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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 31, 18xx |
| From City | Newcastle |
| From State | DE |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Miss Eliza Taylor |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 513498 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 112 5c Red Brown (1). Large to huge margins including bit of adjoining stamp at bottom, bright shade, cancelled by perfect strike of green "5" numeral with matching "Newcastle Del. Mar. 31" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Philadelphia street address, manuscript "32", extreme edge of large left margin of stamp slightly overlaps edge of letter
EXTREMELY FINE. A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THE 1847 ISSUE CANCELLED BY A PRE-STAMP ERA RATE MARKING IN TRUE GREEN.
Ex Rust and Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 3250
Alexander listed as 3/31/xx
PF 513498
1 1847 5¢ red brown
SINGLE, GREEN "5" RATE HANDSTAMP ON FOLDED COVER WITH MATCHING "NEW CASTLE DEL. MAR 31" PMK, TO PHILADELPHIA.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
EXTREMELY FINE. A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THE 1847 ISSUE CANCELLED BY A PRE-STAMP ERA RATE MARKING IN TRUE GREEN.
Ex Rust and Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 3250
Alexander listed as 3/31/xx
PF 513498
1 1847 5¢ red brown
SINGLE, GREEN "5" RATE HANDSTAMP ON FOLDED COVER WITH MATCHING "NEW CASTLE DEL. MAR 31" PMK, TO PHILADELPHIA.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
