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Census of 7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (Scott 171)
80 Census Records
171-UNC-01
171-UNC-01
Original photo of the strip
Notes:
- Originally second stamp in strip of four
- The imprint strips have often been described as coming from the Earl of Crawford collection. This is incorrect, and we are guilty of perpetuating the myth. Because they were handled by Nassau Stamp Co. (John A. Klemann), many philatelic writers assumed the strips were part of the vast Earl of Crawford collection, which Nassau bought in 1915. However, around 1918, Nassau bought a group of 1875 Special Printings from the widow of Charles F. Steel, a National and Continental Bank Note Co. employee, who died in 1904. Both Elliott Perry and Philip H. Ward, Jr., documented the Steel provenance for the five known copies of the Franklin Carrier Reprint, Perf 12 on white paper, Scott LO4, as well as the Scott 167-177 strips of four and all of the imperforate 1875 Special Printing strips of five (Ward, Mekeel’s, October 26, 1951).
- Klemann sold some of the Steel singles and pairs to Col. Edward H. R. Green and Benjamin K. Miller. Ward apparently bought the strips of Scott 167-177 and kept them until his death in 1963. After the Weills bought the entire Ward inventory, they sold the strips to Benjamin D. Phillips in 1964 (documented in the Phillips inventory). The Weills bought the entire Phillips collection in 1968 for $4.07 million, and they divided the strips to sell to different collectors.
Provenance:
- Charles F. Steel Collection, as set of strips of four
- Nassau Stamp Company Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased around 1918 from Steel's widow
- Philip H. Ward Collection, as set of strips of four
- Weill Brothers Collection, purchase of Ward stock, as set of strips of four, purchased in approximately 1963
- Benjamin D. Phillips Collection, private purchase from Weill Brothers, as set of strips of four, purchased from the Weills in 1964
- Weill Brothers Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased from Benjamin Phillips in 1968
- 4/28/1981, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1981 Rarities of the World, Sale 579, Lot 209, Realized $79,750, as set of singles
Certificates:
- PF 257318 (1992) Genuine
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171-UNC-02
171-UNC-02
Notes:
Provenance:
- 3/22/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1977 Rarities of the World, Sale 510, Lot 131, Realized $1,210
- 2/26/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., Outstanding U.S. Stamps, Sale 843, Lot 1316, Realized $3,080
- 7/25/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1187, Lot 269, Realized $2,950
Certificates:
- PF 2488 (1950) Genuine
- PF (2002)
- PF (2015)
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171-UNC-03
171-UNC-03
Notes:
Provenance:
- 2/23/1966, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1966 Rarities of the World, Sale 296, Lot 79, Realized $577
- 11/7/2013, Curtis Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Issues, Sale 1057, Lot 754, Realized $2,415
Certificates:
- PF 257325 (1992) Genuine
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171-UNC-08
171-UNC-08
Notes:
Provenance:
- Lutwak Collection
- 10/9/1998, Zoellner Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Robert Zoellner Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 804, Lot 371, Realized $1,980
Certificates:
- PF 53998 (1976) Genuine
- APS 8967 (1971) Genuine
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171-UNC-09
171-UNC-09
Notes:
Provenance:
- 12/16/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., United States Stamps, Sale 852, Lot 592, Realized $1,045
Certificates:
- PF 53694 (1976) Genuine with thins top
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171-UNC-11
171-UNC-11
Notes:
Provenance:
- 11/19/1993, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1993 Rarities of the World, Sale 755, Lot 209, Realized $1,045
- West Collection
- 4/27/2009, Laila Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The "Laila" Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 972, Lot 3172, Realized $4,025
- 12/8/2010, Siegel Auction Galleries, Siegel Sale 1000, Sale 1000, Lot 1098, Realized $4,025
Certificates:
- PF 238378 (1991) Genuine
- PF (2009)
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171-UNC-12
171-UNC-12
Notes:
Provenance:
- 3/24/1975, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1975 Rarities of the World, Sale 468, Lot 115, Realized $715
Certificates:
- PF 5488 (1955) Genuine
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171-UNC-15
171-UNC-15
Notes:
Provenance:
- Chapin Collection
- 3/9/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., United States Stamps, Sale 872, Lot 521, Realized $4,400
- 11/14/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps including Confederate States and Hawaii, Sale 1192, Lot 263, Realized $3,304
- 12/14/2021, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1247, Lot 302, Realized $4,130
