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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 6, 18xx |
| From City | Mobile |
| From State | AL |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | E. S. Whelen & Co. |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
A typical cover from Mobile that traveled more than 300 miles, with the stamp emphatically struck with two impressions of the Mobile paint red grid cancel.
Alexander, The United States 1847 Issue: A Cover Census, color section
Alexander listed as 8/6/xx
Lot 171 10c Black (2). Large margins all around, tied Paint red grids, Mobile, Ala. pmk. on cover to Phila. Extremely Fine E XII
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 204 realized 450
Alexander, The United States 1847 Issue: A Cover Census, color section
Alexander listed as 8/6/xx
Lot 171 10c Black (2). Large margins all around, tied Paint red grids, Mobile, Ala. pmk. on cover to Phila. Extremely Fine E XII
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 204 realized 450
