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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 12, 1850 |
| From City | Montreal |
| From State | Canada |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | D. S. Kennedy |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 15 5c Brown (1). Horizontal Pair, Fresh color, Fine impression, margins virtually all around, tied by two neat Blue ms. lines & Red Canadian "Paid", matching "Montreal L.C Ap 12 1850" pmk. on Kennedy Correspondence Folded Letter to New York, ms. "41/2" rate mark, couple cover filing creases, one affecting right 5c stamp, otherwise Very Fine, Lovely Rare Canadian usage, signed Ashbrook
E. 2,000-5,000
Realized 2,100.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 618
U.S. No.1 PAIR DOUBLY TIED TO COVER FROM MONTREAL, CANADA TO NEW YORK; Fine and Attractive 11/12 Apr. EL from "Montreal" to "New York" franked by a horizontal pair of U.S. 1847 5c Red-brown (margins all round, just touched at bottom right hand corner; filing fold through RH stamps as usual for these covers) tied by a part of the near fine red "PAID" mark matching the nearby "MONTREAL/L.C" c.d.s. with manuscript "4½[d]" showing that the Canadian postage was also prepaid. Rare example of full prepayment of postage in cash and US stamps; the 10c rate paid for the 300+ miles journey in the US. Exhibition Quality. A wonderful Classic cover. [Signed and annotated as genuine in 1948 by Ashbrook, on the reverse.]
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions sale 684 lot 344 realized L2200.
Alexander listed as 4/12/50
Christie's sale 7386 March 9-10, 1992 lot 1579
E. 2,000-5,000
Realized 2,100.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 618
U.S. No.1 PAIR DOUBLY TIED TO COVER FROM MONTREAL, CANADA TO NEW YORK; Fine and Attractive 11/12 Apr. EL from "Montreal" to "New York" franked by a horizontal pair of U.S. 1847 5c Red-brown (margins all round, just touched at bottom right hand corner; filing fold through RH stamps as usual for these covers) tied by a part of the near fine red "PAID" mark matching the nearby "MONTREAL/L.C" c.d.s. with manuscript "4½[d]" showing that the Canadian postage was also prepaid. Rare example of full prepayment of postage in cash and US stamps; the 10c rate paid for the 300+ miles journey in the US. Exhibition Quality. A wonderful Classic cover. [Signed and annotated as genuine in 1948 by Ashbrook, on the reverse.]
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions sale 684 lot 344 realized L2200.
Alexander listed as 4/12/50
Christie's sale 7386 March 9-10, 1992 lot 1579
