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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 24, 1848 |
| From City | Boston |
| From State | MA |
| To City | New Haven |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Cashier Mechanics Bank |
| Cert Author | PSE |
| Cert # | 128767 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), three ample to very large margins, ample to just clear at top, magnificent "saturated" color somewhat resembling the orange brown shade, sharp impression, on an 1848 folded cover to New Haven CT tied by red grids, matching Boston postmark with integral "5cts" rate, an interesting aspect to this cover is the small magenta fingerprint mark at the bottom left of the cover, no doubt made by someone working in the New Haven post office when sorting the mail (New Haven's cancelling ink was magenta at this time period), the stamp has a small pen scrape and the cover has light aging spots, otherwise Fine,
Expertization: with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. ¨Scott $650.
Ira & Larry Goldberg sale 29 lot 5 realized 220
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions sale 750 lot 369 unsold
Alexander listed as 1/24/48
PSE 128767
“it is genuinely used, on large part of an 1848 docketed folded cover to New Haven CT, the stamp tied by red circular grids with a matching BOSTON 5 cts pmk, the stamp with a small pen scrape at the bottom, the cover with light aging spots."
Expertization: with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. ¨Scott $650.
Ira & Larry Goldberg sale 29 lot 5 realized 220
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions sale 750 lot 369 unsold
Alexander listed as 1/24/48
PSE 128767
“it is genuinely used, on large part of an 1848 docketed folded cover to New Haven CT, the stamp tied by red circular grids with a matching BOSTON 5 cts pmk, the stamp with a small pen scrape at the bottom, the cover with light aging spots."
