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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 10, 1850 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Iowa City |
| To State | IA |
| Addressee | G. Folsom |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 313413 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
PF 313413
1 1847 5 red brown HORIZONTAL PAIR, RED GRID CANCELS, ON FL TO IOWA CITY, IOWA, RED NEW YORK PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage ON AN 1850 FOLDED LETTER
5c Dark Brown (1a), horizontal pair with large margins including irregular part sheet margin at left, tied by red grids on 1850 folded letter to Iowa City, Iowa, postmarked matching Jan 10 New York c.d.s.; Very Fine
Estimate $600-$900
Expertization: 2009 PSE Certificate
Heritage sale 1107 lot 31515
Alexander listed as 1/10/50
H R Harmer sale 2900 lot 2 realized 9500 (group lot)
CDS appears to be 1/10/50 and double struck.
Matthew Bennett International sale 203 lot 422
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 598 lot 251 dated as 1/10/50
Schuyler J Rumsey sale 110 lot 486 realized 400 (image)
PSE 1197500
“it is a genuine usage of a horizontal pair on a Jan 19, 1850, folded letter to Iowa City, Iowa, tied by two strikes of a red circular grid cancel, with a matching red New York Jan 19 c.d.s. marking."
Based on the 1, this cancel is double struck. What appears to be an 8 or 9 is, therefore, just a 0 making the actual mailing date 1/10/50.
1 1847 5 red brown HORIZONTAL PAIR, RED GRID CANCELS, ON FL TO IOWA CITY, IOWA, RED NEW YORK PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage ON AN 1850 FOLDED LETTER
5c Dark Brown (1a), horizontal pair with large margins including irregular part sheet margin at left, tied by red grids on 1850 folded letter to Iowa City, Iowa, postmarked matching Jan 10 New York c.d.s.; Very Fine
Estimate $600-$900
Expertization: 2009 PSE Certificate
Heritage sale 1107 lot 31515
Alexander listed as 1/10/50
H R Harmer sale 2900 lot 2 realized 9500 (group lot)
CDS appears to be 1/10/50 and double struck.
Matthew Bennett International sale 203 lot 422
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 598 lot 251 dated as 1/10/50
Schuyler J Rumsey sale 110 lot 486 realized 400 (image)
PSE 1197500
“it is a genuine usage of a horizontal pair on a Jan 19, 1850, folded letter to Iowa City, Iowa, tied by two strikes of a red circular grid cancel, with a matching red New York Jan 19 c.d.s. marking."
Based on the 1, this cancel is double struck. What appears to be an 8 or 9 is, therefore, just a 0 making the actual mailing date 1/10/50.
