DESCRIPTION

5¢ Red Brown (1), Positions 21-24/31-34/41-44/51-54R--block of sixteen (four by four) from the first four columns of the third through sixth rows of the right pane--original gum, mostly full to large margins except slightly in at places, bright shade on fresh paper

PROVENANCE

* James Ludovic Lindsay, the 26th Earl of Crawford (bought privately; estate sold to Nassau Stamp Co. in 1915)

* Rep. Ernest R. Ackerman (bought from Nassau Stamp Co. and sold privately to Ward in 1931)

* Philip H. Ward, Jr. (bought privately, estate sold to Weills in 1963)

* Benjamin D. Phillips (bought from Weills out of Ward estate, 1964; collection sold privately to Weills, 1968)

* Ryohei Ishikawa (bought privately from Weills, circa 1977), Christie’s Robson Lowe sale, 9/28-29/1993, lot 4, to William H. Gross

CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES

* Dr. Stanley M. Bierman, “Philip H. Ward, Jr.: An Aristocrat of Philately,” Chronicle 124, November 1984

* Lester G. Brookman, The 1847 Issue of United States Stamps, 1942, fig. 23-24, pp. 24-25

* --United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, Vol. I, fig. 28-29, pp. 30-31

* William H. Gross, “Plating the 5¢ 1847 Block of 16,” Chronicle 210, May 2006

* David Lidman, Treasury of Stamps, fig. 64, p. 52

* John N. Luff, The Postage Stamps of the United States, reprint, p. 49

* Jonathan W. Rose, Classic United States Imperforate Stamps, p. 9

* Philip H. Ward, Jr., Mekeel’s Weekly Stamp News, 1935, Vol. 69, p. 265

* --“United States Early Unused Blocks 1847-1869,” 1960 Congress Book, p. 51

* National Philatelic Museum, 1956, Vol. III, No. 1, pp. 106, 111

* London International Stamp Exhibition 1923 (Ackerman)

* TIPEX 1936 exhibition (Ward)

* ANPHILEX 1971 “Aristocrats of Philately” (Weill)

* INTERPHIL 1976 “Aristocrats of Philately” (Weill)

* ANPHILEX 1996 Invited Exhibits (Gross)

* Collectors Club of New York “Aristocrats of United States Philately” exhibit, December 2000 (Gross)

* World Stamp Show 2016 Court of Honor (Gross)

CONDITION NOTES

* Fine-Very Fine appearance; light creases, one stamp small sealed internal tear, two others thins

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