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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | October 3, 1848 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Binghamton |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | George A. Lucas |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 573532 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
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2, Baltimore, MD OCT/3 1848 Blue pmk w/ pen cnl on 4 mgn stamp, env addr New York, VF
Heritage sale 1111 Lot 31362
Alexander listed as 10/3/48
Lot 183 10c Black (2). Large to Huge Margins' ms. cancel on 1848 cover to New York. Blue partly clear Baltimore Md. Pmk., neat ms. docketing at L., with original Enclosure, A Spectacular Stamp. Extremely Fine. with A.P.S. Certificate (Photo) l250.00+
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 616 realized 800
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 750 lot 2096 realized 475
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 779 lot 507 realized 500 (image) dates this cover as Oct 5, 1848
PF 573532 genuine use
APEX Cert 43430 genuine use on cover
CDS digit is poorly inked but there is a slight upward extension on the right of the lower loop extending above the r in George, indicating a 3.
George Aloysius Lucas (1824–1909) was an American-born art dealer living in Paris in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was born in Baltimore in 1824 as the seventh son of Fielding Lucas Jr., who owned a publishing and stationery company. He attended United States Military Academy at West Point and after graduating in 1845, began working as a civil engineer on railroads in New Jersey. Lucas moved to New York in 1853 and began buying works for his Baltimore friends.
Heritage sale 1111 Lot 31362
Alexander listed as 10/3/48
Lot 183 10c Black (2). Large to Huge Margins' ms. cancel on 1848 cover to New York. Blue partly clear Baltimore Md. Pmk., neat ms. docketing at L., with original Enclosure, A Spectacular Stamp. Extremely Fine. with A.P.S. Certificate (Photo) l250.00+
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 616 realized 800
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 750 lot 2096 realized 475
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 779 lot 507 realized 500 (image) dates this cover as Oct 5, 1848
PF 573532 genuine use
APEX Cert 43430 genuine use on cover
CDS digit is poorly inked but there is a slight upward extension on the right of the lower loop extending above the r in George, indicating a 3.
George Aloysius Lucas (1824–1909) was an American-born art dealer living in Paris in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was born in Baltimore in 1824 as the seventh son of Fielding Lucas Jr., who owned a publishing and stationery company. He attended United States Military Academy at West Point and after graduating in 1845, began working as a civil engineer on railroads in New Jersey. Lucas moved to New York in 1853 and began buying works for his Baltimore friends.