Certificates:
- PF 7994 (1957) Genuine
- PF (2003)
- PSE (2014)
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171-UNC-17
171-UNC-17
Notes:
Provenance:
- 5/17/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 2002 Rarities of the World, Sale 846, Lot 2216, Realized $3,575
- 12/17/2014, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History, Sale 1090, Lot 1336, Realized $1,840
- 6/22/2015, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., United States Stamps and Covers, Sale 1100, Lot 37, Realized $2,645
Certificates:
- PF 1299 (1948) Genuine
- PF (2002)
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171-UNC-19
171-UNC-19
Notes:
Provenance:
Certificates:
- PF 8266 (1957) Genuine with double transfer but reperf at left
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171-UNC-21
171-UNC-21
Notes:
Provenance:
- 7/25/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., United States Stamps, Sale 1162, Lot 272, Realized $2,006
Certificates:
- PF 71232 (1978) Genuine
- PSE (2007), Graded 30
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171-UNC-22
171-UNC-22
Notes:
Provenance:
- 4/19/1991, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1991 Rarities of the World, Sale 737, Lot 537, Realized $1,155
Certificates:
- PF 8616 (1957) Genuine
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171-UNC-24
171-UNC-24
Sound
Notes:
Provenance:
- 6/27/2024, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2024 Rarities of the World, Sale 1326, Lot 4095, Realized $5,900
Certificates:
- PF 509327 (2013) Genuine
- PSE 1337603 (2017) Genuine unused, no gum as issued, Graded 75
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171-UNC-25
171-UNC-25
Notes:
Provenance:
- 5/30/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 2003 Rarities of the World, Sale 863, Lot 464, Realized $3,850
Certificates:
- PF 28894 (1968) Genuine
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171-UNC-26
171-UNC-26
Notes:
Provenance:
- Hetherington Collection
- 10/28/2008, Perry Hansen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Perry Hansen Collection of U.S. Stamps and Covers, Sale 963, Lot 784, Realized $3,737
Certificates:
- PF 4573 (1953) Genuine
- PF (2008)
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171-UNC-27
171-UNC-27
Notes:
Provenance:
- 4/26/1966, Ambassador Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., The Ambassador Collection, Sale 300, Lot 300, Realized $575
Certificates:
- PF 8421 (1957) Genuine
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171-UNC-28
171-UNC-28
Notes:
Provenance:
- 3/22/1977, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1977 Rarities of the World, Sale 510, Lot 130, Realized $1,485
Certificates:
- PF 48623 (1975) Genuine
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171-UNC-29
171-UNC-29
Notes:
Provenance:
- 9/16/2014, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1078, Lot 310, Realized $2,530
Certificates:
- PF 51609 (1975) Genuine
- PF 509325 (2013) Genuine
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171-UNC-30
171-UNC-30
Notes:
Provenance:
- 11/9/2021, Arthur S. Przybyl Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Arthur S. Przybyl Collection of United States, Confederate States and Hawaii, Sale 1244, Lot 261, Realized $7,375
- 6/8/2022, Great Point Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Great Point Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1256, Lot 2105, Realized $4,720
Certificates:
- PF 66992 (1978) Genuine
- PF (2018), Graded 75
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171-UNC-31
171-UNC-31
Notes:
Provenance:
- 5/30/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 2003 Rarities of the World, Sale 863, Lot 462, Realized $7,700
Certificates:
- PF 74610 (1979) Genuine
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171-UNC-34
171-UNC-34
Notes:
Provenance:
- 3/27/1968, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1968 Rarities of the World, Sale 330, Lot 99, Realized $880
- 4/22/1988, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1988 Rarities of the World, Sale 692, Lot 253, Realized $2,640
- 6/25/2015, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2015 Rarities of the World, Sale 1106, Lot 3127, Realized $7,187
Certificates:
- PF 1571 (1949) Genuine
- PF 25968 (1967) Genuine
- PF 193634 (1988) Genuine without gum as issued
- PSE (2008)
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171-UNC-35
171-UNC-35
Notes:
Provenance:
Certificates:
- PF 2889 (1951) Genuine
- PSE 1370183 (2019) Genuine with clipped perfs at the left and bottom
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171-UNC-37
171-UNC-37
Notes:
Provenance:
- 5/18/1990, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1990 Rarities of the World, Sale 724, Lot 216, Realized $1,980
- 12/13/2000, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., United States Stamps, Sale 833, Lot 765, Realized $4,675
Certificates:
- PF 34968 (1971) Genuine
- PF 297894 (1995) Genuine
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171-UNC-41
