuine, Manuscript Pen Cancel, B. Relief from Plate 2, Position 99R2
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                                      21(99R2)-COV-15

                                      21(99R2)-COV-15
                                      Fault

                                      Notes:
                                        Provenance:
                                        • 3/25/1975, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1975 Rarities of the World, Sale 468, Lot 40, Realized $6,000
                                        • 9/28/1993, Ishikawa Collection, CRL, Lot 215
                                        • 3/2/2011, Siegel Auction Galleries, The New Amsterdam Collection of City Despatch Post, Sale 1006, Lot 1076, Wagshal “stamp has a few gum toned perfs and single pulled perf at top”
                                        Certificates:
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                                          21(99R2)-COV-16

                                          21(99R2)-COV-16
                                          Sound

                                          Notes:
                                          • This is the earliest documented use of Position 99R2.
                                          Provenance:
                                          • 11/15/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, Fall 2003 U.S. Rarities: United States, Confederate States, Historic Flights and Hawaii, Sale 869, Lot 3038, Realized $9,000
                                          • 2/25/2015, Bakwin Collection, Matthew Bennet Auctions, Lot 40, Unsold
                                          Certificates:
                                          • A.P.S. (1999)
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                                          21(99R2)-COV-17

                                          21(99R2)-COV-17
                                          Fault

                                          Notes:
                                            Provenance:
                                            • 3/2/2011, Siegel Auction Galleries, The New Amsterdam Collection of City Despatch Post, Sale 1006, Lot 1077, Wagshal “second stamp from left in a string of six singles, Position 99R2 tiny tear at upper right”
                                            Certificates:
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