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Census of 30c Red Orange, First Color (Scott 61)
34 Census Records

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61-OG-01

61-OG-01
Sound

Notes:
    Provenance:
    • 3/24/70, Siegel Auction Galleries
    • 5/31/2002, Lessin Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries
    • 12/10/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David W. Gorham Collection, Sale 1036, Lot 111, Realized $25,000, Gorham
    Certificates:
    • PF 33101 Genuine
    • PF 387573 Genuine, previously hinged
    • PF 510307 Genuine, previously hinged
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    61-OG-02

    61-OG-02
    Sound

    Notes:
      Provenance:
      • 3/23/71, Siegel Auction Galleries
      • 9/12/1984, Isabelle Lessmann Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Isabelle Lessmann Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 638, "insignificant corner perf crease"
      • 10/26/1992, McNall Collection, Sup.
      • 5/8/1998, Weisman Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries
      • 2/23/2010, “Hampshire” Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Hampshire Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 983, Lot 42
      • 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 107, Realized $15,000
      Certificates:
      • PF 35931 (1970) Genuine
      • PF 259590 (2002) Genuine
      • PF 474438 (2023) Genuine, previously hinged
      • PSE 21025 (1993) Genuine, original gum
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      61-OG-03

      61-OG-03
      Sound

      Notes:
        Provenance:
        • 1/21/1958, H.R. Harmer
        • 5/2/1973, Mielstrup Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Dr. Drew B. Meilstrup Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 431
        • 5/2008, Newport Collection, PRW
        Certificates:
        • PF 9026 Genuine
        • PF 460723 Genuine, previously hinged
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        61-UNC-04

        61-UNC-04
        Sound

        Notes:
          Provenance:
          • 4/11/1978, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1978 Rarities of the World, Sale 528, Lot 85
          • 9/14/2016, "Alan" Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Alan Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1134, Lot 65, Realized $8,000
          Certificates:
          • PF 254711 Genuine, no gum
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          61-OG-05

          61-OG-05
          Sound

          Notes:
            Provenance:
            • HR 5/26/1943 Green Collection, (signed Luff)
            • 5/30/2003, Chapin Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Lot 122, $19,000 (described as sound and offered without PFC 47273)
            • 10/28/2008, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Perry Hansen Collection of U.S. Stamps and Covers, Sale 963, Lot 487, Hansen
            Certificates:
            • PF 47273 corner margin creases
            • PF 273786 Genuine, PH
            • PF 400606 Genuine, PH
            • PF 471716 Genuine, PH
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            61-UNC-06

            61-UNC-06
            Fault

            Notes:
              Provenance:
              • 11/20/1978, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, “pulled perf at bottom”
              Certificates:
              • PF 2941 Genuine
              • PF 115709 Genuine
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              61-UNC-07

              61-UNC-07
              Fault

              61-UNC-07

              61-UNC-07
              Fault
              prior to reperfing

              Notes:
                Provenance:
                • Reperfed and sent to PF
                • 5/9/1938, Cortlandt F. Bishop Collection, Anderson Galleries, with straight edge at right
                Certificates:
                • PF 2867 Genuine
                • PF 15962 Genuine
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                61-OG-08

                61-OG-08
                Fault

                Notes:
                  Provenance:
                  • 10/8-10/1998, Zoellner Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert Zoellner Collection of United States, Sale 804, Lot 168, Realized $13,500, (“faint diagonal crease”)
                  Certificates:
                  • PF 9675 Genuine
                  • PF 533246 Genuine, unused with part O.G. and a light natural gum bend
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                  61-POG-09

                  61-POG-09
                  Fault

                  Notes:
                    Provenance:
                    • Crocker Collection
                    • 6/28/1955, H.R. Harmer, Waterhouse “small part original gum, one perf missing”
                    • 4/27-28/1966, Ambassador Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Ambassador Collection, Sale 300, Lot 84, “minute crease top margin and trivial perf break”
                    • 6/5/1995, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1995 Rarities of the World, Sale 767, Lot 151, Realized $7,500, “light diagonal crease at bottom, one short perf
                    • 7/25/2018, Arnold "Jake" Johnson Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1187, Lot 119, Realized $8,000
                    Certificates:
                    • PF 5909 OK #61
                    • PF 464169 Genuine, small part original gum, light diagonal crease top right
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                    61-OG-10

