Census of Baltimore Md. 10c Postmaster’s Provisional (Scott 3X2 and 3X4)
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3X2-COV-01
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Notes:

The “Castle” Copy (Bartels #2)
Hayes #2 (Ty. II, Position 9)
Stamp creased, lifted and replaced
“Baltimore Md. Oct. 12” (1846) cds, “Paid” and “10” in oval in blue (ties stamp), to Kentucky but most of address erased

Provenance:

c1896 Discovered by a collector named C. Underwood (as reported by Bartels)
c1896 To C. H. Mekeel for approximately, Realized $3,600
c1896 To William A. Castle, 41 Park Row, NYC, from Mekeel for, Realized $4,400
c1903 To the Earl of Crawford for £1,000 (from Castle thru unknown dealer)
1915 To John A. Klemann, Nassau Stamp Co. from Lord Crawford estate (U.S. collection)
1915 To Alfred H. Caspary from Klemann for, Realized $4,500
19(?) Sold privately by Caspary
2006 To Behr Philately from Gronowski
3/23/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1977 Rarities of the World, Sale 510, Lot 8, Realized $19,000, 1977 Mar. 23
4/29/1981, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1981 Rarities of the World, Sale 579, Lot 4, Realized $24,000, 1981 Apr. 29, , $24,000, to Kurt Gronowski

Certificates:

PF 445577 IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A PRESSED OUT FILING CREASE AT RIGHT LIFTED AND PLACED BACK; THE COVER WITH THE ADDRESS MOSTLY ERASED.

3X2-COV-02
Fault

Notes:

The “Ferrary” Copy (Bartels #1)
Hayes #1 (Ty. III, Position 11)
Stamp pen-cancelled, “Baltimore Md. Feb. 27” (1846) cds, “Paid” and “10” in oval in blue on cover to Rev. R. H. Ball, care of Rev. A. A. (Lipscomb),
Montgomery Ala., forwarded back to Baltimore, blue “Montgomery Ala. Mar. 7” cds and large “10” number

Provenance:

c1896 (possibly 1897) Discovered by A. C. Townsend, partner of H. F. Colman in stamp dealership
c1897 To Philippe la Rénotière von Ferrary for $3,000 thru R. F. Albrecht
1922 Apr. 7 Ferrary sale, Gilbert Sale 3, $6,430, to Warren H. Colson for Henry G. Lapham, Lot 542
1928 Apr. 4 Collectors Club of New York, exhibited by Henry G. Lapham
1936 TIPEX, exhibited by Raymond W. Lapham (Grand Award)
1939 Henry G. Lapham dies, collection sold over years thru Colson
1940? To Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen Jr.
3/28/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Frelinghuysen Collection, Part One, Sale 1020, Lot 3, Realized $70,000, sold for

Certificates:

PF 501328 IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A CORNER CREASE AT BOTTOM LEFT, AND TWO TINY INTERNAL TEARS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF '10

3X2-COV-03
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Notes:

The “Worthington” Copy (Bartels #2)
Hayes #3 (Ty. I, Position 7)
Stamp pen-cancelled and tied by ms. “10”, “Baltimore Md. Mar. 13” (c1847) cds and “Paid” on Barnum’s Hotel illustrated lettersheet to Rev. William Kaler(?) in Boston
Never certified

Provenance:

c1906 Discovered by a woman in Boston and sold to Warren H. Colson
1907 (Feb. 2) To George H. Worthington for either $3,000 or $4,000 (conflicting accounts)
1915 To Henry C. Gibson from Worthington, private sale thru Warren H. Colson
1922 (Feb.) To Arthur Hind from Gibson thru Colson
1933 Nov. 20 Hind sale, Phillips-Kennett, $4,000, to Colson for Alfred H. Caspary, Lot 25
1955 Nov. 15 Caspary sale, H. R. Harmer sale, $7,000, to Colson, Lot 21
19(?) To John R. Boker Jr. (probably from Colson stock or as agent in Caspary sale)
197(?) To Rolf-Dieter Jaretzky of Germany

Certificates:

3X2-COV-04
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Notes:

The “Bartels” Copy (Bartels #4)
Hayes #4 (Ty. III, Position 11)
Stamp uncancelled, two small tears and vertical crease
“Baltimore Md. Mar. 28” (1847) cds, “Paid and “10” on cover to B. Webster, Theatre Royal, London, England, endorsed per Cunarder Hibernia

Provenance:

1926 Contained in a scrapbook left to Albany Troughton by his father, Bishop William Troughton of England
1928 (Mar. 28) Purchased by J. M. Bartels from Albany Troughton’s mother-in-law, Mrs. Erskine, for, Realized $200
1928 (May 1) To Philip H. Ward Jr. for $7,500 (photo of cancelled check shown at right)
1928 Ward claims it was sold to Henry C. Gibson for $8,500, but Gibson sold his Postmasters’ Provisionals in 1922
1928 Troughton wins court judgment against Bartels for $9,443, in precedent-setting legal case
1929 (Mar. 12) To George F. Tyler from Ward for, Realized $10,000
1938 Dec. 6 Mr. X sale, Ward sale, $3,750, to Ward, Lot 5
1962? To T. Cullen Davis from Weill
11/19/1964, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. Postmasters' Provisionals Sold by Order of a Texas Collector, Sale 278, Lot 5, Realized $9,000, 1964 Nov. 19 Davis sale, $9,000, to Bernard D. Peyton (Isleham)
5/25/1986, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Isleham Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 662, Lot 1012, Realized $70,000, 1986 May 25 Isleham sale, $30,000, to Stanley J. Richmond
1988 Jan. 20 Kelleher Sale 577, $42,750, to Patricia Stillwell Walker, Lot 49

