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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 5, 1848 |
| From City | Boston |
| From State | MA |
| To City | Bath |
| To State | ME |
| Addressee | C. & W. D. Crocker |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 521618 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Chronicle 92
Folded letter, dated July 5, 1848, with red Boston postmark and grid cancel. Stamp shows "E" double transfer.
Alexander listed as 7/5/48
Lot 4183 5c Brown (1). Ample margins to clear, rich color, tied by Boston circular datestamp on Jul. 1848 folded letter to Bath, Me., Very Fine
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 1071 realized 250
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 13 realized 1100
Robert A. Siegel sale 1196 lot 788 realized 1400
PF 521618
1a 1847 5¢ gray brown
SINGLE, DOUBLE TRANSFER TYPE E, TIED BY RED GRID AND MATCHING BOSTON PMK ON 1848 PART-PRINTED FOLDED LETTER TO BATH, ME.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
PF 78816 #1, genuine use on cover
Ship-builders. — In the list of prominent builders, on pages 177-8, should have been added William D. Crocker, Charles Crocker (C. & W. D. Crocker, 1826 to 1854)
[History of Bath and Environs , Sagadahoc County, Maine 1607-1894]
Folded letter, dated July 5, 1848, with red Boston postmark and grid cancel. Stamp shows "E" double transfer.
Alexander listed as 7/5/48
Lot 4183 5c Brown (1). Ample margins to clear, rich color, tied by Boston circular datestamp on Jul. 1848 folded letter to Bath, Me., Very Fine
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 1071 realized 250
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 13 realized 1100
Robert A. Siegel sale 1196 lot 788 realized 1400
PF 521618
1a 1847 5¢ gray brown
SINGLE, DOUBLE TRANSFER TYPE E, TIED BY RED GRID AND MATCHING BOSTON PMK ON 1848 PART-PRINTED FOLDED LETTER TO BATH, ME.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
PF 78816 #1, genuine use on cover
Ship-builders. — In the list of prominent builders, on pages 177-8, should have been added William D. Crocker, Charles Crocker (C. & W. D. Crocker, 1826 to 1854)
[History of Bath and Environs , Sagadahoc County, Maine 1607-1894]
