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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 11, 1850 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | W. L. Schaffer |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | ? |
| Fake | DO |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others | 1LB5 |
Notes
Chronicle 104
A cover with the Baltimore Carrier. "Due 5" indicates a double weight cover, due to the extensive enclosures. Photo by William T. Crowe.
Listed as 11/11/50. The red carrier is not cancelled.
Alexander listed as 11/11/50
Lot 495 #1, 5c Red Brown, full to large margins, neatly tied to 1850 folded letter to Philadelphia by blue "Baltimore Md" cds, ms "Due 5," uncancelled lc Red Post Office Despatch (1LB5) with full margins next to 5c, P.F. cert of genuiness except declines an opinion as to whether or not carrier adhesive belongs, very fine ........ Est 1250-1500
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 7 realized 725
A cover with the Baltimore Carrier. "Due 5" indicates a double weight cover, due to the extensive enclosures. Photo by William T. Crowe.
Listed as 11/11/50. The red carrier is not cancelled.
Alexander listed as 11/11/50
Lot 495 #1, 5c Red Brown, full to large margins, neatly tied to 1850 folded letter to Philadelphia by blue "Baltimore Md" cds, ms "Due 5," uncancelled lc Red Post Office Despatch (1LB5) with full margins next to 5c, P.F. cert of genuiness except declines an opinion as to whether or not carrier adhesive belongs, very fine ........ Est 1250-1500
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 7 realized 725