                    61-OG-10
                    Fault

                    Notes:
                      Provenance:
                      • 2/4/1975, H.R. Harmer
                      • 5/19/1990, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1990 Rarities of the World, Sale 724, Lot 724, “large part original gum, thin spot”
                      • 4/29-30/2021, Gary Petersen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps, Sale 1234, Lot 81, lot
                      Certificates:
                      • PF 46019 (1974) Genuine, thin spot staining through to face
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                      61-OG-11

                      61-OG-11
                      Fault

                      Notes:
                        Provenance:
                        • 2/23/1972, Gleysteen Collection, Mozian
                        • 1/29/1980, Kelleher
                        • 2/27/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding U.S. Stamps, Sale 843, Lot 841, Realized $14,500, “Bayou”
                        • 11/15/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, Fall 2003 U.S. Rarities: United States, Confederate States, Historic Flights and Hawaii, Sale 869, Lot 3046
                        • 3/28/2012, Matthew Bennet Auctions, Lot 150
                        Certificates:
                        • PF 36511 Genuine with faint horizontal creasing
                        • PF 378059 Genuine, faint horizontal crease at center
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                        61-UNC-12

                        61-UNC-12
                        Fault

                        Notes:
                          Provenance:
                          • 10/17/2003, Dr. Claiborne Johnson Jr. Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Realized $6,000
                          Certificates:
                          • PF 115479 Genuine, faint internal tear and small scrape at right
                          • PF 257254 Genuine, sealed internal tear
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                          61-OG-13

                          61-OG-13
                          Unknown

                          Notes:
                            Provenance:
                            • 3/8/1940, E. Klein, (sound?)
                            Certificates:
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                              61-OG-14

                              61-OG-14
                              Unknown

                              Notes:
                                Provenance:
                                • 10/6-7/1964, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. incl. Postmaster Provisionals, Unused 19th & 20th Century, Envelopes & Revenues, Sale 276
                                Certificates:
                                • PF 15605 Genuine
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                                61-OG-15

                                61-OG-15
                                Fault

                                Notes:
                                  Provenance:
                                  • 10/16/1956, J. Fox, “gum stained, vertical crease breaks through”
                                  • 7/10/2019, New Amsterdam Collection, Cherrystone, Lot 48, Unsold
                                  • 7/23/2024, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., United States Stamps, Sale 1328, Lot 171, Realized $5,605
                                  Certificates:
                                  • PF 3253 (1951) Genuine, repaired
                                  • PF 559498 (2019) Genuine, previously hinged, the stamp with a long hinge reinforced crack and gum soaks
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                                  61-OG-16

                                  61-OG-16
                                  Fault

                                  Notes:
                                    Provenance:
                                    • 2/2/1967, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Part 1: United States Postmasters Provisionals, 19th Century Postage and Official Issues, Sale 312, Lot 133, Lilly (as pair)
                                    • 10/18/2002, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Lot 80, Realized $13,000
                                    Certificates:
                                    • PF 25270 for pair, left stamp
                                    • PF 213877 Genuine, PH, light vertical crease
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                                    61-OG-17

                                    61-OG-17
                                    Fault

                                    Notes:
                                      Provenance:
                                      • 2/2/1967, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Part 1: United States Postmasters Provisionals, 19th Century Postage and Official Issues, Sale 312, Lot 133, Lilly (as pair)
                                      • 5/31/2016, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2016 Rarities of the World, Sale 1129, Lot 343, Realized $10,000
                                      Certificates:
                                      • PF 25270 “Genuine, unused, left stamp original gum, right stamp part original, each with a vertical crease” , right stamp
                                      • PF 537428 (2016) Genuine, unused with part O.G. and a diagonal crease
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                                      61-OG-18

