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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 27, 1848 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Moses Taylor |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 164302 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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1847, 5¢ orange brown (Scott No. 1b). Ample to large margins except just in top left, stunning rich color and impression, tied by blue pen strokes and straightline "PHILADA. RAIL ROAD", repeated at right, on Jan. 27, 1848 folded letter from Philadelphia to New York, Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500
Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate. .
Provenance: Rohloff.
Hammer Price $800.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 262 Lot 343
Alexander listed as 1/27/48
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 36 lot 178
PF 164302
1b 1847 5¢ orange brown
BLUE MANUSCRIPTED "X" AND "PHILADA RAILROAD" RED MARKING STRUCK TWICE ON FL DATED JAN. 27, 1848.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 512 lot 107 realized 400
Illustrated in The New Herst-Sampson Catalog (Kenneth L. Gilman), p. 115
Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate. .
Provenance: Rohloff.
Hammer Price $800.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 262 Lot 343
Alexander listed as 1/27/48
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 36 lot 178
PF 164302
1b 1847 5¢ orange brown
BLUE MANUSCRIPTED "X" AND "PHILADA RAILROAD" RED MARKING STRUCK TWICE ON FL DATED JAN. 27, 1848.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 512 lot 107 realized 400
Illustrated in The New Herst-Sampson Catalog (Kenneth L. Gilman), p. 115
