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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 8, 1850 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Pontiac |
| To State | MI |
| Addressee | Manning & Stelle |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 485621 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
PF 485621
1 1847 5¢ red brown SINGLE, RED SQUARE GRID CANCELS, ON 1850 DATED FOLDED LETTER TO PONTIAC MI, RED NEW YORK PMK AT TOP CENTER.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A DIAGONAL CREASE AT BOTTOM RIGHT FROM A COVER FILE FOLD. (PF Certificate 485621)
Not listed in Alexander
Figure 6. New York to Pontiac, posted April 8, 1850, and franked with a single 5c 1847 stamp, underpaying the required 10c rate. The manuscript Due 5 at left (repeated in pencil in the lower left quadrant of the cover) indicates that underpayment was caught by the Post Office.
The Chronicle 231, Aug 2011, Vol. 63, No. 3, p212
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1191 lot 2105 realized 150
Reverse image from Ebay lot (dearbornville_postmaster)
1 1847 5¢ red brown SINGLE, RED SQUARE GRID CANCELS, ON 1850 DATED FOLDED LETTER TO PONTIAC MI, RED NEW YORK PMK AT TOP CENTER.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A DIAGONAL CREASE AT BOTTOM RIGHT FROM A COVER FILE FOLD. (PF Certificate 485621)
Not listed in Alexander
Figure 6. New York to Pontiac, posted April 8, 1850, and franked with a single 5c 1847 stamp, underpaying the required 10c rate. The manuscript Due 5 at left (repeated in pencil in the lower left quadrant of the cover) indicates that underpayment was caught by the Post Office.
The Chronicle 231, Aug 2011, Vol. 63, No. 3, p212
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1191 lot 2105 realized 150
Reverse image from Ebay lot (dearbornville_postmaster)
