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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 8, 18xx |
| 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 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Scott #1 tied by ms cancel on May 8 way cover to New Orleans.
Information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Alexander notes image submitted by Jim Milgram on April 6, 1998
Cover internal dateline not provided and Alexander’s notes speculate this may be part of the 1851 correspondence.
Alexander listed as 5/8/xx
I believe this is part of the 1851 correspondence for the following reasons:
1. This cover is addressed nearly identically to the 5/4/51 cover (same handwriting, same content)
2. The stamp ms cancellation is similar.
3. The Way 1 marking is written by the same hand and in the same location on the cover.
4. The cds is similarly orientated and in the same location on the cover.
All these features being identical point to a few days separation in time, not years.
Information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Alexander notes image submitted by Jim Milgram on April 6, 1998
Cover internal dateline not provided and Alexander’s notes speculate this may be part of the 1851 correspondence.
Alexander listed as 5/8/xx
I believe this is part of the 1851 correspondence for the following reasons:
1. This cover is addressed nearly identically to the 5/4/51 cover (same handwriting, same content)
2. The stamp ms cancellation is similar.
3. The Way 1 marking is written by the same hand and in the same location on the cover.
4. The cds is similarly orientated and in the same location on the cover.
All these features being identical point to a few days separation in time, not years.