                                      61-OG-18
                                      Fault

                                      Notes:
                                        Provenance:
                                        • 2/2/1967, Lilly Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Part 1: United States Postmasters Provisionals, 19th Century Postage and Official Issues, Sale 312, Lot 132
                                        • 4/23/1970, Seymour Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The A. T. Seymour Collection of United States, Sale 373
                                        • 2/24/1988, Cole Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Clifford C. Cole, Jr. Collection - United States Postage Issues, Sale 689
                                        • 5/19/1994, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1994 Rarities - The Concord Collection, Sale 759, Lot 84, Realized $14,000, Concord
                                        • 10/23/2001, Floyd Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Realized $19,000
                                        Certificates:
                                        • PF 1694 Genuine
                                        • PF 190491 Genuine, PH, light diagonal crease
                                        • PF 378505 Genuine, PH, light diagonal crease at top right
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                                        61-OG-19

                                        61-OG-19
                                        Unknown

                                        Notes:
                                          Provenance:
                                          • 2/7/1968, Lilly Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Part 7: United States 19th and 20th Century, Sale 327, Lot 51, Realized $1,200
                                          • 11/20/1993, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1993 Rarities of the World, Sale 755, Lot 102, Realized $10,450
                                          • 10/8/2024, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., United States Stamps, Sale 1332, Lot 2205, Realized $18,290
                                          Certificates:
                                          • PF 1123 Genuine
                                          • PF 41026 (1973) Genuine original gum
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                                          61-OG-20

                                          61-OG-20
                                          Unknown

                                          Notes:
                                            Provenance:
                                            • Mrs. Alvin Kantor Collection, Her name is on the 1963 P.F. certificate
                                            • 3/31/76, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1976 Rarities of the World, Sale 489, Lot 82
                                            • 2002, Chapin Collection
                                            • 6/14/2024, William Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The William H. Gross Collection of Complete United States Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 28, Realized $50,150
                                            Certificates:
                                            • PF 2502 Genuine
                                            • PF 16981 (1963) Genuine, part original gum
                                            • PF 602313 (2024) Unused, OG, Genuine, Previously Hinged with Part O.G.
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                                            61-OG-21

                                            61-OG-21
                                            Unknown

                                            Notes:
                                              Provenance:
                                              • 2/25/1978, Wolffers, “large part original gum, short perf at upper right”
                                              Certificates:
                                              • PF 640 Genuine
                                              • PF 4116 Genuine
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                                              61-UNC-22

                                              61-UNC-22
                                              Sound

                                              Notes:
                                                Provenance:
                                                • 4/29/1981, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1981 Rarities of the World, Sale 579, Lot 119, Realized $15,500, “Traces of original gum”
                                                • 5/26/1986, Hewitt Collection, Ivy
                                                • 1/21/2000, Lyons Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Lot 57, $18,000 hammer (mentions both certificates)
                                                • 4/11-12/2018, The David Wingate Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David Wingate Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1180, Lot 105, Realized $16,500
                                                Certificates:
                                                • PF 100614 (1981) Genuine
                                                • PF 313434 (1997) Genuine, regummed
                                                • PF 550952 (2018) Genuine, without gum
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                                                61-OG-23

                                                61-OG-23
                                                Fault

                                                Notes:
                                                  Provenance:
                                                  • 3/25/1969, AS, “diagonal gum crease”
                                                  • 6/25/2013, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2013 Rarities of the World, Sale 1048, Lot 261, Realized $12,000, “two vertical creases”
                                                  Certificates:
                                                  • PF 30744 Genuine, crease
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                                                  61-CAN-24

                                                  61-CAN-24
                                                  Fault

                                                  Notes:
                                                    Provenance:
                                                    • 11/20/1993, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1993 Rarities of the World, Sale 755, Lot 103
                                                    • 6/7/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Natalee Grace Collection of Used Stamps of the United States, Part One: 1847-1868 Issues, Sale 1024, Lot 91, Natalee Grace
                                                    • 6/14/2024, William Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The William H. Gross Collection of Complete United States Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 29, Realized $41,300
                                                    Certificates:
                                                    • PF 25866 (1967) Genuine, defective, piece out at left
                                                    • PF 278432 (1994) Genuine, small repair at left replacing small piece
                                                    • PF 449825 (2007) Genuine, postally used, small repair at lower left replacing a small piece of the stamp and few added perfs at right
                                                    • PF 602314 (2024) Used, Quartered Cork Cancel, Genuine, postally used witha small repair at lower left replacing a small piece of the stamp and a few added perforations at right
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                                                    61-OG-25

