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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | June 14, 1850 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Boston |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Eben Clapp |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 403510 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown, double transfer (type "B") (Scott No. 1 var.). Position 90R1, ample to huge margins including right sheet margin, fine impression, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York Jun 14" c.d.s. on 1850 folded letter with lithograph of Cooley & Keese's Auction Rooms and additional linen marker with "Circular" at center stamped above it in red, folded to display both stamp and letterhead, Very Fine and handsome, believed to be unique. Estimate $1,000-1,500.
Provenance: Stolnitz.
Hammer Price $1,050.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 266 Lot 1119
Alexander Census p 422 (addressed to Mr. Eben Clapp, Boston)
Alexander listed as 6/14/50
PF 403510
1 1847 5¢ red brown
RIGHT MARGIN SINGLE, DOUBLE TRANSFER TYPE (B), POS.90R1, RED GRID CANCEL, ON 1850 DATELINED LETTER WITH ILLUSTRATED LETTER HEAD ADDRESSED O BOSTON, RED NEW YORK PMK AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, THE LETTERSHEET REFOLDED TO DISPLAY THE ILLUSTRATED LETTERHEAD
Schuyler J. Rumsey, Inc. sale 9 lot 2502
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 771 lot 491 realized 750
David Feldman SA sale April 1983 lot 21470
Provenance: Stolnitz.
Hammer Price $1,050.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 266 Lot 1119
Alexander Census p 422 (addressed to Mr. Eben Clapp, Boston)
Alexander listed as 6/14/50
PF 403510
1 1847 5¢ red brown
RIGHT MARGIN SINGLE, DOUBLE TRANSFER TYPE (B), POS.90R1, RED GRID CANCEL, ON 1850 DATELINED LETTER WITH ILLUSTRATED LETTER HEAD ADDRESSED O BOSTON, RED NEW YORK PMK AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, THE LETTERSHEET REFOLDED TO DISPLAY THE ILLUSTRATED LETTERHEAD
Schuyler J. Rumsey, Inc. sale 9 lot 2502
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 771 lot 491 realized 750
David Feldman SA sale April 1983 lot 21470