171-UNC-41
Notes:
Provenance:
- 4/4/1980, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1980 Rarities of the World, Sale 560, Lot 168, Realized $3,850
- 2/26/2007, Alan Geisler Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., The Alan Geisler Collection of U.S. and Possessions Stamps, Sale 929, Lot 183, Realized $8,050
- 4/29/2021, Gary Petersen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps, Sale 1234, Lot 181, Realized $11,800
Certificates:
- PF 5787 (1955) Genuine
- PF 7552 (1957) Genuine
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171-UNC-44
171-UNC-44
Notes:
Provenance:
- 3/1/2017, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1150, Lot 797, Realized $1,416
- 12/14/2021, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1247, Lot 304, Realized $2,360
Certificates:
- PF 4139 (1953) Genuine
- PF 33524 (1970) Genuine, reperforated at bottom and right
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171-UNC-45
171-UNC-45
Notes:
Provenance:
- 3/22/1972, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1972 Rarities of the World, Sale 409, Lot 97, Realized $550
- 5/8/2008, Jay Hoffman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 956, Lot 167, Realized $2,300
Certificates:
- APS
- PF 38304 (1972) Genuine, defective
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171-UNC-46
171-UNC-46
Notes:
Provenance:
- 3/24/1969, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1969 Rarities of the World, Sale 350, Lot 113, Realized $1,155
Certificates:
- PF 28503 (1968) Genuine
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171-UNC-47
171-UNC-47
Notes:
Provenance:
- 12/10/2012, David W. Gorham Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David W. Gorham Collection, Sale 1036, Lot 118, Realized $4,887
Certificates:
- PF 36531 (1971) Genuine
- PF 316010 (1997) Genuine
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171-UNC-48
171-UNC-48
Notes:
Provenance:
Certificates:
- PF 3555 (1952) Genuine
- PF 245941 (1991) Genuine
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171-UNC-49
171-UNC-49
Notes:
Provenance:
- 10/31/2023, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1297, Lot 318, Realized $1,416
Certificates:
- PF 4218 (1953) Genuine, tear at left
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171-UNC-50
171-UNC-50
Notes:
Provenance:
- 4/4/1986, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1986 Rarities of the World, Sale 660, Lot 142, Realized $2,035
- Hewitt Collection
- 6/24/1999, Lewis Golin Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., The Lewis Golin Collection of U.S. Stamps, Sale 812, Lot 186, Realized $2,310
Certificates:
- PF 21134 (1965) Genuine
- PF 110551 (1982) Genuine
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171-UNC-52
171-UNC-52
Notes:
Provenance:
- 7/25/2018, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., United States Stamps, Sale 1187, Lot 270, Realized $1,652
Certificates:
- PF 2535 (1950) Genuine
- PF 213862 (1989) Genuine without gum as issued, with tiny thins
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171-UNC-54
171-UNC-54
Notes:
Provenance:
Certificates:
- PF 29429 (1969) Genuine with thin spot at top
- PF 214594 (1989) Genuine with thin, unused
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171-UNC-55
171-UNC-55
Notes:
Provenance:
- 6/2/2005, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 2005 Rarities of the World, Sale 895, Lot 256, Realized $13,200
Certificates:
- PF 39906 (1972) Genuine
- PF (2005)
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171-UNC-56
171-UNC-56
Notes:
Provenance:
- 2/1/1967, Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., The Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Part 1: United States Postmasters Provisionals, 19th Century Postage and Official Issues, Sale 312, Lot 280, Realized $632
- 10/2/1992, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1992 Rarities of the World, Sale 745, Lot 612
Certificates:
- PF 1735 (1949) Genuine
- PF 298650 (1996) Genuine, reperfed vertical
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171-UNC-57
171-UNC-57
171-UNC-57
171-UNC-57
Original photo of the strip
Notes:
- Originally third stamp in strip of four
- The imprint strips have often been described as coming from the Earl of Crawford collection. This is incorrect, and we are guilty of perpetuating the myth. Because they were handled by Nassau Stamp Co. (John A. Klemann), many philatelic writers assumed the strips were part of the vast Earl of Crawford collection, which Nassau bought in 1915. However, around 1918, Nassau bought a group of 1875 Special Printings from the widow of Charles F. Steel, a National and Continental Bank Note Co. employee, who died in 1904. Both Elliott Perry and Philip H. Ward, Jr., documented the Steel provenance for the five known copies of the Franklin Carrier Reprint, Perf 12 on white paper, Scott LO4, as well as the Scott 167-177 strips of four and all of the imperforate 1875 Special Printing strips of five (Ward, Mekeel’s, October 26, 1951).
