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| Scott Number | 1 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 12, 1849 |
| From City | Newburyport |
| From State | MA |
| To City | San Francisco |
| To State | CA |
| Addressee | Frederick P. Tracy |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 444361 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 4 |
| Quantity 2 | 2 |
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| Others |
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PF 444361
1 1847 5¢ red brown 2 184710¢ black FOUR SINGLE 5¢, TWO SINGLE 10¢, ON FL TO CALIFORNIA, PEN CANCELS, WITH BLUE NEWBURYPORT MS PMKS AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMPS DEFECTIVE PREVIOUSLY USED THEN FRAUDULENTLY RE-USED ON THIS LETTER SHEET WITH SEPARATIONS AND REINFORCEMENTS
Alexander listed as xx/xx/xx
Lot 25 A very worn folded letter bearing 5c 4 copies, 10c 2 copies, all poor and cancelled or tied by NEWBURY PORT Ms cds's and/or pen strokes, addressed to San Francisco. A representative 1847 40c rate cover
Harmers of New York sale 2831 Dale / Lichtenstein sale 12
Letter to Frederick Palmer Tracy (1815-1860), agent for the Massachusetts and California Company, a company organized in Northampton, Mass., for the purpose of establishing in California a private Mint.
Letter written by George Joseph Lunt Colby (1819-1890), editor of several newspapers including the Daily Union evening in Newburyport, Mass (1851-55). He also served twice in the Mass state legislature and as Postmaster of Newburyport.
1 1847 5¢ red brown 2 184710¢ black FOUR SINGLE 5¢, TWO SINGLE 10¢, ON FL TO CALIFORNIA, PEN CANCELS, WITH BLUE NEWBURYPORT MS PMKS AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMPS DEFECTIVE PREVIOUSLY USED THEN FRAUDULENTLY RE-USED ON THIS LETTER SHEET WITH SEPARATIONS AND REINFORCEMENTS
Alexander listed as xx/xx/xx
Lot 25 A very worn folded letter bearing 5c 4 copies, 10c 2 copies, all poor and cancelled or tied by NEWBURY PORT Ms cds's and/or pen strokes, addressed to San Francisco. A representative 1847 40c rate cover
Harmers of New York sale 2831 Dale / Lichtenstein sale 12
Letter to Frederick Palmer Tracy (1815-1860), agent for the Massachusetts and California Company, a company organized in Northampton, Mass., for the purpose of establishing in California a private Mint.
Letter written by George Joseph Lunt Colby (1819-1890), editor of several newspapers including the Daily Union evening in Newburyport, Mass (1851-55). He also served twice in the Mass state legislature and as Postmaster of Newburyport.
