Census of Baltimore Md. 10c Postmaster’s Provisional (Scott 3X2 and 3X4)

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