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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 2, 1850 |
| From City | Mobile |
| From State | AL |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Charnley & Whelen |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 464499 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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| Others |
Notes
Mobile Red Paint Cancel. Apr 1850 letter from New Orleans LA to Philadelphia PA. Manuscript Mail¨The letter was carried by steamboat on star route 5612 to Mobile AL where it entered the mails, canceled with the Mobile red paint grid cancel and delivered to Philadelphia.¨Stamp position 9R
PhilaMercury Cover #7518
PF 464499
2 1847 10¢ black
SINGLE, RED PAINT GRID CANCEL, ON 1850 DATED FOLDED LETTER TO PHILADELPHIA, MATCHING RED PAINT MOBILE AL PMK AND MS "MAIL" ENDORSEMENT AT LOWER LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
Not listed in Alexander
PhilaMercury Cover #7518
PF 464499
2 1847 10¢ black
SINGLE, RED PAINT GRID CANCEL, ON 1850 DATED FOLDED LETTER TO PHILADELPHIA, MATCHING RED PAINT MOBILE AL PMK AND MS "MAIL" ENDORSEMENT AT LOWER LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
Not listed in Alexander
