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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 27, 1852 |
| From City | Vergennes |
| From State | VT |
| To City | Dundee |
| To State | Canada |
| Addressee | Miss Kate McPhee |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 542844 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 3155 5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, tied by blue "Vergennes Vt. 27 Jan." circular datestamp with second strike at left on 1852 or later demonetized use cover to Dundee, Canada East, "Ogdensburg N.Y. Jan. 28" exchange office circular datestamp, "U States" ribbon ties pair, "10" (cents due) in U.S. and "6d" in circle due in Canada for unpaid treaty rate cover, red Montreal transit backstamp, left stamp with heavy crease, overall soiling and toned spots, otherwise Fine, a very rare 1852 attempted use of the demonetized 5c 1847 Issue to pay the 10c treaty rate to Canada, which was not accepted for postage, also a rare 1847 Issue cover exchanged through Ogdensburg, with 2017 P.F. certificate stating "it is a genuine demonetized usage..."
Rober A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1155 realized 2800
Not listed in Alexander
PF 542844
1
HORIZONTAL PAIR, TIED BY BLUE "VERGENNES VT 27 JAN" PMK. ON COVER TO DUNDEE, C.W. PMK. REPEATED AT LEFT, ADDITIONAL "OGDENSBURG N.Y. JAN 28" PMK. & MATCHING "10", "U. STATES" RIBBON H.S. AND "6D' IN CIRCLE, MONTREAL BACKSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE DEMONETIZED USAGE, THE LEFT STAMP WITH A HEAVY DIAGONAL CREASE, THE COVER WITH TONED SPOTS THROUGHOUT.
The date of the Ogdensburg marking looks more like Jan 29.
Rober A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1155 realized 2800
Not listed in Alexander
PF 542844
1
HORIZONTAL PAIR, TIED BY BLUE "VERGENNES VT 27 JAN" PMK. ON COVER TO DUNDEE, C.W. PMK. REPEATED AT LEFT, ADDITIONAL "OGDENSBURG N.Y. JAN 28" PMK. & MATCHING "10", "U. STATES" RIBBON H.S. AND "6D' IN CIRCLE, MONTREAL BACKSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE DEMONETIZED USAGE, THE LEFT STAMP WITH A HEAVY DIAGONAL CREASE, THE COVER WITH TONED SPOTS THROUGHOUT.
The date of the Ogdensburg marking looks more like Jan 29.
