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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 18, 1849 |
| From City | Montgomery |
| From State | AL |
| To City | New Orleans |
| To State | LA |
| Addressee | Jurey & Co. |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | (2000) |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 2 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
1847, 10¢ black (Scott No. 2). Two singles, large margins, tied together by criss-cross red grids, matching "Montgomery Ala. Sep. 18" c.d.s. on double rate 1849 folded letter to New Orleans; file fold near bottom, Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 DOUBLE RATE USAGE FROM MONTGOMERY.
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
Hammer Price $5,250.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 262 Lot 6
Gordon Eubanks exhibit
Positions 95 & 96L. Traveling along the Great Southern Mail Route, the letter went by stage and steamboat from Montgomery to Mobile on Star Route 5581 and then to New Orleans by steamboat on Star Route 5612.
Alexander listed as 9/18/49
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 417 lot 840 realized 700
Christie's sale 6776 March 16, 1989 (Klein 5) lot 1028 realized 3520
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 DOUBLE RATE USAGE FROM MONTGOMERY.
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
Hammer Price $5,250.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 262 Lot 6
Gordon Eubanks exhibit
Positions 95 & 96L. Traveling along the Great Southern Mail Route, the letter went by stage and steamboat from Montgomery to Mobile on Star Route 5581 and then to New Orleans by steamboat on Star Route 5612.
Alexander listed as 9/18/49
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 417 lot 840 realized 700
Christie's sale 6776 March 16, 1989 (Klein 5) lot 1028 realized 3520
