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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 5, 1849 |
| From City | Maysville |
| From State | KY |
| To City | Mansfield |
| To State | OH |
| Addressee | Miss Jeanette L. Reid |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
#1, 5c Red Brown, full margins, tied by blue grill cancel to Sept. 3, 1849 folded letter to Mansfield, Ohio, matching "Maysville Ky Sep 5" cds and blue "Steam" hs, very fine (See color plate)
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 45 realized 1050
Alexander listed as 9/5/49
Lot 238 5c Red Brown (1). Large to full margins, bright shade, tied by blue diamond grid cancel, matching "Maysville Ky. Sep. 5" circular datestamp and "STEAM" handstamp clearly struck on blue folded letter datelined "Vanceburg Kentucky Sept. 3rd 1849" to Mansfield O., fresh and Very Fine, an extremely rare Ohio River steamboat use of the 1847 Issue, ex Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 5250
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 45 realized 1050
Alexander listed as 9/5/49
Lot 238 5c Red Brown (1). Large to full margins, bright shade, tied by blue diamond grid cancel, matching "Maysville Ky. Sep. 5" circular datestamp and "STEAM" handstamp clearly struck on blue folded letter datelined "Vanceburg Kentucky Sept. 3rd 1849" to Mansfield O., fresh and Very Fine, an extremely rare Ohio River steamboat use of the 1847 Issue, ex Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 5250