- Klemann sold some of the Steel singles and pairs to Col. Edward H. R. Green and Benjamin K. Miller. Ward apparently bought the strips of Scott 167-177 and kept them until his death in 1963. After the Weills bought the entire Ward inventory, they sold the strips to Benjamin D. Phillips in 1964 (documented in the Phillips inventory). The Weills bought the entire Phillips collection in 1968 for $4.07 million, and they divided the strips to sell to different collectors.
Provenance:
- Charles F. Steel Collection, as set of strips of four
- Nassau Stamp Company Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased around 1918 from Steel's widow
- Philip H. Ward Collection, as set of strips of four
- Weill Brothers Collection, purchase of Ward stock, as set of strips of four, purchased in approximately 1963
- Benjamin D. Phillips Collection, private purchase from Weill Brothers, as set of strips of four, purchased from the Weills in 1964
- Weill Brothers Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased from Benjamin Phillips in 1968
- 3/31/1976, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1976 Rarities of the World, Sale 489, Lot 118, Realized $44,000, as set of singles
- 5/22/1986, James O. Hewitt Collection, Steve Ivy Auctions, Ameripex 1986, Lot 296, as set of singles
- 11/25/1989, Marcy Chanin Collection, Steve Ivy Auctions, World Stamp Expo, Lot 4229, as set of singles
Certificates:
- PF 134818 (1984) Genuine
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171-UNC-58
171-UNC-58
Notes:
Provenance:
- 11/14/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., Fall 2003 U.S. Rarities: United States, Confederate States, Historic Flights and Hawaii, Sale 869, Lot 3138, Realized $2,365
Certificates:
- PF 1488 (1949) Genuine
- PF 77002 (1979) Genuine
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171-UNC-59
171-UNC-59
Notes:
Provenance:
Certificates:
- PF 217320 (1989) Genuine without gum as issued, a small repaired tear at left
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171-UNC-60
171-UNC-60
Notes:
Provenance:
- 3/9/2004, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., United States Stamps, Sale 872, Lot 522, Realized $1,870
Certificates:
- PF 14577 (1961) Genuine
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171-UNC-62
171-UNC-62
Notes:
Provenance:
- 10/2/1992, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1992 Rarities of the World, Sale 745, Lot 613, Realized $2,750
- Engel Collection
- 10/7/2004, Vineyard Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., The Vineyard Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps, Sale 883, Lot 883, Realized $5,775
Certificates:
- APS (1947)
- PF 8997 (1958) Genuine
- PF 266005 (1992) Genuine
- PF (2004)
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171-UNC-64
171-UNC-64
Notes:
Provenance:
Certificates:
- PF 9856 (1958) Genuine
- PF 271973 (1993) Genuine
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171-UNC-65
171-UNC-65
Notes:
Provenance:
- 3/27/1968, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1968 Rarities of the World, Sale 330, Lot 100, Realized $742
- 5/18/1990, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1990 Rarities of the World, Sale 724, Lot 215, Realized $1,155
- 5/17/2002, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 2002 Rarities of the World, Sale 846, Lot 2215, Realized $6,600
- 5/30/2003, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 2003 Rarities of the World, Sale 863, Lot 463, Realized $2,860
Certificates:
- PF 24784 (1967) Genuine
- PF 229005 (1990) Genuine without gum as issued
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171-UNC-66
171-UNC-66
Notes:
Provenance:
- 4/28/1981, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1981 Rarities of the World, Sale 579, Lot 210, Realized $1,595
- 4/13/1984, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1984 Rarities of the World, Sale 632, Lot 321, Realized $1,210
Certificates:
- PF 5086 (1954) Genuine
- PF 132972 (1984) Genuine
