Census of 24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted (Scott 120b)

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Provenance:

1917 Aug. 21 Worthington sale (described as “perfs run in slightly at top”), J. C. Morgenthau, Lot 478, Realized $2,850
2/18/1946, Colonel Green Collection, Costales, Part 25, Lot 266
1949 Possibly the copy reported as belonging to Henry C. Gibson in Williams’ <i>Stamps of Fame</i>(1949)
c. 1990’s Sold to Frank E. Joseph, Jr., a Cleveland attorney and collector
1998 May 9 1998 Rarities of the World, $110,000 to Gary Posner as agent for private collector, Sale 800, Lot 313
c. 2004 Sold to William H. Gross by private collector through Charles Shreve and Tracy Shreve
6/14/2024, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The William H. Gross Collection of Complete United States Stamps, Sale 1323, Lot 41, Realized $365,800

Certificates:

PF 37170 (1971) Genuine, two tiny margin creases between perfs
PF 41107 Genuine, tiny corner margin crease
PF 326984 (1998) Genuine, no gum, tiny corner crease at bottom right
PF 602305 (2024) Unused, no gum, vignette inverted, Genuine with tiny perf tip creases at top left and bottom right