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

Notes:

The cutting into the design at bottom brings this copy within the SBA definition of “A?Type I before the type characteristics were destroyed by separation.” Stamp has a bleached white stain on Franklin’s shoulder and an indication in the same area of a crease or scuff. Color is standard Blue, neither pale nor dark. Cover is slightly reduced at left, also wrinkled and scuffed.
7R1E tied by black “Cincinnati O. Apr. 7” cds on buff printed circular from a Buffalo NY book publisher seeking “agents.”?Sent from Cincinnati to Mt. Vernon IL.

Provenance:

4/14/1984, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1984 Rarities of the World, Sale 632, Lot 179, realized $7,000 vs. $30,000 Scott value.
2/15/1985, Reiger, Lot 57, realized $6,500 vs. $30,000 Scott value.
12/3/1985, Siegel Auction Galleries, APS Stampcruise 85, Sale 654, Lot 22, realized $8,500 vs. $30,000 Scott value.
11/16/1987, Superior, Lot 7, realized $9,000 vs. $30,000 Scott value.
12/13/1991, Ivy, Shreve & Mader, Lot 51, realized $6,500 vs. $32,500 Scott value.
6/22/1998, Superior, Lot 121, unsold vs. $37,500 Scott value.

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