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| Scott Number | 03X3 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 19, 1846 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | D. Simmons & Co. |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 150124 |
| Fake | NG |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 0 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
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Baltimore, Md., 5c Black on Bluish (3X3). Small margins well clear of design, neat ms. cancel and tied by Blue "Baltimore, Md." postmark. Creased by filing fold. Fresh, clean and attractive, Ex- Green, Meroni
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. Sale 391 lot 8 realized 1,250
Dated July 19, 1846
PF 150124
3x3 1845 5¢ black on bluish ON FOLDED OUTER ADDRESS SHEET WITH RED 5 AND BLUE BALTIMORE, MD. JUL. 9 PMK.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
The Stamp Did Not Originate On This Cover And The Stamp With A Vertical Crease Ending In A Small Tear
PF 85618 withdrawn
According to the Hayes article in the Collector's Club Philatelist, the red 5 marking on the right edge was not used in Baltimore until 1849. The cover is illustrated as figure 11 on p 33 of Vol. 49, No. 1 (Jan 1970)
Number 20 in the Hayes census
Cover cleaned
Lot 1101 U.S.; Postmasters' Provisionals Covers, Baltimore, Md., 1845, 5¢ Buchanan, #3X3. ¨Margins all around, tied by blue Baltimore Md town cancel to folded letter to New York, light file fold through stamp, clean cover, very attractive, Fine. Ex Green.
Scott $13,500.
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
Harmer Schau sale 98
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. Sale 391 lot 8 realized 1,250
Dated July 19, 1846
PF 150124
3x3 1845 5¢ black on bluish ON FOLDED OUTER ADDRESS SHEET WITH RED 5 AND BLUE BALTIMORE, MD. JUL. 9 PMK.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
The Stamp Did Not Originate On This Cover And The Stamp With A Vertical Crease Ending In A Small Tear
PF 85618 withdrawn
According to the Hayes article in the Collector's Club Philatelist, the red 5 marking on the right edge was not used in Baltimore until 1849. The cover is illustrated as figure 11 on p 33 of Vol. 49, No. 1 (Jan 1970)
Number 20 in the Hayes census
Cover cleaned
Lot 1101 U.S.; Postmasters' Provisionals Covers, Baltimore, Md., 1845, 5¢ Buchanan, #3X3. ¨Margins all around, tied by blue Baltimore Md town cancel to folded letter to New York, light file fold through stamp, clean cover, very attractive, Fine. Ex Green.
Scott $13,500.
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
Harmer Schau sale 98
