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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 26, 1850 |
| From City | Montreal |
| From State | Canada |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | D. S. Kennedy |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 53973 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 2471 10c Black (2). Position 32R1, large margins to in at bottom, tied by red grid cancels on blue folded letter datelined Montreal 26th April 1850 and sent from Montreal, Canada, to New York City, from the Kennedy correspondence, neat strike of red Montreal L.C. AP 26, 1850 circular datestamp with matching Paid handstamp, manuscript 9 for Canadian pence postage (double 41â„2p rate), light vertical file folds well away from stamp .
VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE USED ON A COVER FROM CANADA TO THE UNITED STATES. THIS COVER WAS ACCEPTED AS FULLY PREPAID IN NEW YORK, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDERPAID FOR THE DOUBLE WEIGHT CLASS. THE ONLY SUCH USE RECORDED IN THE ALEXANDER CENSUS.
The manuscript 9 pence marking and letter content listing several enclosures indicate that this originally weighed more than the half-ounce single-rate limit. The correct U.S. postage from the border should have been 20c for a letter weighing between one-half and one ounce, sent over 300 miles. However, New York accepted this as fully prepaid and cancelled the stamp on arrival. This is the only double-rate use recorded in the Alexander census
Ex Ackerman. Illustrated and described in an article in Chronicle 222 (copy accompanies).
E. 5,000-7,500
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1023 realized 3500
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 20 lot 361 realized 5250
Alexander listed as 4/26/50
Robert A. Siegel sale 1239 (2021 Rarities) lot 516 realized 4000 (image)
Robert A. Siegel sale 1284 (Yellowstone) lot 609 realized 4000
PF 53973 #2 genuinely used on cover
VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE USED ON A COVER FROM CANADA TO THE UNITED STATES. THIS COVER WAS ACCEPTED AS FULLY PREPAID IN NEW YORK, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDERPAID FOR THE DOUBLE WEIGHT CLASS. THE ONLY SUCH USE RECORDED IN THE ALEXANDER CENSUS.
The manuscript 9 pence marking and letter content listing several enclosures indicate that this originally weighed more than the half-ounce single-rate limit. The correct U.S. postage from the border should have been 20c for a letter weighing between one-half and one ounce, sent over 300 miles. However, New York accepted this as fully prepaid and cancelled the stamp on arrival. This is the only double-rate use recorded in the Alexander census
Ex Ackerman. Illustrated and described in an article in Chronicle 222 (copy accompanies).
E. 5,000-7,500
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1023 realized 3500
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 20 lot 361 realized 5250
Alexander listed as 4/26/50
Robert A. Siegel sale 1239 (2021 Rarities) lot 516 realized 4000 (image)
Robert A. Siegel sale 1284 (Yellowstone) lot 609 realized 4000
PF 53973 #2 genuinely used on cover
