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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 5, 1851 |
| From City | Belvidere |
| From State | IL |
| To City | Rockford |
| To State | IL |
| Addressee | Wm. Hulin |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Belvidere / ILL / Apr 5 (1851) in weak but mostly legible red strike at the left. the stamp bears three pen strokes and a weak strike of the red Belvidere ˜X' in truncated box, a marking which ranks with the Chicago cogs as the fanciest Illinois obliterators used on the 1847 issue.
the 10c stamp has nice margins and, while not tied, is considered original to the cover for three reasons:¨ 1. there is a strong imprint of the stamp on the right side flap where contact was maintained in the letter's file-folded state for 100+ years,¨ 2. There is manuscript Paid notation in the upper right corner and no indication of any rate marking that would explain or give suspicion of the cover having passed through the mails without the stamp, and ¨ 3, Stamp bears impression of red ˜X' in truncated box, a scarce marking known to have been used by the Belvidere Post office.
The Illinois Postal Historian, November 1981, p13
Alexander listed as 4/5/51
the 10c stamp has nice margins and, while not tied, is considered original to the cover for three reasons:¨ 1. there is a strong imprint of the stamp on the right side flap where contact was maintained in the letter's file-folded state for 100+ years,¨ 2. There is manuscript Paid notation in the upper right corner and no indication of any rate marking that would explain or give suspicion of the cover having passed through the mails without the stamp, and ¨ 3, Stamp bears impression of red ˜X' in truncated box, a scarce marking known to have been used by the Belvidere Post office.
The Illinois Postal Historian, November 1981, p13
Alexander listed as 4/5/51
