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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 2, 18xx |
| From City | Brunswick |
| From State | ME |
| To City | Ipswich |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | A. P. Kimball |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 57 5c Deep Red Brown (1). Huge Margins all around, a most unusual deep rich color, Frameless Black grid cancel, clear Brunswick, Me. pmk on neat folded letter to Mass. A magnificent cover, Superb (Photo) E.XII
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 244 (Newbury) realized 500
Alexander listed as 12/2/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 561 lot 34 realized 6750
Lot 127 5c Red Brown (1). Huge margins all around, deep rich color, tied by frameless 11-bar black open grid cancel with matching "Brunswick Me. Dec. 2" circular datestamp on folded cover to Ipswich Me.
EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE ON A PRISTINE COVER WITH PERFECTLY STRUCK MARKINGS. MAGNIFICENT IN EVERY RESPECT.
This is the only recorded 5c cover from this town with black postmarks. Ex Sampson, Newbury, Haas, Garrett and Boker.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 10,000
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 61 (Elite) lot 183
Letter sent to Augustine Phillips Kimball (1811-1859), son of Reverend David Tenney Kimball (1782-1860), pastor of the First Congregational Church in Ipswich, Mass.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 244 (Newbury) realized 500
Alexander listed as 12/2/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 561 lot 34 realized 6750
Lot 127 5c Red Brown (1). Huge margins all around, deep rich color, tied by frameless 11-bar black open grid cancel with matching "Brunswick Me. Dec. 2" circular datestamp on folded cover to Ipswich Me.
EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE ON A PRISTINE COVER WITH PERFECTLY STRUCK MARKINGS. MAGNIFICENT IN EVERY RESPECT.
This is the only recorded 5c cover from this town with black postmarks. Ex Sampson, Newbury, Haas, Garrett and Boker.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 10,000
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 61 (Elite) lot 183
Letter sent to Augustine Phillips Kimball (1811-1859), son of Reverend David Tenney Kimball (1782-1860), pastor of the First Congregational Church in Ipswich, Mass.
