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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 8, 185x |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Pittsburgh |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | T. M. Howe |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 149920 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Fig. 15 shows a vertical pair of the 'stressed brown orange', Pos. 90‘100 R1, tied by red '10' handstamps to a cover posted to Baltimore February 8, 1851. The accompanying Philatelic Foundation certificate notes the color as 'red brown' to show the effect of the stressing. It should be from the Baltimore shipment arriving February 7, 1851. This also shows the ˜B" double transfer.
C. Hahn (http://www.nystamp.org/1847ReexaminingColorPart5.html)
5c Red Brown, Double Transfer Ty. B (1-B). Position 90/100R, vertical pair, top stamp has double transfer, ample to large margins, tied by three strikes of red "10" numeral handstamp, blue "Baltimore Md. Feb. 8" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Pittsburgh Pa., top stamp has small piece out at lower right, bottom stamp creased, Fine appearance, with 1985 P.F. certificate
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1002 lot 3669 realized 700
Gordon Eubanks exhibit
Alexander listed as 2/8/xx
PF 149920
1 1847 5¢ red brown
POSITION 90-100R ON FOLDED LETTER WITH RED 10 AND BLUE BALTIMORE, MD. FEB. 8 POSTAL MKGS.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuine, TOP STAMP DOUBLE TRANSFER TYPE 'B' WITH A PIECE OUT AND BOTTOM STAMP CREASED
Fox sale 424 (Pope, May 4, 1985) lot 151 realized 1000
Thomas M. Howe (April 20, 1808 – July 20, 1877) was cashier of the Exchange Bank in Pittsburgh from 1839 to 1851, when he became President of the Bank.
C. Hahn (http://www.nystamp.org/1847ReexaminingColorPart5.html)
5c Red Brown, Double Transfer Ty. B (1-B). Position 90/100R, vertical pair, top stamp has double transfer, ample to large margins, tied by three strikes of red "10" numeral handstamp, blue "Baltimore Md. Feb. 8" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Pittsburgh Pa., top stamp has small piece out at lower right, bottom stamp creased, Fine appearance, with 1985 P.F. certificate
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1002 lot 3669 realized 700
Gordon Eubanks exhibit
Alexander listed as 2/8/xx
PF 149920
1 1847 5¢ red brown
POSITION 90-100R ON FOLDED LETTER WITH RED 10 AND BLUE BALTIMORE, MD. FEB. 8 POSTAL MKGS.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuine, TOP STAMP DOUBLE TRANSFER TYPE 'B' WITH A PIECE OUT AND BOTTOM STAMP CREASED
Fox sale 424 (Pope, May 4, 1985) lot 151 realized 1000
Thomas M. Howe (April 20, 1808 – July 20, 1877) was cashier of the Exchange Bank in Pittsburgh from 1839 to 1851, when he became President of the Bank.
