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| Scott Number | 03XU2 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 15, 1846 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Reading |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Miss Susan Julia Mayer |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 560118 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 0 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
Baltimore Md., 5c Red on Manila Entire (3XU2). Lightly inked but virtually complete strikes of provisional markings in Red, clear blue "Baltimore Md. May 15" (1846) circular datestamp, matching "5" in oval on entire addressed to Miss Susan Julia Mayer, Reading Pa., fresh and Very Fine, number 16 in the Hayes census where six 5c Red entires recorded, ex Ferrary, Caspary, Texas Collection, Isleham Collection, Weill Stock and Concord Collection, signed Costales
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 767 lot 5 realized 5,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 759 lot 6 realized 4,750
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 662 lot 1018 realized 2,800
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 278 lot 11 realized 1500
H R. Harmer sale 967 Nov 15, 1955 (Alfred H. Caspary) lot 31
Christie's Oct 12, 1989 Weill Brothers sale lot 616
Christie's sale 8224 Sep 27, 1995 lot 4004 realized 6670
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 596 lot 509
PF 296673
3XU2 1845 5c red & manila
PROVISIONAL ENTIRE ADDRESSED TO READING PA, BLUE BALTIMORE, MD PMK WITH "5" IN OVAL.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
PF 560118 genuine use (image)
Number 16 in the Hayes census.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 767 lot 5 realized 5,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 759 lot 6 realized 4,750
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 662 lot 1018 realized 2,800
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 278 lot 11 realized 1500
H R. Harmer sale 967 Nov 15, 1955 (Alfred H. Caspary) lot 31
Christie's Oct 12, 1989 Weill Brothers sale lot 616
Christie's sale 8224 Sep 27, 1995 lot 4004 realized 6670
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 596 lot 509
PF 296673
3XU2 1845 5c red & manila
PROVISIONAL ENTIRE ADDRESSED TO READING PA, BLUE BALTIMORE, MD PMK WITH "5" IN OVAL.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
PF 560118 genuine use (image)
Number 16 in the Hayes census.
