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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 18, 1848 |
| From City | Hyde Park |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Liverpool |
| To State | England |
| Addressee | Miss Maria Briner |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 277375 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott No. 1). Large margins to slightly in at left, fine impression, tied by indistinct red "19" credit and bold black "5" in circle on 1850 white envelope to Liverpool, England, red "Hyde Park N.Y. Jun. 18" c.d.s., "Per Steamer via New York" written along top, Liverpool receiving postmark on reverse, Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM HYDE PARK.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate. .
Provenance: Baker, Kapiloff.
Hyde Park received no 1847 stamps of either denomination.
Hammer Price $7,500.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 266 Lot 1153
Description: This is the only known cover from Hyde Park bearing an 1847 stamp. It was a single rate for a cover traveling less than 300 miles, from Hyde Park to New York City, the 5¢ postage being prepaid with the stamp. The Hyde Park townmark was applied on June 18, 1848. The stamp was canceled with a circular "5" rate mark, in this case used as a restatement of the rate, as well as a red grid.
At the upper left hand corner the sender directed the letter "Per Steamer via New York." There it was placed aboard the British Cunard steamer Acadia on June 21, arriving at Liverpool on July 5, 1848. It was rated 1 shilling for the British sea and inland postage. These events preceded the U.S.-British Treaty rates, which began in early 1849.
Date: June 18, 1848
Markings: c-HYDE PARK/JUN.18/N.Y. (red) [U.S. townmark] c-5 (black), used as cancel [U.S. rate mark] Red grid [cancel] sl-1- (black) [British rate mark]
Medium: paper(bluish); ink (red brown); engraved
Dimensions: Height x Width: 2 5/8 x 4 11/16 in. (6.67 x 11.91 cm)
Museum ID: 2003.2019.6
Place of Origin: Hyde Park, New York
Place of Destination: Liverpool, GREAT BRITAIN
Smithsonian National Postal Museum (Arago)
Alexander listed as 7/18/48
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 126 unsold
PF 277375
1 1847 5c red brown
SINGLE, RED CANCEL, ON CVR TO ENGLAND, NUMERAL "5" IN CIRCLE HANDSTAMP WITH RED PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 526 realized 2300
Christie's sale 7485 Oct 28-29, 1993 lot 841
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM HYDE PARK.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate. .
Provenance: Baker, Kapiloff.
Hyde Park received no 1847 stamps of either denomination.
Hammer Price $7,500.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 266 Lot 1153
Description: This is the only known cover from Hyde Park bearing an 1847 stamp. It was a single rate for a cover traveling less than 300 miles, from Hyde Park to New York City, the 5¢ postage being prepaid with the stamp. The Hyde Park townmark was applied on June 18, 1848. The stamp was canceled with a circular "5" rate mark, in this case used as a restatement of the rate, as well as a red grid.
At the upper left hand corner the sender directed the letter "Per Steamer via New York." There it was placed aboard the British Cunard steamer Acadia on June 21, arriving at Liverpool on July 5, 1848. It was rated 1 shilling for the British sea and inland postage. These events preceded the U.S.-British Treaty rates, which began in early 1849.
Date: June 18, 1848
Markings: c-HYDE PARK/JUN.18/N.Y. (red) [U.S. townmark] c-5 (black), used as cancel [U.S. rate mark] Red grid [cancel] sl-1- (black) [British rate mark]
Medium: paper(bluish); ink (red brown); engraved
Dimensions: Height x Width: 2 5/8 x 4 11/16 in. (6.67 x 11.91 cm)
Museum ID: 2003.2019.6
Place of Origin: Hyde Park, New York
Place of Destination: Liverpool, GREAT BRITAIN
Smithsonian National Postal Museum (Arago)
Alexander listed as 7/18/48
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 126 unsold
PF 277375
1 1847 5c red brown
SINGLE, RED CANCEL, ON CVR TO ENGLAND, NUMERAL "5" IN CIRCLE HANDSTAMP WITH RED PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 526 realized 2300
Christie's sale 7485 Oct 28-29, 1993 lot 841
