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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 4, 1849 |
| From City | Chicago |
| From State | IL |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | James Kerrigan |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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| Others |
Notes
Lot 372 10c Black (2). Large margins to clear, tied by red grid cancel, matching "Chicago Ill. Apr. 4" circular datestamp on blue 1849 folded letter to New York, "10" in cogwheel handstamp, some slight wear, Fine
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 1109 realized 700
Alexander listed as 4/4/49
The CDS marking is somewhat faint, particularly the month. I pushed the sharpness and color saturation. The date looks more like SEP 4 than APR 4, even with the slight doubling and shift in the impressions but the certainty is very low.
James Kerrigan & Son are listed in the 1848 edition of Doggett’s at No 1 Ferry Street as a ‘morocco’, makers of a fine, pebble-grained leather, originally made in Morocco from goatskin tanned with sumac.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 1109 realized 700
Alexander listed as 4/4/49
The CDS marking is somewhat faint, particularly the month. I pushed the sharpness and color saturation. The date looks more like SEP 4 than APR 4, even with the slight doubling and shift in the impressions but the certainty is very low.
James Kerrigan & Son are listed in the 1848 edition of Doggett’s at No 1 Ferry Street as a ‘morocco’, makers of a fine, pebble-grained leather, originally made in Morocco from goatskin tanned with sumac.
