c. 1869 Discovered by Paul Lichtenstein in NYC post office
c. 1886 Sold by Paul Lichtenstein to collector friend
c. 1886 Sold in Staten Island Philatelic Auction for $285; reported to have entered a European Collection
c. 1892-1903 Possibly owned by Frederick W. Ayer
c. 1903-04 Sold to George H. Worthington for $1,200, possibly from Ayer collection through Warren H. Colson
1917 Aug. 21 Worthington sale, J. C. Morgenthau, $4,100 to agent for Arthur Hind, Lot 476
1933 Nov. 20 Hind sale, Phillips-Kennett, $7,000 to Elliott Perry for Alfred R. Brigham, Lot 390
9/22/1948, c. 1948-60 Brigham dies, sold by estate sometime prior to 1960
1960 P.F. certificate issued to Ezra D. Cole, probably at the time of sale to Josiah K. Lilly Jr.
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 216, Realized $35,000, 1967 Feb. 2 Lilly sale, $35,000 to Raymond H. Weill for Benjamin D. Phillips
10/1968, Phillips Collection, sold privately to Weills for $4.07 million
1968-82 Private sales between Weills and their clients (details unknown)
4/24/1982, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1982 Rarities of the World, Sale 596, Lot 241, Realized $180,000, 1982 Apr. 24 , $180,000 hammer to Renee Bowden (agent)
1987 Sold to Ryohei Ishikawa in private transaction brokered by Harvey R. Warm and Scott R. Trepel (purchased from Weills)
1993 Sep. 29 Ishikawa sale, Christie’s NY, $195,000 hammer to Melissa Purser, agent for Columbian Stamp Co. (Hagendorf), on behalf of private collector, Lot 740
c. 1996 Sold to Steven C. Walske (Lafayette) by Hagendorf
2003 May 2 Walske (Lafayette) sale, Matthew Bennett Inc., $375,000 hammer to Hagendorf for inventory, Lot 1331
c. 2004 Sold to Maryland collector by Hagendorf
2006 Sold by Maryland collector’s estate to Jay Parrino for “Beverly Hills” through Siegel Auction Galleries and Hagendorf
10/9/2013, "Beverly Hills" Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Beverly Hills Collection of United States Inverts, Sale 1052, Lot 1, Realized $800,000
1958 PFC issued to Herbert Houghton “Hoky” Phillips Jr., a Texas relative of Benjamin D. Phillips and Weill client
1/1/1985, c. 1985 H. Houghton Phillips Collection, sold to Weills
4/23/1988, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1988 Rarities of the World, Sale 692, Lot 211, Realized $125,000, 1988 Apr. 23 sale
9/27/1995, 1995 Sep. 27 Christie’s NY sale, $90,000 ($101,500 with premium) to William H. Gross, Lot 4071
6/14/2024, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The William H. Gross Collection of Complete United States Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 40, Realized $519,200
Certificates:
PF 10048 (1958) Issued to H. Houghton Phillips Jr., “Genuine, uncancelled”
PF 288327 (1995) Genuine, unused (no gum), with a tiny tear at bottom left and a few tiny toned spots on the perforations at bottom
PF 602304 (2024) Unused, no gum, center inverted, Genuine with a minute perf tear at bottom left and a few toned spots on the perforations at bottom
11/5-6/2014, Curtis Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers, Sale 1084, Lot 3347, Realized $8,500, "tiny thin speck at top center, small sealed tear at top visible only in fluid, minor corner perf crease at top right"
6/19/2010, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2010 Rarities of the World, Sale 989, Lot 134, Realized $10,500, “tiny thin spot at bottom right, small horizontal crease at bottom left”
Certificates:
PF 125146 small horizontal crease top left and thin bottom right
PF 488607 Genuine, tiny corner thin bottom right, small horizontal crease top left
PF 507187 Genuine, with an internal repair in the area below the feet of the figure of Christopher Columbus, including a small part of the blue frame painted in
3/22/1973, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1973 Rarities of the World, Sale 428, Lot 76, “small closed tear”
6/26/2014, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2014 Rarities of the World, Sale 1075, Lot 1109, Realized $7,500
3/15/2016, Don David Price Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues, Sale 1118, Lot 125, Realized $6,500
Certificates:
PF 519226 Genuine, diagonal sealed tear at top, small tear at lower right, small thin spot at top left
9/12/1979, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States 19th and 20th Century, Sale 550, Lot 178, “partly reperfed at top, light crease, short perf upper left”
7/26-27/2016, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States and Possessions, Sale 1133, Lot 238, Realized $5,500
10/10/2013, Dr. Heimburger Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Dr. Irvin Heimburger Collection of 1869 Pictorial Issues, Sale 1054, Lot 462, Realized $10,500
6/13/2009, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2009 Rarities of the World, Sale 973, Lot 104, “repaired at top left, corner perfs added at bottom left, creases, reperfed at right”
Certificates:
PF 6560 repaired
PF 476041 Genuine, repaired at top left, corner perfs added at bottom left, creases and reperfed at right
