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| Scott Number | 9x1b |
|---|---|
| Date | July 31, 1845 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Sheffield |
| To State | England |
| Addressee | William Jessop & Sons |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | |
| Initials | A.C.M. |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 12 A rare use of the 5¢ New York provisional with small "A.C.M." initials to England
New York, N.Y., 5¢ Black, "A.C.M." Initials (9X1b), large margins, tied by blue penstroke cancels, red "New-York Paid 5 Jul. 31" (1845) first month of use integral-rate circular datestamp on folded letter to Sheffield, England, sender's ship-name directive "Pr Britannia"--carried on that Cunard steamer, departing from Boston on August 1, 1845, and arriving at Liverpool August 15--"America Liverpool AU 15, 1845" datestamp on back, blue Sheffield receiving backstamp is partly struck, British "1/-" one-shilling due handstamp, part of address rewritten, otherwise Very Fine, early use of the 5¢ New York provisional on a transatlantic cover--the earliest recorded use to any destination is July 15--ex Grunin
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) realized 2900
Addressed to William Jessop & Sons but somewhat overwritten.
New York, N.Y., 5¢ Black, "A.C.M." Initials (9X1b), large margins, tied by blue penstroke cancels, red "New-York Paid 5 Jul. 31" (1845) first month of use integral-rate circular datestamp on folded letter to Sheffield, England, sender's ship-name directive "Pr Britannia"--carried on that Cunard steamer, departing from Boston on August 1, 1845, and arriving at Liverpool August 15--"America Liverpool AU 15, 1845" datestamp on back, blue Sheffield receiving backstamp is partly struck, British "1/-" one-shilling due handstamp, part of address rewritten, otherwise Very Fine, early use of the 5¢ New York provisional on a transatlantic cover--the earliest recorded use to any destination is July 15--ex Grunin
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) realized 2900
Addressed to William Jessop & Sons but somewhat overwritten.
