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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 11, 1850 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Freiwaldau |
| To State | Germany |
| Addressee | W. W. Glenn |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 291615 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
PF 291615
1 1847 red brown SINGLE, POS. 90R1, ON COVER TO GERMANY, PEN CANCEL WITH RED NUMERAL "5" STAMPED IN SELVEDGE, BLUE BALTIMORE MD PMK AT
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Lot 976 1847, 5¢ red brown, double transfer (type "B"). Position 90R1, showing double transfer of top and bottom frame lines, right margin single with large margins to just shaving frameline at upper left, manuscript cancelled and just tied by red "5" handstamp in margin on 1850 cover to Freiwaldau, Germany, blue "Baltimore, Md., Nov 11" cds and endorsed "via Berlin" at bottom, reverse with red English transit date stamp and "America per England" boxed handstamp, with original enclosure including newspaper clipping; light cover edge wear, central wax seal stain and partially reinforced backflap, F.-V.F., ex Brown; signed Ashbrook, with 1995 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
Realized: $2,000
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 31
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 210 lot 77
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 582 lot 528 realized 1300
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 596 lot 617
Alexander listed as 11/11/50
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 68 lot 23 realized 2800
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 62 (Patrick Henry Collection) lot 796
David Feldman Geneva sale Oct 13, 2021 (Trans-Atlantic Mail) lot 10014 realized 1800
1 1847 red brown SINGLE, POS. 90R1, ON COVER TO GERMANY, PEN CANCEL WITH RED NUMERAL "5" STAMPED IN SELVEDGE, BLUE BALTIMORE MD PMK AT
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Lot 976 1847, 5¢ red brown, double transfer (type "B"). Position 90R1, showing double transfer of top and bottom frame lines, right margin single with large margins to just shaving frameline at upper left, manuscript cancelled and just tied by red "5" handstamp in margin on 1850 cover to Freiwaldau, Germany, blue "Baltimore, Md., Nov 11" cds and endorsed "via Berlin" at bottom, reverse with red English transit date stamp and "America per England" boxed handstamp, with original enclosure including newspaper clipping; light cover edge wear, central wax seal stain and partially reinforced backflap, F.-V.F., ex Brown; signed Ashbrook, with 1995 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
Realized: $2,000
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 31
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 210 lot 77
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 582 lot 528 realized 1300
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 596 lot 617
Alexander listed as 11/11/50
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 68 lot 23 realized 2800
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 62 (Patrick Henry Collection) lot 796
David Feldman Geneva sale Oct 13, 2021 (Trans-Atlantic Mail) lot 10014 realized 1800