5/13/2006, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2006 Rarities of the World, Sale 913, Lot 685, “small thin spot in grill, light corner creases at top right not mentioned on accompanying certificate”
10/12-14/2011, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1014, Lot 1308, Realized $9,500, “two tiny thin spots on left side of grill, tiny corner perf crease at bottom left”
07/28/1961, Herst, “thinning in grill”
Certificates:
PF 17841
PF 458207 Genuine, two tiny thin spots on the left side of the grill, tiny corner perf crease at bottom left
9/28-29/1993, Ishikawa Collection, Christie's, Lot 743, Realized $15,000
9/23/2008, Dauer Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Dr. Edward and Joanne Dauer Collection of Superb Used U.S., Sale 961, Lot 72, Realized $120,000
6/26/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2012 Rarities of the World, Sale 1025, Lot 148, Realized $80,000
6/30-7/1/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2020 Rarities of the World, Sale 1224, Lot 123, Unsold
12/7/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Lake Shore Collection, Sale 888, Lot 113, Lake Shore Coll “partially removed pen cancel, few faults including creases and thin at top right”
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 205, Realized $7,500
4/28-30/2015, Hall Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1096, Lot 236, Realized $6,000, "minor faults including small repaired perforation at upper left"
Curie (H. Rooke 05/03/1939) “tiny break near value” Collection
5/8-9/2008, Hoffman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 956, Lot 121, “small tear at left center, small closed tear at top right, two light diagonal creases, pulled perf at right not mentioned on cert.”
3/1-2/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1019, Lot 462, Realized $6,250
6/27/2024, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 2024 Rarities of the World, Sale 1326, Lot 4090, Realized $5,015
Certificates:
PF 415211 Genuine, small tear at left center, small closed tear top right, two diagonal creases
7/10/2019, New Amsterdam Collection, Cherrystone, Lot 96, Realized $17,000
2/27/2024, Dragonfly Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps, featuring The Dragonfly Collection, Sale 1310, Lot 245, Realized $15,930
12/14/2000, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 833, Lot 628, Realized $11,000
4/29-30/2021, Gary Petersen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps, Sale 1234, Lot 151, Realized $14,000
3/15/2016, Don David Price Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues, Sale 1118, Lot 124, Realized $10,500
5/17/2022, David Gorham Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps, Sale 1255, Lot 734
Certificates:
PF 104800 Genuine
PF 321739 Genuine with a small thin spot and a small corner crease at bottom left
5/12/2006, Coulter Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Elliott Coulter Collection of The U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue, Sale 911, Lot 49, Realized $26,000, “couple tiny corner margin or perf creases”
6/25/2013, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2013 Rarities of the World, Sale 1048, Lot 285, Realized $16,500
5/25/1986, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Isleham Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 662, Lot 1122, Isleham “couple tiny margin flaws, slightly rounded corner top right”
5/19/2001, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2001 Rarities of the World, Sale 837, Lot 150, Realized $6,000, “small tears at top right and bottom left and small filled thins at center”
Certificates:
PF 357094 Genuine with two small tears, one at top right, and one at bottom left, and small filled in thins at center
10/12-14/2011, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1014, Lot 1307, Realized $12,000, “few flaws including creases and tiny thins”
6/7/2008, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2008 Rarities of the World, Sale 958, Lot 590, Realized $15,500, “few flaws described on accompanying certificate as “minor faults””
11/9/2016, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. Treasures of Philately from The Irwin Weinberg Inventory, Sale 1139, Lot 52, Unsold
3/1/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1150, Lot 730, Realized $6,500
12/13/1999, “European” Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, A European's Large Gold Collection of The 1869 Pictorial Issue, Sale 819, Lot 2097, Realized $14,000
12/2/05, Matthew Bennet Auctions, Realized $20,000
119b-CAN-100
Fault
Perfs as they appear on 1991 Holcombe certificate
Notes:
Provenance:
7/26-27/2016, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States and Possessions, Sale 1133, Lot 237, Realized $5,500
Certificates:
Holcombe No. 5668/91 (1991) the stamp has various defects ie. a thinning and a hole where the grill is breaking through the stamp and perforations clipped at right but it is not repaired in any way.