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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 8, 1848 |
| From City | Boston |
| From State | MA |
| To City | Sherbrooke |
| To State | Canada |
| Addressee | A. P. Ball |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 71296 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
5c Red Brown (1). Ample to large margins, red grid cancel, matching "Boston 5 cts Aug. 8" integral-rate circular datestamp on blue 1848 folded letter to Sherbrooke, Canada, sender's routing "via Derby Line", light red Stanstead L.C. datestamp, ms. "4-1/2" due from the line in Canada, file fold, neat docketing just into margin of stamp, Very Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate (as Dark Brown, No. 1a)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 893 Lot 12 realized 350 (image)
Alexander listed as 8/8/48
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 527 lot 173 realized 750
PF 71296 1a, dark brown, genuine use on folded letter
Boston Postal History to 1851, exhibit by Mark Schwartz, p94
Letter to Albert Phelps BALL (1822-1893), dealer in dry goods, groceries, crockery, hardware, drugs, &c. and saw mills at Brompton, the Square. (1851 Sherbrooke City Directory).
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 893 Lot 12 realized 350 (image)
Alexander listed as 8/8/48
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 527 lot 173 realized 750
PF 71296 1a, dark brown, genuine use on folded letter
Boston Postal History to 1851, exhibit by Mark Schwartz, p94
Letter to Albert Phelps BALL (1822-1893), dealer in dry goods, groceries, crockery, hardware, drugs, &c. and saw mills at Brompton, the Square. (1851 Sherbrooke City Directory).
