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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 27, 1851 |
| From City | Waukegan |
| From State | IL |
| To City | Plattsburgh |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | A. C. Moore |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 123 5c Red Brown (1). Two singles, large to full margins, right stamp affixed first to turned folded cover and tied by large red grid, matching "Waukegan Ill. May. 27" circular datestamp to Plattsburg N.Y., the distance was over 300 miles and so manuscript "Due 5" marking applied, the second stamp was then added (slightly overlapping the first) and similarly tied, the due marking was crossed out, inside with "Plattsburgh N.Y. May 21" circular datestamp and matching "10" rate and addressed to Waukegan, 1851 docketing, faint vertical file fold not affecting stamps, few minor age spots, Very Fine, a very unusual use, featured in an article in Chronicle 216, ex Saadi
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 6250
Not listed in Alexander
Figure 1. Initial use of the cover sheet discussed here. May 21, 1851, stampless cover
from Plattsburgh, N.Y. to Waukegan, Illinois, with 10¢ collected from the recipient.
(Chronicle issue 216)
Figure 2. Reverse of the Figure 1 cover sheet, franked one week later with 5¢ 1847
stamps and sent from Waukegan back to Plattsburgh. On this trip the 10¢ postage
was prepaid by stamps.
Figure 3. Enlargement of the stamp corner from the cove r in Figure 2. Note the crossed out "Due 5" and note how the left stamp overlaps the right.
Figure 4. Enlargement of the overlap area in Figure 3. The left stamp covers the edge of the right stamp and part of its cancel. This indicates that the right stamp was affixed and cancelled first, and the left stamp was affixed and cancelled sometime afterwards.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 6250
Not listed in Alexander
Figure 1. Initial use of the cover sheet discussed here. May 21, 1851, stampless cover
from Plattsburgh, N.Y. to Waukegan, Illinois, with 10¢ collected from the recipient.
(Chronicle issue 216)
Figure 2. Reverse of the Figure 1 cover sheet, franked one week later with 5¢ 1847
stamps and sent from Waukegan back to Plattsburgh. On this trip the 10¢ postage
was prepaid by stamps.
Figure 3. Enlargement of the stamp corner from the cove r in Figure 2. Note the crossed out "Due 5" and note how the left stamp overlaps the right.
Figure 4. Enlargement of the overlap area in Figure 3. The left stamp covers the edge of the right stamp and part of its cancel. This indicates that the right stamp was affixed and cancelled first, and the left stamp was affixed and cancelled sometime afterwards.