Certificates:

PF 163509 It Is Genuinely Used On Cover The Stamp With Two Small Tears A Vertical Crease And With Margins As Shown In The Photo

3X2-COV-05
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Notes:

The “Lincoln” Copy (Bartels #5)
Hayes #5 (Ty. III, Position 11)
Stamp sound and tied by blue “Paid”, “Baltimore Md. May 5” (1847) cds on cover to Mr. Nathan Smith Lincoln, Member of College (Dartmouth), Hanover N.H.

Provenance:

1930 (Apr. 19) To John A. Klemann, Nassau Stamp Co. for $10,000 thru Miss Lincoln’s banker
c1930 To Alfred H. Caspary from Klemann (price unknown)
1955 Nov. 15 Caspary sale, H. R. Harmer sale, $9,000, to Raymond H. Weill Co., possibly for B. D. Phillips, but not shown in his inventory until 1967, Lot 20
196(?) To Josiah K. Lilly Jr. (from Weill?)
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 6, Realized $19,000, 1967 Feb. 2 Lilly sale, $19,000, to Weill for B. D. Phillips
1968 To Weill from Phillips
198(?) To collector E.G. from Weill
1989 To Weill from E.G.
1989 Oct. 12 Weill sale, Christie’s RL, $110,000, to John R. Boker Jr. for collector in Germany, Lot 626
1930, 1930 (Mar. 30) Discovered by Miss Natalie Sumner Lincoln, granddaughter of addressee (news of the discovery was reported in the New York Times, Apr. 17)

Certificates:

PF 216465 It Is Genuinely Used On Cover

3X4-COV-01
Sound

Notes:

The “Hind” Copy (Bartels #2)
Hayes #1 (Ty. II, Position 9)
Stamp slightly affected by fold (RAS)
Tied by two strikes of blue “Paid” and “10” in oval, “Baltimore Md. Jan. 5 (1846) cds on cover to Cornelius McLane, Annapolis Md., red Barnum’s Hotel oval handstamp
Never certified

Provenance:

1923 Discovered and sold to Scott Stamp & Coin Co.
1923 To C. E. Severn [1]
192(?) To John A. Klemann, Nassau Stamp Co. [1]
192(?) To Arthur Hind from Klemann for, Realized $7,500
1933 Nov. 20 Hind sale, Phillips-Kennett, $10,500, to Colson for Alfred H. Caspary, Lot 26
1955 Nov. 15 Caspary sale, H. R. Harmer sale, $14,000, to Raymond H. Weill Co., possibly for B. D. Phillips, but not shown in his inventory until 1967, Lot 21
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 8, Realized $29,000, 1967 Feb. 2 Lilly sale, $29,000, to Weill for John R. Boker Jr.
1971 Traded by Boker (along with Alexandria “Blue Boy”) for some important German States items [1]
1973 Bought by a group of international dealers [1]
1975 May 1, Robson Lowe Geneva sale, Lot 6, Realized CHF250,000
1975 To David Feldman [1]
1976 To a collector in Germany for CHF300,000 [1] [1] L. N. Williams, Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps, 2. The Biographies, page 179

Certificates:

3X4-PCE-02
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Notes:

The “Duveen” Copy (Bartels #1)
Hayes #2 (Ty. I, Position 7)
Stamp with large repair at left
Tied on piece by blue “10” in oval and smudge cancel
Never certified

Provenance:

1895 First 10c Baltimore discovered; found by Dr. Arlo Bates
1895 To W. Elliot Woodward (an early dealer in coins and stamps) from Bates
1896 Mar. 11, Woodward auction, unsold with $1,500 reserve, Lot 1
1896? To Henry J. Duveen (died December 1919)
1922 Duveen Collection, consigned to Charles J. Phillips
c1922 To Henry G. Lapham (displayed April 1928 at Collectors Club of New York)
1939 Henry G. Lapham dies, collection sold thru Warren H. Colson over period of years
1963 To T. Cullen Davis, probably from Weill
11/19/1964, Siegel Auction Galleries, U.S. Postmasters' Provisionals Sold by Order of a Texas Collector, Sale 278, Lot 8, Realized $5,750, 1964 Nov. 19 Davis sale
1967 To Dr. Laurence and Muriel B. Hayes
3/23/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1977 Rarities of the World, Sale 510, Lot 11, Realized $14,500, 1977 Mar. 23
6/26/2012, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2012 Rarities of the World, Sale 1025, Lot 15, Realized $37,500, 2012 June 26