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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | October 4, 1850 |
| From City | Utica |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Clayton |
| To State | Mi |
| Addressee | B. Perkins |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
1847 5c pale brown, two copies tied to one-half of a folded letter-sheet by blue gridirons, with a blue double oval Utica NY postmark dated Oct 4 (1850), paying the single letter rate to Clayton, Michigan (a distance of more than 300 miles).
The letter-sheet is addressed to B. Perkins Esq, Clayton, Mich.
This half of the letter-sheet has been used by Perkins to reply to his correspondent (also named Perkins) on October 21, 1850. In that reply, he refers to a third letter in this correspondence dated October 14.
This cover is not listed in Alexander, although the Oct 14 cover mentioned in the letter (also from Utica NY to Clayton, Mich. with two 5c stamps) is listed.
Cherrystone sale 0726 lot 25 realized 900 for 5 1847 Scott #1 covers, one with a pair of stamps.
Not listed in Alexander
The October 14th cover was written by C. B. Perkins in Utica and is described as a turned cover also used on Oct. 21 (Siegel sale 366 lot 186 with a partial b&w image). A nearly identical cover to this one (same stamp outlines, same position of the tying circular cancellations, same position of the postmark with a faint to non-existant 1 before the strongly inked 4, same position of the B in the addressee’s name, same position of the file folds). Yes, there are some differences in some extraneous marks but they may have been on the film or printing plates of the Siegel catalog. Other than the description of the text from the previous owner that suggest there is a third Oct 14th cover, I am about 98% confident that this is the same cover. Without seeing the actual text of the turned Oct 21 portion, it is impossible to tell if this cover was mailed from Utica on Oct 4 or Oct 14.
There was a man named Christopher Barber Perkins (1824-1896) living in Utica around 1850. Many relatives of his moved to Clayton, Michigan but no one with a first name starting with B. A maternal grandmother had the surname Barber and many of the Perkins children were give this as a middle name. It’s possible that someone went by his middle name.
The letter-sheet is addressed to B. Perkins Esq, Clayton, Mich.
This half of the letter-sheet has been used by Perkins to reply to his correspondent (also named Perkins) on October 21, 1850. In that reply, he refers to a third letter in this correspondence dated October 14.
This cover is not listed in Alexander, although the Oct 14 cover mentioned in the letter (also from Utica NY to Clayton, Mich. with two 5c stamps) is listed.
Cherrystone sale 0726 lot 25 realized 900 for 5 1847 Scott #1 covers, one with a pair of stamps.
Not listed in Alexander
The October 14th cover was written by C. B. Perkins in Utica and is described as a turned cover also used on Oct. 21 (Siegel sale 366 lot 186 with a partial b&w image). A nearly identical cover to this one (same stamp outlines, same position of the tying circular cancellations, same position of the postmark with a faint to non-existant 1 before the strongly inked 4, same position of the B in the addressee’s name, same position of the file folds). Yes, there are some differences in some extraneous marks but they may have been on the film or printing plates of the Siegel catalog. Other than the description of the text from the previous owner that suggest there is a third Oct 14th cover, I am about 98% confident that this is the same cover. Without seeing the actual text of the turned Oct 21 portion, it is impossible to tell if this cover was mailed from Utica on Oct 4 or Oct 14.
There was a man named Christopher Barber Perkins (1824-1896) living in Utica around 1850. Many relatives of his moved to Clayton, Michigan but no one with a first name starting with B. A maternal grandmother had the surname Barber and many of the Perkins children were give this as a middle name. It’s possible that someone went by his middle name.
