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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 12, 1849 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Albany |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | James Dexter |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 491854 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others | 6LB11 |
Notes
PF 491854
1 1847 5¢ red brown 6LB1118491¢black on buff SINGLES, ON 1849 DOCKETED FOLDED LETTER TO ALBANY NY., CARRIER PENCIL CANCELLED, 5¢ STAMP WITH RED GRID CANCEL.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, BOTH STAMPS WITH VERTICAL FILE CREASES
PF Cert 491854
Chronicle 232 (Nov 2011), p325. Fig 2. A 5c 1847 stamp used with a 1c black-on buff US Mail Carrier stamp, Scott 6LB11. This cover is docketed November 12, 1849, which makes it the earliest recorded use of the 6LB11 stamp.
Not listed in Alexander
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 71 lot 1656
1 1847 5¢ red brown 6LB1118491¢black on buff SINGLES, ON 1849 DOCKETED FOLDED LETTER TO ALBANY NY., CARRIER PENCIL CANCELLED, 5¢ STAMP WITH RED GRID CANCEL.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, BOTH STAMPS WITH VERTICAL FILE CREASES
PF Cert 491854
Chronicle 232 (Nov 2011), p325. Fig 2. A 5c 1847 stamp used with a 1c black-on buff US Mail Carrier stamp, Scott 6LB11. This cover is docketed November 12, 1849, which makes it the earliest recorded use of the 6LB11 stamp.
Not listed in Alexander
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 71 lot 1656
