Census of 15c Brown & Blue, Center Inverted (Scott 119b)

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Provenance:

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