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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | October 14, 1847 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New Haven |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Charles T. Blake |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
368 1st-ISSUE 5c ON COVER FROM NEW YORK TO NEW HAVEN WITH MENTION OF "UNMAILABLE MATTER"; 14 Oct. 1847 EL (family contents inc. a PS ref. a letter for New Haven being "...here for Mary from Reeve containing some unmailable matter..."!?) from "NEW-YORK" (mainly fine red c.d.s. in opposite corner to the stamp) to "New Haven Ct." franked by an 1847 5c Red-Brown (4 good margins but close at one of the corners which are unusually cut; light filing fold) cancelled by three blue ink pen-strokes. Good usage only a few months after the introduction of stamp across the US. [Ex Tom Roberts Manuscript Collection; Christies 26 Apr. 1989.] PHOTO - see page 36 £200
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions sale 750 lot 368 unsold
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions sale 751 lot 840 realized L300
Not listed in Alexander
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions sale 750 lot 368 unsold
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions sale 751 lot 840 realized L300
Not listed in Alexander
