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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | October 3, 1849 |
| From City | Quebec |
| From State | Canada |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | D. S. Kennedy |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 337220 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
The four examples, Boggs figures #22, 24 (seen here as figure 7), 27 and 31 show the correct, typical use of the encircled red ˜10" handstamp as a New York City cancelling device on uncancelled 1847 stamps arriving at the New York exchange office on prepaid letters from Canada. “ C. Hahn (http://www.nystamp.org/1847CrossBorderCoversPart3.html)
Alexander listed as 10/3/49
Lot 36 5c Red Brown (1), two singles, left stamp with four large margins, right stamp with mostly ample margins to a bit in at right and with a vertical file crease, used from Canada on blue Kennedy correspondence folded letter to New York city, red crowned circle “Paid / at/ Quebec. LC” and matching Quebec LC Oct 3, 1849 cds with ms 11 ½ (d) due, red Montreal LC Oct 4 1849 transit backstamp, stamps tied by two strikes of red 10 in circle handstamp applied upon arrival in New York, fresh and Very Fine usage, 1999 PF certificate, illustrated in Bogg’s The Postage Stamp and Postal History of Canada on page 72, figure 24, Est. $5000-7000
ED: Only eleven covers franked with the 5c 1847 issues are recorded from Quebec. Of these, only 5 bear the Quebec crown circle postmark.
Matthew Bennett International sale 243 realized 5500
PF 337220
1 1847 5 red brown
TWO SINGLES, RED "10" IN CIRCLE CANCELS, ON FL TO NY, RED CROWNED CIRCLE "PAID AT QUEBEC" HDSTP AND RED QUEBEC PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage ON A FOLDED LETTER WITH AN 1849 MONTREAL BACKSTAMP THE RIGHT STAMP WITH A VERTICAL CREASE FROM A FILE FOLD
Alexander listed as 10/3/49
Lot 36 5c Red Brown (1), two singles, left stamp with four large margins, right stamp with mostly ample margins to a bit in at right and with a vertical file crease, used from Canada on blue Kennedy correspondence folded letter to New York city, red crowned circle “Paid / at/ Quebec. LC” and matching Quebec LC Oct 3, 1849 cds with ms 11 ½ (d) due, red Montreal LC Oct 4 1849 transit backstamp, stamps tied by two strikes of red 10 in circle handstamp applied upon arrival in New York, fresh and Very Fine usage, 1999 PF certificate, illustrated in Bogg’s The Postage Stamp and Postal History of Canada on page 72, figure 24, Est. $5000-7000
ED: Only eleven covers franked with the 5c 1847 issues are recorded from Quebec. Of these, only 5 bear the Quebec crown circle postmark.
Matthew Bennett International sale 243 realized 5500
PF 337220
1 1847 5 red brown
TWO SINGLES, RED "10" IN CIRCLE CANCELS, ON FL TO NY, RED CROWNED CIRCLE "PAID AT QUEBEC" HDSTP AND RED QUEBEC PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage ON A FOLDED LETTER WITH AN 1849 MONTREAL BACKSTAMP THE RIGHT STAMP WITH A VERTICAL CREASE FROM A FILE FOLD
