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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 19, 1849 |
| From City | Tallahassee |
| From State | FL |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | James G. King & Sons |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 504584 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
10c Black (2). Ample to large margins except where nicked by scissors at top left, tied by green cancel, matching bold strike of green "Tallahassee Flor. Dec. 19" cds on light blue folded cover to New York City, lightly cleaned to remove some toning, Very Fine, true green postmarks are very rare on the 1847 Issue
Est. 3000-4000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 800 lot 222 realized 2800
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1023 lot 2265 realized 4000
Alexander listed as 12/19/49
Robert G Kaufmann sale 66 (Hart) lot 139 realized 2700
PF 504584
2
1847
10¢
black
SINGLE, GREEN CANCEL, WITH MATCHING GREEN TALLAHASSEE, FLOR PMK AT LEFT, ON FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET TO NEW YORK CITY,
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH TWO SCISSORS CUTS, ONE A TINY VERTICAL CUT JUST OUTSIDE THE FRAME LINE AT TOP LEFT, THE OTHER A TINY HORIZONTAL CUT JUST ABOVE THE TOP FRAME LINE AT UPPER RIGHT
Est. 3000-4000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 800 lot 222 realized 2800
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1023 lot 2265 realized 4000
Alexander listed as 12/19/49
Robert G Kaufmann sale 66 (Hart) lot 139 realized 2700
PF 504584
2
1847
10¢
black
SINGLE, GREEN CANCEL, WITH MATCHING GREEN TALLAHASSEE, FLOR PMK AT LEFT, ON FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET TO NEW YORK CITY,
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH TWO SCISSORS CUTS, ONE A TINY VERTICAL CUT JUST OUTSIDE THE FRAME LINE AT TOP LEFT, THE OTHER A TINY HORIZONTAL CUT JUST ABOVE THE TOP FRAME LINE AT UPPER RIGHT