                                                    61-OG-25
                                                    Fault

                                                    Notes:
                                                      Provenance:
                                                      • 05/1986, Siegel Auction Galleries, RAS 05/1986 Isleham
                                                      • 6/27/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2017 Rarities of the World, Sale 1159, Lot 83, Realized $4,750
                                                      Certificates:
                                                      • PF 162805 Genuine, PH, small thin spot, perfs as shown in photo
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                                                      61-UNC-26

                                                      61-UNC-26
                                                      Sound

                                                      Notes:
                                                        Provenance:
                                                        • Ferrary Collection
                                                        • 5/2/1987, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1987 Rarities of the World, Sale 679, Lot 169, Realized $12,000
                                                        • 5/18/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2002 Rarities of the World, Sale 846, Lot 2105, Realized $15,500, “No Gum”
                                                        Certificates:
                                                        • PF 29679 (1969) Genuine
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                                                        61-UNC-27

                                                        61-UNC-27
                                                        Fault

                                                        Notes:
                                                          Provenance:
                                                            Certificates:
                                                            • PF 111391 Genuine, light stain
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                                                            61-OG-28

                                                            61-OG-28
                                                            Fault

                                                            Notes:
                                                              Provenance:
                                                                Certificates:
                                                                • PF 238363 Genuine, PH, vertical crease ending tears
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                                                                61-UNC-29

                                                                61-UNC-29
                                                                Fault

                                                                Notes:
                                                                  Provenance:
                                                                  • 12/12/2018, Richard Drews Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Richard Drews Collection of United States 1861-68 Issues, Sale 1195, Lot 97, Realized $9,500
                                                                  • 10/31/2023, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1297, Lot 135, Realized $7,965
                                                                  Certificates:
                                                                  • PF 275260 (1993) Genuine regummed with a tiny thin at top right and a small corner crease at bottom right
                                                                  • PF 559354 (2019) Genuine unused with slightly disturbed O.G. and a small corner crease at bottom right
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                                                                  61-OG-30

                                                                  61-OG-30
                                                                  Unknown

                                                                  Notes:
                                                                    Provenance:
                                                                    • Miller Collection, New York Public Library
                                                                    Certificates:
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                                                                      61-UNC-31

                                                                      61-UNC-31
                                                                      Fault

                                                                      Notes:
                                                                        Provenance:
                                                                        • 6/21-24/2011, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign, Sale 1011, Lot 440, Realized $5,500, “reperfed top and left, small semi-circular tear at left of vignette”
                                                                        Certificates:
                                                                        • PF 494987 Genuine, unused, without gum, reperforated at top and left, small internal semi-circular tear at the left edge of the vignette circle
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                                                                        61-UNC-32

                                                                        61-UNC-32
                                                                        Fault

                                                                        Notes:
                                                                          Provenance:
                                                                          • 3/29/2012, Frelinghuysen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Frelinghuysen Collection, Part Two, Sale 1021, Lot 210, Realized $11,000, “minute tear between two perfs at bottom”
                                                                          Certificates:
                                                                          • PF 503915 Genuine, unused, a tiny tear at bottom
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                                                                          61-OG-33

                                                                          61-OG-33
                                                                          Fault

                                                                          Notes:
                                                                          • Never certified
                                                                          Provenance:
                                                                          • 3/24-28/2014, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1067, Lot 1002, Realized $13,250
                                                                          Certificates:
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                                                                            61-UNC-34

                                                                            61-UNC-34
                                                                            Fault

                                                                            Notes:
                                                                              Provenance:
                                                                                Certificates:
                                                                                • PF 207116 (1989) It Is Genuine But Chemically Treated AFFECTING THE COLOR AND PAPER.
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