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| Scott Number | 03X3 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 20, 1846 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Martinsburg |
| To State | VA |
| Addressee | Charles J. Faulkner |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 358188 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 5 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
Baltimore Md., 5c Black on Bluish (3X3). Position 5, large margins including sheet margin at left, paper nicely blued, without pen cancel and tied by well-struck "Baltimore Md. May 20" (1846) circular datestamp on folded cover to Martinsburg Va., matching "Paid" and "5" in oval handstamps
EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB COVER BEARING A SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BALTIMORE PROVISIONAL ON BLUISH PAPER. ONE OF THE VERY FEW BALTIMORE PROVISIONAL COVERS WITH THE STAMP TIED BY THE TOWN DATESTAMP.
Ex Col. Edward H. R. Green.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 824 lot 5 realized 23,000
Eugen Costales sale Feb 18, 1946 (Col. Green Part 25) lot 1 realized 2900
PF 358188
3X3 1845 5¢ black on bluish
SINGLE, POSITION 5, BLUE BALTIMORE MD TOWN CANCEL ON FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET TO MARTINSBURG VA, BLUE S/L "PAID" AND NUMERAL "5" IN OVAL HANDSTAMPS AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Number 19 in Hayes census.
EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB COVER BEARING A SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BALTIMORE PROVISIONAL ON BLUISH PAPER. ONE OF THE VERY FEW BALTIMORE PROVISIONAL COVERS WITH THE STAMP TIED BY THE TOWN DATESTAMP.
Ex Col. Edward H. R. Green.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 824 lot 5 realized 23,000
Eugen Costales sale Feb 18, 1946 (Col. Green Part 25) lot 1 realized 2900
PF 358188
3X3 1845 5¢ black on bluish
SINGLE, POSITION 5, BLUE BALTIMORE MD TOWN CANCEL ON FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET TO MARTINSBURG VA, BLUE S/L "PAID" AND NUMERAL "5" IN OVAL HANDSTAMPS AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Number 19 in Hayes census.
