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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 4, 1849 |
| From City | Washington |
| From State | DC |
| To City | New Orleans |
| To State | LA |
| Addressee | C. W. Hornor |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 425508 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 2 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
10c Black (2). Positions 35L and 57L "Harelip" plate flaw, each with large even margins, tied by lightly struck red grids, matching "Washington City D.C. Aug. 4" circular datestamp on double-rate folded cover to New Orleans, 1849 docketing on flap, light file fold
EXTREMELY FINE GEM STAMPS AND AN OUTSTANDING ON-C0VER EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT PLATE FLAWS OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
Ex Sheriff
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 893 Lot 16 realized 4250 (image)
Gordon Eubanks exhibit
Alexander listed as 8/4/xx
PF 425508
2 1847 10¢ black 2VAR184710black SINGLE, POS.35L WITH SECOND SINGLE, POS.57L, "HARELIP" VARIETY, RED GRID CANCELS, ON 1849 DOCKETED FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET TO NEW ORLEANS, ED WASHINGTON DC. PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, THE "HARELIP" VARIETY AT RIGHT
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 655 lot 31 realized 4500
Letter to Charles West Hornor (1813-1905), attorney and Reconstruction Era political activist who was secretary of the New Orleans Freedmens Aid Association in New Orleans following the end of the Civil War.
EXTREMELY FINE GEM STAMPS AND AN OUTSTANDING ON-C0VER EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT PLATE FLAWS OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
Ex Sheriff
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 893 Lot 16 realized 4250 (image)
Gordon Eubanks exhibit
Alexander listed as 8/4/xx
PF 425508
2 1847 10¢ black 2VAR184710black SINGLE, POS.35L WITH SECOND SINGLE, POS.57L, "HARELIP" VARIETY, RED GRID CANCELS, ON 1849 DOCKETED FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET TO NEW ORLEANS, ED WASHINGTON DC. PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, THE "HARELIP" VARIETY AT RIGHT
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 655 lot 31 realized 4500
Letter to Charles West Hornor (1813-1905), attorney and Reconstruction Era political activist who was secretary of the New Orleans Freedmens Aid Association in New Orleans following the end of the Civil War.
