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Census of 3c Orangeburg Coil - Unused (Scott 389)
11 Census Records

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389-OG-PR-01

389-OG-PR-01

Notes:
    Provenance:
    • 10/23/1998, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Sale 29, Lot 1105
    • 5/9/2008, Jay Hoffman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 956, Lot 371, Realized $264,500
    • 6/14/2024, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The William H. Gross Collection of Complete United States Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 83, Realized $165,200
    Certificates:
    • PF 11979 (1960) Genuine
    • PF 332697 (1998) Genuine, previously hinged
    • PF 602329 (2024) Unused, OG Pair, Genuine, previously hinged
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    389-OG-PR-02

    389-OG-PR-02

    Notes:
      Provenance:
      • A. Richard Engel Collection, (not included in his 1975 auction at Corinphila)
      • ca. 1984 acquired privately by Joseph E. Lessin
      • 6/21/2002, Joseph E. Lessin Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Lot 385, described as acquired privately by Mr. Lessin in 1984
      • 4/11-12/2018, The David Wingate Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David Wingate Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1180, Lot 336, Realized $160,000
      Certificates:
      • PF 14635 (1961) “it is a genuine coil pair of Scott #389” - certificate issued to A. Richard Engel
      • PF 382770 (2002) Genuine, previously hinged
      • PF 550963 (2018) Genuine, previously hinged
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      389-OG-PR-03

      389-OG-PR-03

      Notes:
        Provenance:
        • 11/7/1957, Caroline Cromwell Collection, Heiman, as strip of 4 with 389-OG-10 and 389-OG-11
        • 5/29/1975, Engel Collection, Corinphila, Sale 58, Lot 5263
        • 5/20/1976, Kelleher, (as pair)
        Certificates:
        • PF 12407 Genuine with plate no. 5126 under right stamp
        • PF 384418 Genuine paste-up with plate no. 5126 on tab
        • PF 464195 Genuine, previously hinged
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        389-OG-PR-05

        389-OG-PR-05

        Notes:
        • Stamps 2-3 in strip of 5
        Provenance:
        • 4/28-30/2015, Hall Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 1096, Lot 632, Realized $180,000
        Certificates:
        • PF 320714 Genuine, previously hinged
        • PF 527835 Genuine, previously hinged, with a few perforation separations at bottom
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        389-OG-PR-06

        389-OG-PR-06

        Notes:
        • left stamp Mint N.H.
        • Stamps 4-5 in strip of 5
        Provenance:
        • 9/22-25/2009, Whitman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Three: 1902-34 Issues, B-O-B, Sale 968B, Lot 494, Realized $330,000
        • 4/29-30/2021, Gary Petersen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps, Sale 1234, Lot 324, Realized $370,000
        Certificates:
        • PF 320715 (1997) Genuine, left stamp N.H., right stamp previously hinged with small thin spot
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        389-OG-07

        389-OG-07

        Notes:
        • Stamp 1 in strip of 5
        Provenance:
          Certificates:
          • PF 320713 Genuine, previously hinged
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          389-PR-08

          389-PR-08

          Notes:
            Provenance:
            • Paste-up pair
            • Miller Collection, NYPL
            • Photo © 2009 The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation
            Certificates:
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              389-UNC-09

              389-UNC-09
              Sound

              Notes:
                Provenance:
                • Edward Knapp Collection
                • Y. Souren Collection
                • 12/2/2005, Bennett Auctions, Rarities, Sale 297, Lot 3220, Realized $60,375
                • 6/14/2024, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The William H. Gross Collection of Complete United States Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 82, Realized $50,150
                Certificates:
                • Lester Brookman (1954)
                • PF 429126 (2005) Genuine, unused (no gum)
                • PF 602323 (2024) Unused, No Gum, Genuine
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                389-OG-10

                389-OG-10
                Sound

                Notes:
                • Formerly part of 389-OG-PR-04. The pair was broken.
                Provenance:
                • 11/7/1957, Caroline Cromwell Collection, Heiman, as strip of 4 with 389-OG-PR-03 and 389-OG-11
                Certificates:
                • PF 15399 (1962) Genuine, Graded as a pair
                • PF 270386 (1993) Genuine, previously hinged, Graded as a pair
                • PF 479025 (2009) Genuine, previously hinged, Graded as a pair
                • PF 566895 (2020) (left stamp as a single) "Genuine, previously hinged"
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                389-OG-11

                389-OG-11
                Sound
                Left perfs approximate, broken from pair, photo as single unavailable

                Notes:
                • Formerly part of 389-OG-PR-04. The pair was broken.
                Provenance:
                • 11/7/1957, Caroline Cromwell Collection, Heiman, as strip of 4 with 389-OG-PR-03 and 389-OG-10
                Certificates:
                • PF 15399 Genuine, Graded as a pair
                • PF 270386 Genuine, previously hinged, Graded as a pair
                • PF 479025 Genuine, previously hinged, Graded as a pair
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                formerly389-OG-PR-04

                formerly389-OG-PR-04
                Sound
                PAIR HAS BEEN BROKEN

                Notes:
                • The pair has been broken. See Census Nos. 389-OG-10 and 389-OG-11.
                Provenance:
                • 11/7/1957, Cromwell Collection, Heiman, as strip of 4 with 389-OG-PR-03
                Certificates:
                • PF 15399 Genuine
                • PF 270386 Genuine, previously hinged
                • PF 479025 Genuine, previously hinged
                • PF 566895 (left stamp as a single) "Genuine, previously hinged"
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