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| Scott Number | 03X3 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 24, 1845 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Washington |
| To State | DC |
| Addressee | Miss Eugenia McDonald |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 460282 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 0 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
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Lot 1001 Baltimore, Md., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish (3X3), showing full or partial framelines on all sides, faint gum toning, tied solely by blue "Paid" straightline handstamp on a fresh buff envelope from the McDonald correspondence to Washington, D.C., matching clear "Baltimore Md. Aug 24" c.d.s., cover refolded, Extremely Fine.
Scott $13,000
AMONG THE FINEST RECORDED USAGES OF THE BALTIMORE 5¢ BLACK ON BLUISH PROVISIONAL.
Expertization: Signed W.H.C. (Colson), 1965 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Klein, J.R. Hill Jr. ¨¨The majority of the 26 recorded examples of the 5¢ black on bluish bear manuscript cancellations, the example offered here is one of a small number cancelled solely by a "Paid" handstamp and is certainly one of the most attractive.
Realized $20,000
Matthew Bennett International sale 324
Matthew Bennett International sale 208 (Hill) lot 4
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. Sale 283 lot 4 realized 1750
Baltimore, Md. 5c Black on Bluish (3x3). Frame lines or parts of frame lines show on all four sides; Perfectly tied by neat Blue "Paid", matching "Baltimore, Md:' postmark on cover to Washington, D.C., Very minor toning from the gum, Very Fine A Handsome Rarity, with P.F. Certificate
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. Sale 391 lot 7A realized 2,200
PF 460282
3X3 1845 5¢ black on bluish
SINGLE, BLUE "PAID" CANCEL, ON COVER TO WASHINGTON DC, MATCHING BLUE BALTIMORE MD PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE PROVISIONAL WITH FAINT GUM TONING; THE COVER REFOLDED.
Christie's sale Sept 27, 1988 (Klein 2) lot 4
PF 20940 3x3 genuine
Robert A. Siegel sale 1205 (2019 Rarities) lot 2007 unsold
Robert A. Siegel sale 1230 lot 1115 realized 5500 (image)
Robert A. Siegel sale 1289 lot 518 realized 4000
Number 4 in the Hayes Census.
Scott $13,000
AMONG THE FINEST RECORDED USAGES OF THE BALTIMORE 5¢ BLACK ON BLUISH PROVISIONAL.
Expertization: Signed W.H.C. (Colson), 1965 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Klein, J.R. Hill Jr. ¨¨The majority of the 26 recorded examples of the 5¢ black on bluish bear manuscript cancellations, the example offered here is one of a small number cancelled solely by a "Paid" handstamp and is certainly one of the most attractive.
Realized $20,000
Matthew Bennett International sale 324
Matthew Bennett International sale 208 (Hill) lot 4
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. Sale 283 lot 4 realized 1750
Baltimore, Md. 5c Black on Bluish (3x3). Frame lines or parts of frame lines show on all four sides; Perfectly tied by neat Blue "Paid", matching "Baltimore, Md:' postmark on cover to Washington, D.C., Very minor toning from the gum, Very Fine A Handsome Rarity, with P.F. Certificate
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. Sale 391 lot 7A realized 2,200
PF 460282
3X3 1845 5¢ black on bluish
SINGLE, BLUE "PAID" CANCEL, ON COVER TO WASHINGTON DC, MATCHING BLUE BALTIMORE MD PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE PROVISIONAL WITH FAINT GUM TONING; THE COVER REFOLDED.
Christie's sale Sept 27, 1988 (Klein 2) lot 4
PF 20940 3x3 genuine
Robert A. Siegel sale 1205 (2019 Rarities) lot 2007 unsold
Robert A. Siegel sale 1230 lot 1115 realized 5500 (image)
Robert A. Siegel sale 1289 lot 518 realized 4000
Number 4 in the Hayes Census.
