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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 18, 1848 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | D. S. Brown & Co. |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Scott #1, not tied, on folded letter with red 5 cancel.
Creighton Hart had two entries for this cover in his census, dated Aug 13 and Aug 18. On the entry form for the 13th, he noted that it might also be dated Aug 19.
Information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Alexander listed as 8/18/48
Alexander's notes lists this same cover as Aug 19, 1850 from John W Kaufmann sale 74 July 10, 1981 lot 154
Creighton Hart had two entries for this cover in his census, dated Aug 13 and Aug 18. On the entry form for the 13th, he noted that it might also be dated Aug 19.
Information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Alexander listed as 8/18/48
Alexander's notes lists this same cover as Aug 19, 1850 from John W Kaufmann sale 74 July 10, 1981 lot 154
