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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 11, 18xx |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Hartford |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Robbins & Dinship |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 237195 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
PF 237195
2 1847 10¢ black ON COVER TO HARTFORD, CT. RED GRID CANCEL, BLUE BALTIMORE MD. PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover
Alexander listed as 2/11/xx
Image courtesy of Patricia Stilwell Walker
She writes The red grid cancel in all probability dates this to 1848 as blue became the predominant handstamp marking color fairly early after the stamps were introduced.
Lot 243 10c Intense Black (2). Wonderful margins incl. B. Sheet margin & probable L. Sheet margin, making it a corner copy, Rich color, wonderful Proof-like impression, tied by Red Grid, Blue "Baltimore, Md." pmk. on cover to Conn., Extremely Fine, A Magnificent Showpiece. (Photo) E. XII
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 353 realized 550
2 1847 10¢ black ON COVER TO HARTFORD, CT. RED GRID CANCEL, BLUE BALTIMORE MD. PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover
Alexander listed as 2/11/xx
Image courtesy of Patricia Stilwell Walker
She writes The red grid cancel in all probability dates this to 1848 as blue became the predominant handstamp marking color fairly early after the stamps were introduced.
Lot 243 10c Intense Black (2). Wonderful margins incl. B. Sheet margin & probable L. Sheet margin, making it a corner copy, Rich color, wonderful Proof-like impression, tied by Red Grid, Blue "Baltimore, Md." pmk. on cover to Conn., Extremely Fine, A Magnificent Showpiece. (Photo) E. XII
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 353 realized 550
