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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 25, 1851 |
| From City | New Orleans |
| From State | LA |
| To City | New Orleans |
| To State | LA |
| Addressee | Washington Jackson & Co. |
| Cert Author | PSE |
| Cert # | 1197493 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
5c Red Brown (1), full to oversize margins (adjacent stamp shows at left), cross-hatched manuscript cancel and matching "Way 1" on 1851 folded letter from Mobile, Ala. to New Orleans with red Jan 25 New Orleans c.d.s. receiving postmark; Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-$400
Heritage sale 1107 lot 31505
Alexander listed as 1/25/51
Cherrystone sale 1404 lot 5 realized 280
PSE 1197493
“it is a genuine usage on July 24, 1851, folded letter to New Orleans (written in Mobile, Ala.), with a cross - hatched pen cancel, a matching Way 1 manuscript marking and a red New Orleans Jan 25 c.d.s. receiving marking - the letter with a horizontal file fold."
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Washington, Jackson & Co. were commission merchants at 75 Camp Street (1846 Michel & Co. Annual and Commercial Register).
Estimate $300-$400
Heritage sale 1107 lot 31505
Alexander listed as 1/25/51
Cherrystone sale 1404 lot 5 realized 280
PSE 1197493
“it is a genuine usage on July 24, 1851, folded letter to New Orleans (written in Mobile, Ala.), with a cross - hatched pen cancel, a matching Way 1 manuscript marking and a red New Orleans Jan 25 c.d.s. receiving marking - the letter with a horizontal file fold."
(image)
Washington, Jackson & Co. were commission merchants at 75 Camp Street (1846 Michel & Co. Annual and Commercial Register).
