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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 8, 1851 |
| From City | New Orleans |
| From State | LA |
| To City | New Orleans |
| To State | LA |
| Addressee | C. A. F. Rondeau |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
Lot 262 #1, Red Brown, horizontal pair with sharp impression, full margins except close at bottom right, pen tied to 1851 folded letter, double rate, from Mobile to New Orleans, red "Jan 8" arrival cds and ms "Way 1' file fold incl. one through right stamp. fine usage
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 17
Lot 2364 5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins all around, tied by manuscript crosshatching, matching Way 1 on folded letter datelined Mobile 7th Jany. 1851 and addressed to New Orleans, red New Orleans La. Jan. 8 circular datestamp applied on arrival, vertical folds including one affecting right stamp, otherwise Very Fine, scarce Way use on a double-weight cover, carried across the Gulf of Mexico by onboard mail carrier where delivered to the New Orleans post office, the carrier received 1c for the Way mail (the fee was not based on weight) E. 500-750
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1023 realized 650
Alexander listed as 1/8/xx
Schuyler J. Rumsey, Inc. sale 13 lot 146
Robert A. Siegel sale 1312 lot 2101 realized 600
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 17
Lot 2364 5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins all around, tied by manuscript crosshatching, matching Way 1 on folded letter datelined Mobile 7th Jany. 1851 and addressed to New Orleans, red New Orleans La. Jan. 8 circular datestamp applied on arrival, vertical folds including one affecting right stamp, otherwise Very Fine, scarce Way use on a double-weight cover, carried across the Gulf of Mexico by onboard mail carrier where delivered to the New Orleans post office, the carrier received 1c for the Way mail (the fee was not based on weight) E. 500-750
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1023 realized 650
Alexander listed as 1/8/xx
Schuyler J. Rumsey, Inc. sale 13 lot 146
Robert A. Siegel sale 1312 lot 2101 realized 600
