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| Scott Number | 03X2 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 5, 1847 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Hanover |
| To State | NH |
| Addressee | Nathan Smith Lincoln |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 594708 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 11 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
The Lincoln Copy
(John Murray Bartels CCP Vol 9, No 3 pp 143-144)
Baltimore, Md. 10c Black on White (3X2). L. L. Sheet Corner Copy, showing line on 3 sides, tied by Blue "Paid", clear matching Baltimore pmk., on 1847 cover to N. H., fresh & by far the Finest of the three examples of this Classic Rarity known on cover, Ex Caspary
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 312 (Josiah K Lilly )lot 6 realized 19,000
Christie's Oct 12, 1989 Weill Brothers sale lot 626
Extremely fine. Described in the 1955 Caspary sale catalog as the finest copy and cover known of this classic rarity and one of the most outstanding philatelic items in existence. Illustrated in Williams' Stamps of Fame (p 116, pl 20), Lidman's Treasury of Stamps (p 59 Abrams, 1976) . Ex. Caspary, Lilly Cat. $40,000. Est. $100,000-120,000
H R. Harmer sale 967 Nov 15, 1955 (Alfred H. Caspary) lot 20
H R Harmer sale 3066 Erivan 9 lot 1 realized 115,000 (image)
PF 216465
3X2 1846 10¢ black on white
POS. 11, ON COVER TO HANOVER, N.H. BLUE S/L "PAID" CANCEL, MATCHING BLUE BALTIMORE, MD. PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover
PF 594708 IT IS A GENUINE USE
Number 5 in the Hayes census.
(John Murray Bartels CCP Vol 9, No 3 pp 143-144)
Baltimore, Md. 10c Black on White (3X2). L. L. Sheet Corner Copy, showing line on 3 sides, tied by Blue "Paid", clear matching Baltimore pmk., on 1847 cover to N. H., fresh & by far the Finest of the three examples of this Classic Rarity known on cover, Ex Caspary
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 312 (Josiah K Lilly )lot 6 realized 19,000
Christie's Oct 12, 1989 Weill Brothers sale lot 626
Extremely fine. Described in the 1955 Caspary sale catalog as the finest copy and cover known of this classic rarity and one of the most outstanding philatelic items in existence. Illustrated in Williams' Stamps of Fame (p 116, pl 20), Lidman's Treasury of Stamps (p 59 Abrams, 1976) . Ex. Caspary, Lilly Cat. $40,000. Est. $100,000-120,000
H R. Harmer sale 967 Nov 15, 1955 (Alfred H. Caspary) lot 20
H R Harmer sale 3066 Erivan 9 lot 1 realized 115,000 (image)
PF 216465
3X2 1846 10¢ black on white
POS. 11, ON COVER TO HANOVER, N.H. BLUE S/L "PAID" CANCEL, MATCHING BLUE BALTIMORE, MD. PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover
PF 594708 IT IS A GENUINE USE
Number 5 in the Hayes census.
