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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 16, 1850 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | D. S. Brown & Co. |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 240772 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
Notes
PF 240722
1 1847 5¢ brown ON FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET TO PHILADELPHIA, RED NUMERAL "5" CANCEL OVERSTRUCK BY BLUE BALTIMORE, MD. TOWN CANCEL.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage SCOTT 1, IN THE DARK REDDISH BROWN SHADE
Lot 2289 Baltimore Md. Aug. 16 circular datestamp, second strike at left, also tied by red 5 numeral handstamp on folded cover to Philadelphia, vertical file fold well away from stamp, some waterstaining at left, otherwise Very Fine, very unusual with the stamp cancelled by both a blue circular datestamp and red numeral handstamp, with 1991 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.sale 1023 realized 400
Alexander listed as 8/16/xx
Following information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Kukstis sale 10 Feb 25, 1994 year dated 1850
Shreves sale March 19, 1996 lot 26
Daniel F. Kelleher sale March 5, 1991 lot 3228
1 1847 5¢ brown ON FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET TO PHILADELPHIA, RED NUMERAL "5" CANCEL OVERSTRUCK BY BLUE BALTIMORE, MD. TOWN CANCEL.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage SCOTT 1, IN THE DARK REDDISH BROWN SHADE
Lot 2289 Baltimore Md. Aug. 16 circular datestamp, second strike at left, also tied by red 5 numeral handstamp on folded cover to Philadelphia, vertical file fold well away from stamp, some waterstaining at left, otherwise Very Fine, very unusual with the stamp cancelled by both a blue circular datestamp and red numeral handstamp, with 1991 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.sale 1023 realized 400
Alexander listed as 8/16/xx
Following information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Kukstis sale 10 Feb 25, 1994 year dated 1850
Shreves sale March 19, 1996 lot 26
Daniel F. Kelleher sale March 5, 1991 lot 3228
