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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 21, 1847 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Hagerstown |
| To State | MD |
| Addressee | E. Beatty |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 246760 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 21 1847, 5¢ chestnut brown (No. 1a var.), full to large margins, tied by blue grid cancellation on an exceptionally fresh 1847 folded partly-printed business letter to Hagerstown, Md., matching "Baltimore, Md. Aug 21" c.d.s., Extremely Fine. ¨Scott $785
A GEM USAGE OF THIS RARE SHADE FROM THE FIRST PRINTING.
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate noting Ridgway "Chestnut" shade.
Provenance: Straus, Hart.
Realized $5,250
Matthew Bennett International Sale 323
Robert G Kaufmann sale 66 (Hart) lot 299 realized 1150
Alexander listed as 8/21/47
PF 460127
1 1847 5¢ deep red brown
SINGLE, BLUE GRID CANCEL, ON 1847 DATED FOLDED LETTER TO HAGERSTOWN MD, BLUE BALTIMORE MD PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS GENUINE, SCOTT 1, DEEP RED BROWN SHADE, NOT RIDGEWAY'S CHESTNUT BROWN, AND IS GENUINELY USED ON THIS COVER
A GEM USAGE OF THIS RARE SHADE FROM THE FIRST PRINTING.
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate noting Ridgway "Chestnut" shade.
Provenance: Straus, Hart.
Realized $5,250
Matthew Bennett International Sale 323
Robert G Kaufmann sale 66 (Hart) lot 299 realized 1150
Alexander listed as 8/21/47
PF 460127
1 1847 5¢ deep red brown
SINGLE, BLUE GRID CANCEL, ON 1847 DATED FOLDED LETTER TO HAGERSTOWN MD, BLUE BALTIMORE MD PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS GENUINE, SCOTT 1, DEEP RED BROWN SHADE, NOT RIDGEWAY'S CHESTNUT BROWN, AND IS GENUINELY USED ON THIS COVER
