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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 17, 1848 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Sanbornton Bridge |
| To State | NH |
| Addressee | Miss Cynthia A. March |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others | 18L2 |
Notes
Lot 37° 5c Red Brown (1). Three large margins, ample at bottom, tied by red square grid, used with Bouton's City Dispatch Post, 2c Black on Gray Blue (18L2), three ample to large margins, touched at left, tied by red "PAID/BOUTON" two-line handstamp on buff cover to Sanbornton Bridge N.H., red "New-York May 17" (1848) cds
A VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION OF THE 1847 ISSUE AND BOUTON'S "ROUGH AND READY" LOCAL POST STAMP, INSPIRED BY ZACHARY TAYLOR'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. FROM A NEW FIND, BECOMING THE SECOND RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS COMBINATION.
Accompanied by another cover to the same addressee (different sender's hand) with the 2c Red (136L4) issued by Bouton's successor, Aaron Swarts, and a red "New-York 5cts" integral rate cds.
E. 20,000-30,000
Realized 22,000.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 788
Not listed in Alexander
A VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION OF THE 1847 ISSUE AND BOUTON'S "ROUGH AND READY" LOCAL POST STAMP, INSPIRED BY ZACHARY TAYLOR'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. FROM A NEW FIND, BECOMING THE SECOND RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS COMBINATION.
Accompanied by another cover to the same addressee (different sender's hand) with the 2c Red (136L4) issued by Bouton's successor, Aaron Swarts, and a red "New-York 5cts" integral rate cds.
E. 20,000-30,000
Realized 22,000.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 788
Not listed in Alexander