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171-UNC-68
171-UNC-68
Notes:
Provenance:
- 2/22/1967, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1967 Rarities of the World, Sale 313, Lot 57, Realized $550
Certificates:
- PF 24060 (1966) Genuine
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171-UNC-69
171-UNC-69
Notes:
Provenance:
- 4/14/2009, Alan B. Whitman Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Two: 1870-1901 Issues, Sale 968A, Lot 206, Realized $23,575
Certificates:
- PF 24676 (1967) Genuine
- PF 218649 (1989) Genuine
- PSE 1191227 (2008) Genuine, Graded 95
- PF 484552 (2010) Genuine, Graded 95
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171-UNC-70
171-UNC-70
Notes:
Provenance:
- 10/31/2023, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1297, Lot 319, Realized $2,242
Certificates:
- PF 524914 (2015) Genuine
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171-UNC-71
171-UNC-71
Notes:
Provenance:
- 12/12/1999, Carmen A. Puliafito Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., U.S. Stamps including The Carmen A. Puliafito Collection, Sale 818, Lot 753, Realized $6,050
- 4/11/2018, David Wingate Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The David Wingate Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 1180, Lot 226, Realized $5,310
- 6/30/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, 2020 Rarities of the World, Sale 1224, Lot 149, Realized $7,375
Certificates:
- PF (1999)
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171-UNC-72
171-UNC-72
Notes:
Provenance:
- 10/19/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins, Sale 1227, Lot 2801, Realized $2,006
Certificates:
- PSE (1993)
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171-UNC-73
171-UNC-73
Notes:
Provenance:
- 10/19/2020, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins, Sale 1227, Lot 2800, Realized $3,835
- 12/14/2021, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1247, Lot 303, Realized $3,540
Certificates:
- PF (2005)
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171-UNC-74
171-UNC-74
Unknown
Notes:
- Miller Collection in the New York Public Library
Provenance:
- Benjamin K. Miller Collection
Certificates:
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171-UNC-75
171-UNC-75
Notes:
- Sound
Provenance:
- 12/13/2023, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1305, Lot 2402, Realized $2,006
Certificates:
- PF 600744 (2024) Genuine
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171-UNC-76
171-UNC-76
Notes:
Provenance:
- 5/19/2021, Kenneth Abramowitz Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps, Sale 1235, Lot 1138, Realized $10,030
Certificates:
- PSE 1117059 (2007) Genuine
- PF 577476 (2021) Genuine, Graded 80
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171-UNC-77
171-UNC-77
Notes:
- Not certified
Provenance:
- 2/27/2024, Dragonfly Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, Outstanding United States Stamps, featuring The Dragonfly Collection, Sale 1310, Lot 310, Realized $1,652
Certificates:
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171-UNC-78
171-UNC-78
171-UNC-78
171-UNC-78
Original photo of the strip
Notes:
- Originally first stamp in strip of four
- The imprint strips have often been described as coming from the Earl of Crawford collection. This is incorrect, and we are guilty of perpetuating the myth. Because they were handled by Nassau Stamp Co. (John A. Klemann), many philatelic writers assumed the strips were part of the vast Earl of Crawford collection, which Nassau bought in 1915. However, around 1918, Nassau bought a group of 1875 Special Printings from the widow of Charles F. Steel, a National and Continental Bank Note Co. employee, who died in 1904. Both Elliott Perry and Philip H. Ward, Jr., documented the Steel provenance for the five known copies of the Franklin Carrier Reprint, Perf 12 on white paper, Scott LO4, as well as the Scott 167-177 strips of four and all of the imperforate 1875 Special Printing strips of five (Ward, Mekeel’s, October 26, 1951).
