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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 14, 1848 |
| From City | Tallahassee |
| From State | FL |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | James G. King & Sons |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 116 5c Dark Brown (1a). Horizontal pair, marvelous dark shade and sharp early impression, tied by lightly struck green grid cancels with matching "Tallahassee Flor. Aug. 14" circular datestamp on folded letter to James G. King & Sons in New York City, remarkably fresh and clean
EXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR AND VERY RARE USE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE FROM FLORIDA WITH MARKINGS IN TRUE GREEN COLOR.
Several 10c 1847 covers from the James G. King correspondence are known from Tallahassee, but only two 5c covers are recorded. The pair on this cover comes from a very early printing, possibly the first, and must come from an early shipment to Tallahassee (1,700 were delivered). The green ink used to cancel the stamp and postmark the letter is an unmistakable true green, not one of the impure greenish-blue green inks seen more frequently in this period.
Ex Dr. Chase with a note on back in his distinctive writing, "Superb pair, Green Gridiron Cancellation." Also ex Rust and Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 6000
Alexander listed as 8/14/48
EXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR AND VERY RARE USE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE FROM FLORIDA WITH MARKINGS IN TRUE GREEN COLOR.
Several 10c 1847 covers from the James G. King correspondence are known from Tallahassee, but only two 5c covers are recorded. The pair on this cover comes from a very early printing, possibly the first, and must come from an early shipment to Tallahassee (1,700 were delivered). The green ink used to cancel the stamp and postmark the letter is an unmistakable true green, not one of the impure greenish-blue green inks seen more frequently in this period.
Ex Dr. Chase with a note on back in his distinctive writing, "Superb pair, Green Gridiron Cancellation." Also ex Rust and Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 6000
Alexander listed as 8/14/48
