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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 24, 1851 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Mt. Vernon |
| To State | OH |
| Addressee | H. B. Curtis |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 564924 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 21 5c Orange Brown (1b). Stupendous margins, with full Top Left Corner margins, Tied by Red Grid & edge of Blue "Baltimore, Md., Apr. 24 (1851) also ms. "Paid 5" on neat folded letter to McLennan, Ohio. An incredibly handsome piece, Ex-Knapp, Gibson
E. 1,000-2,000
Real. 1,750.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 448
Alexander listed as 4/24/51
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 738 lot 156 realized 4000
Following information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Lot 2219 #28 5c bright brown orange, wonderful shade, superb, with full top left corner sheet margin, and extremely wide margins left and bottom, tied by red grid, and blue Baltimore Md. town postmark to Mt, Lebanon (sic) Ohio April 24, 1851, an exceptionally beautiful piece.
Parke-Bernet sale 282 May 10, 1941 (Knapp) Realized 125
Boker Collection 1994
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 22 realized 6500 (image)
PF 564924 - IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A FEW TINY INDENTS.
E. 1,000-2,000
Real. 1,750.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 448
Alexander listed as 4/24/51
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 738 lot 156 realized 4000
Following information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Lot 2219 #28 5c bright brown orange, wonderful shade, superb, with full top left corner sheet margin, and extremely wide margins left and bottom, tied by red grid, and blue Baltimore Md. town postmark to Mt, Lebanon (sic) Ohio April 24, 1851, an exceptionally beautiful piece.
Parke-Bernet sale 282 May 10, 1941 (Knapp) Realized 125
Boker Collection 1994
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 22 realized 6500 (image)
PF 564924 - IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A FEW TINY INDENTS.