- Klemann sold some of the Steel singles and pairs to Col. Edward H. R. Green and Benjamin K. Miller. Ward apparently bought the strips of Scott 167-177 and kept them until his death in 1963. After the Weills bought the entire Ward inventory, they sold the strips to Benjamin D. Phillips in 1964 (documented in the Phillips inventory). The Weills bought the entire Phillips collection in 1968 for $4.07 million, and they divided the strips to sell to different collectors.
Provenance:
- Charles F. Steel Collection, as set of strips of four
- Nassau Stamp Company Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased around 1918 from Steel's widow
- Philip H. Ward Collection, as set of strips of four
- Weill Brothers Collection, purchase of Ward stock, as set of strips of four, purchased in approximately 1963
- Benjamin D. Phillips Collection, private purchase from Weill Brothers, as set of strips of four, purchased from the Weills in 1964
- Weill Brothers Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased from Benjamin Phillips in 1968
- 12/17/1985, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Stamps and Covers, Sale 656, Lot 362, Realized $46,750, as set of singles
- 5/5/1993, Christie's, Important Stamps and Covers of the World, Lot 4036, as set of singles
- 6/14/2024, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The William H. Gross Collection of Complete United States Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 50, Realized $7,080, as single
Certificates:
- Friedl 12803 (1980) Genuine
- PF (2024) Genuine, without gum as issued
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171-UNC-79
171-UNC-79
171-UNC-79
171-UNC-79
Original photo of the strip
Notes:
- Originally fourth stamp in strip of four
- The imprint strips have often been described as coming from the Earl of Crawford collection. This is incorrect, and we are guilty of perpetuating the myth. Because they were handled by Nassau Stamp Co. (John A. Klemann), many philatelic writers assumed the strips were part of the vast Earl of Crawford collection, which Nassau bought in 1915. However, around 1918, Nassau bought a group of 1875 Special Printings from the widow of Charles F. Steel, a National and Continental Bank Note Co. employee, who died in 1904. Both Elliott Perry and Philip H. Ward, Jr., documented the Steel provenance for the five known copies of the Franklin Carrier Reprint, Perf 12 on white paper, Scott LO4, as well as the Scott 167-177 strips of four and all of the imperforate 1875 Special Printing strips of five (Ward, Mekeel’s, October 26, 1951).
- Klemann sold some of the Steel singles and pairs to Col. Edward H. R. Green and Benjamin K. Miller. Ward apparently bought the strips of Scott 167-177 and kept them until his death in 1963. After the Weills bought the entire Ward inventory, they sold the strips to Benjamin D. Phillips in 1964 (documented in the Phillips inventory). The Weills bought the entire Phillips collection in 1968 for $4.07 million, and they divided the strips to sell to different collectors.
Provenance:
- Charles F. Steel Collection, as set of strips of four
- Nassau Stamp Company Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased around 1918 from Steel's widow
- Philip H. Ward Collection, as set of strips of four
- Weill Brothers Collection, private purchase of Ward stock, as set of strips of four, purchased in approximately 1963
- Benjamin D. Phillips Collection, private purchase from Weill Brothers, as set of strips of four, purchased from the Weills in 1964
- Weill Brothers Collection, as set of strips of four, purchased from Benjamin Phillips in 1968
- 1/25/1983, Siegel Auction Galleries, United States Bank Note Issues 1870-88, Sale 612, Lot 817, Realized $66,000, as set of singles
- 5/19/1994, Concord Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1994 Rarities - The Concord Collection, Sale 759, Lot 182, as set of singles
- 5/20/1996, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., 1996 Rarities of the World, Sale 777, Lot 150, Realized $2,530, as single
- 10/25/2012, Cloudrest Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., The Cloudrest Collection of United States Stamps, Sale 4100, Lot 4100, Realized $10,925, as single
Certificates:
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171-UNC-42
171-UNC-42
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Provenance:
- Luff Reference Collection, The Philatelic Foundation
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