Census of 1c Blue, Type I (Scott 5)

Notes:

Vertical crease at top left. At one point after the 1989 Siegel sale, the curved right margin was trimmed to become more even.
Black grid.

Provenance:

Reportedly purchased circa 1966 by Clifford C. Cole Jr. of Atlanta from a dealer’s stock, where identified as a No. 7. Mr. Cole informed the dealer and they agreed on a compromise price as 7R1E.
4/23/1988, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1988 Rarities of the World, Sale 692, Lot 53, Realized $14,000, realized $14,000 vs. $22,500 Scott value.
4/15/1989, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1989 Rarities of the World, Sale 708, Lot 61, Realized $15,000, realized $15,000 vs. $22,500 Scott value.
5/2/1995, Kelleher, Lot 385, realized $16,000 vs. $15,000 Scott value.
10/28/2008, Perry B. Hansen Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The Perry Hansen Collection of U.S. Stamps and Covers, Sale 963, Lot 83, Realized $27,000, realized $27,000 hammer versus $85,000 Scott value.

Certificates:

PF 24715 (1967) issued to Clifford C. Cole Jr., noting a vertical crease at left.
PF 294129 (1995) after trimming the right margin, noting a vertical crease at left.