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| Scott Number | 03XU1 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 28, 1846 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Reading |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Miss Susan Julia Mayer |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 283145 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 0 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
Blue on Manila Entire (3XU1). Superb bold strikes of provisional markings, clear "Baltimore Md. Jul. 28" (1846) circular datestamp on entire addressed to Miss Susan Julia Mayer, Reading Pa., fresh and Extremely Fine, seldom seen with markings so clearly struck, from the Weill sale
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 759 lot 3 realized 6,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 2 realized 2300
PF 283145
3XU1 1845 5c blue
ENTIRE ADDRESSED TO READING, PA. BLUE BALTIMORE, MD. PMK.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Christie's Oct 12, 1989 Weill Brothers sale lot 621 mistakenly attributes this cover to #34 in the Hayes census with the wrong date (7/26/46). That cover actually exists and is in this census.
Not listed in the Hayes census.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 759 lot 3 realized 6,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 2 realized 2300
PF 283145
3XU1 1845 5c blue
ENTIRE ADDRESSED TO READING, PA. BLUE BALTIMORE, MD. PMK.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Christie's Oct 12, 1989 Weill Brothers sale lot 621 mistakenly attributes this cover to #34 in the Hayes census with the wrong date (7/26/46). That cover actually exists and is in this census.
Not listed in the Hayes census.
