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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 18, 1848 |
| From City | Tallahassee |
| From State | FL |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | James G. King & Sons |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 262681 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Postmark: Sep 1848 Origin: Tallahassee, Florida, UNITED STATES
Destination: New York City, New York, UNITED STATES
Description: Sep 1848 letter from Tallahassee FL to New York City. ¨Very early use of the green grid of dots cancel clearly showing the dots. Green Tallahassee town postmark.¨5 cent covers are rarer than 10 cent covers from Tallahassee
PhilaMercury Cover #3052
PF 262681
HORIZONTAL PAIR ON FOLDED LETTER TO NEW YORK, GREEN GRID OF DOTS CANCEL, MATCHING TALLAHASSEE TOWN CANCEL AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 33 realized 5750
5c Dark Brown (1a). Superb Horizontal Pair, Margins All Around, Intense Shade and Impression, Each Stamp Cancelled by Small Dotted Grid in Bright Green, matching "Tallahassee F1or. Sep. 18" cds on 1848 folded letter to New York City, from the King & Sons Correspondence, Extremely Fine, Almost Certainly The Finest of The Few Recorded "Tallahassee Green" 5c 1847 Covers, Ex Gibson, Moody E. 5,000-6,000
Alexander listed as 9/18/48
H R Harmer sale 612 (Moody) lot 101 realized 340
Destination: New York City, New York, UNITED STATES
Description: Sep 1848 letter from Tallahassee FL to New York City. ¨Very early use of the green grid of dots cancel clearly showing the dots. Green Tallahassee town postmark.¨5 cent covers are rarer than 10 cent covers from Tallahassee
PhilaMercury Cover #3052
PF 262681
HORIZONTAL PAIR ON FOLDED LETTER TO NEW YORK, GREEN GRID OF DOTS CANCEL, MATCHING TALLAHASSEE TOWN CANCEL AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 33 realized 5750
5c Dark Brown (1a). Superb Horizontal Pair, Margins All Around, Intense Shade and Impression, Each Stamp Cancelled by Small Dotted Grid in Bright Green, matching "Tallahassee F1or. Sep. 18" cds on 1848 folded letter to New York City, from the King & Sons Correspondence, Extremely Fine, Almost Certainly The Finest of The Few Recorded "Tallahassee Green" 5c 1847 Covers, Ex Gibson, Moody E. 5,000-6,000
Alexander listed as 9/18/48
H R Harmer sale 612 (Moody) lot 101 realized 340
