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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 13, 1851 |
| From City | Kennebunk |
| From State | ME |
| To City | South Berwick |
| To State | ME |
| Addressee | Hiram H. Hobbs |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 512238 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 756 #1, 5c Orange Brown, full margins including sheet margin at right with green-blue bars cancel on 1851 folded letter to South Berwick, matching "Kennebunk Me Mar 13" cds, very fine
EST 400-500
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 25 realized 725
Lot 130 5c Orange Brown (1b). Full to huge margins including right sheet margin, bright color, cancelled by greenish-blue grid with matching "Kennebunk Me. Mar. 13" (1851) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to South Berwick Me., central file fold, Very Fine, a pretty cover, the Alexander census lists only two covers from Kennebunk, which received no 1847 stamps of either denomination, ex Eno and Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 700
Alexander listed as 3/13/51
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 274 lot 52 realized 85
PF 512238
1b 1847 5¢ orange brown
RIGHT SHEET MARGIN SINGLE, CANCELLED BY GREENISH-BLUE GRID WITH MATCHING "KENNEBUNK ME. MAR. 13" (1851) CIRCULAR DATESTAMP ON BLUE FOLDED LETTER TO SOUTH BERWICK, ME.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A LIGHT HORIZONTAL CREASE AT TOP
EST 400-500
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 25 realized 725
Lot 130 5c Orange Brown (1b). Full to huge margins including right sheet margin, bright color, cancelled by greenish-blue grid with matching "Kennebunk Me. Mar. 13" (1851) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to South Berwick Me., central file fold, Very Fine, a pretty cover, the Alexander census lists only two covers from Kennebunk, which received no 1847 stamps of either denomination, ex Eno and Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 700
Alexander listed as 3/13/51
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 274 lot 52 realized 85
PF 512238
1b 1847 5¢ orange brown
RIGHT SHEET MARGIN SINGLE, CANCELLED BY GREENISH-BLUE GRID WITH MATCHING "KENNEBUNK ME. MAR. 13" (1851) CIRCULAR DATESTAMP ON BLUE FOLDED LETTER TO SOUTH BERWICK, ME.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A LIGHT HORIZONTAL CREASE AT TOP
