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| Scott Number | 03XU1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 21, 1846 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Reading |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Miss Susan Julia Mayer |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 12273 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 0 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
H R Harmer April 24, 1950 (original sale catalog) lot 1 (but illustrated as lot 4)
Dated in the catalog as May 21
Lot 4 Baltimore, Maryland, 3XU1, 1845 5c Blue on buff entire, bearing blue "Baltimore Md. May 21" town marking at the left, addressed to "Miss Susan Julia Mayer" care of Geo. M. Keim in Reading, Pennsylvania, entire with trivial light creasing and without the wax seal stain found on several covers in this correspondence, Very Fine; listed as number 21 on the Hayes census and the earliest usage of the 17 covers from this correspondence; Philatelic Foundation certificate 12,273 which is not included (Scott $6,500)
H R Harmer Erivan Sale 1 (June 22, 2019) realized 2100 (images)
PF 12273 genuine blue on manila cover
Number 21 in the Hayes census.
Dated in the catalog as May 21
Lot 4 Baltimore, Maryland, 3XU1, 1845 5c Blue on buff entire, bearing blue "Baltimore Md. May 21" town marking at the left, addressed to "Miss Susan Julia Mayer" care of Geo. M. Keim in Reading, Pennsylvania, entire with trivial light creasing and without the wax seal stain found on several covers in this correspondence, Very Fine; listed as number 21 on the Hayes census and the earliest usage of the 17 covers from this correspondence; Philatelic Foundation certificate 12,273 which is not included (Scott $6,500)
H R Harmer Erivan Sale 1 (June 22, 2019) realized 2100 (images)
PF 12273 genuine blue on manila cover
Number 21 in the Hayes census.
