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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 23, 1848 |
| From City | Ann Arbor |
| From State | MI |
| To City | Detroit |
| To State | MI |
| Addressee | Mich Ins Co. |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 501206 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins except top left corner slightly diagonal just touching frameline, dark shade, tied by well-struck red "Ann Arbor Mic. Mar. 23" circular datestamp, repeated at left on 1848 blue folded letter to Detroit, light vertical file folds well away from stamp, Very Fine, an extraordinarily beautiful 5c 1847 cover, the rate from Ann Arbor to Detroit was 5c, this is an unusual double 5c rate
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1016 lot 893 unsold
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1026 lot 1788 realized 1900
Not listed in Alexander
PF 501206
1
1847
5¢
red brown
HORIZONTAL PAIR, RED ANN ARBOR MI TOWN CANCEL, WITH SECOND STRIKE AT FAR LEFT, ON 1848 DOCKETED FOLDED LETTER TO DETROIT MI.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE LEFT STAMP WITH A SMALL CORNER NICK AT TOP LEFT; THE RIGHT STAMP WITH A FEW TINY TONED SPOTS
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1016 lot 893 unsold
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1026 lot 1788 realized 1900
Not listed in Alexander
PF 501206
1
1847
5¢
red brown
HORIZONTAL PAIR, RED ANN ARBOR MI TOWN CANCEL, WITH SECOND STRIKE AT FAR LEFT, ON 1848 DOCKETED FOLDED LETTER TO DETROIT MI.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE LEFT STAMP WITH A SMALL CORNER NICK AT TOP LEFT; THE RIGHT STAMP WITH A FEW TINY TONED SPOTS
