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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 19, 1851 |
| From City | New Orleans |
| From State | LA |
| To City | New Orleans |
| To State | LA |
| Addressee | C. A. F. Rondeau |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
Notes
Lot 2362 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to full, bright color, cancelled by manuscript, matching Way 1 on folded letter datelined Mobile 18th Feby. 1851 and addressed to New Orleans, red New Orleans La. Feb. 19 circular datestamp applied on arrival, vertical file fold affects stamp, otherwise Very Fine, scarce Way use, 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 E. 300-400
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1023 realized 750
Not listed in Alexander
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc sale 92 lot 1244 realized 260
CDS date is FEB 19
Hipstamp (buystamps) - reverse and letter images
Letter from D. C. Sampson, cashier of the Southern Bank of Alabama in Mobile. Letter datelined 18th Feb 1851
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1023 realized 750
Not listed in Alexander
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc sale 92 lot 1244 realized 260
CDS date is FEB 19
Hipstamp (buystamps) - reverse and letter images
Letter from D. C. Sampson, cashier of the Southern Bank of Alabama in Mobile. Letter datelined 18th Feb 1851
