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| Scott Number | 03X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 21, 1847 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Port Tobacco |
| To State | MD |
| Addressee | Miss Mary Floyd |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 501327 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 2 |
| Plate Position | 3 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
Baltimore, Maryland
Lot 4 5c Black on White (3X1). Positions 3/5, vertical pair, trace of frameline at bottom left, tied by cross-hatched pen strokes, matching manuscript 10 rate, clear strike of blue Baltimore Md. Mar. 21 (1847) circular datestamp and matching Paid handstamp on cover to Miss Mary Floyd in Port Tobacco Md., the pair has a pre-use horizontal crease mostly along the frameline between stamps
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED PAIRS OF THE 5-CENT PROVISIONAL ISSUED BY BALTIMORE'S POSTMASTER, JAMES M. BUCHANAN. BOTH PAIRS ARE ON WHITE PAPER, AND THEY ARE THE ONLY MULTIPLES OF A BALTIMORE PROVISIONAL KNOWN ON OR OFF COVER.
Illustrated in the Luff book. Ex Ayer, Worthington, Gibson and Lapham. Small W.H.C. (Warren H. Colson) handstamp at lower right. With 2011 P.F. certificate. Scott value for a pair on cover is $35,000.00, which does not correspond to the $40,000 1989 auction realization for the other pair on cover.
Estimate $15,000-20,000
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 1020 realized $130,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1188 (William Gross Treasures) lot 4 realized 60,000
Robert A. Siegel sale 1216 lot 3 unsold
No. 27 in the Hayes census
PF 501327
3X1 1845 5¢ black
VERTICAL PAIR, TIED BY PENSTROKES ON COVER TO PORT TOBACCO MD., BLUE "BALTIMORE MD. MAR. 21" CIRCULAR DATESTAMP BELOW.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE PAIR WITH A LIGHT HORIZONTAL PRE-USE CREASE MOSTLY BETWEEN THE STAMPS.
Lot 4 5c Black on White (3X1). Positions 3/5, vertical pair, trace of frameline at bottom left, tied by cross-hatched pen strokes, matching manuscript 10 rate, clear strike of blue Baltimore Md. Mar. 21 (1847) circular datestamp and matching Paid handstamp on cover to Miss Mary Floyd in Port Tobacco Md., the pair has a pre-use horizontal crease mostly along the frameline between stamps
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED PAIRS OF THE 5-CENT PROVISIONAL ISSUED BY BALTIMORE'S POSTMASTER, JAMES M. BUCHANAN. BOTH PAIRS ARE ON WHITE PAPER, AND THEY ARE THE ONLY MULTIPLES OF A BALTIMORE PROVISIONAL KNOWN ON OR OFF COVER.
Illustrated in the Luff book. Ex Ayer, Worthington, Gibson and Lapham. Small W.H.C. (Warren H. Colson) handstamp at lower right. With 2011 P.F. certificate. Scott value for a pair on cover is $35,000.00, which does not correspond to the $40,000 1989 auction realization for the other pair on cover.
Estimate $15,000-20,000
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 1020 realized $130,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1188 (William Gross Treasures) lot 4 realized 60,000
Robert A. Siegel sale 1216 lot 3 unsold
No. 27 in the Hayes census
PF 501327
3X1 1845 5¢ black
VERTICAL PAIR, TIED BY PENSTROKES ON COVER TO PORT TOBACCO MD., BLUE "BALTIMORE MD. MAR. 21" CIRCULAR DATESTAMP BELOW.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE PAIR WITH A LIGHT HORIZONTAL PRE-USE CREASE MOSTLY BETWEEN THE STAMPS.
