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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | October 25, 1850 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Culloma |
| To State | CA |
| Addressee | Charles H. Randall |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 91017 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
Directed to Culloma California, this cover was headed 14 Oct 1850, probably paying from a place over 300 miles to New York, where it arrived on Oct. 25, 1850. From here it departed on 26 by the US Mail S.S. Ohio. The stamps are cancelled by the New York square grids and 40 integral rate cds, both in red. On arriving in San Francisco it was delivered to Culloma (over 170 miles from S. F.) where on December 17 was forwarded back. The addressee paid 40 cents transcontinental rate plus 12 ½ cents for local rate, by the Act of August 14, 1848.
(From the Panama Route 1848-1951, Postal Gazette Number 2, November 2006, page 10.)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 544 lot 23 realized 32,500
5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal Pair, Beautiful Large Margins on Cover to California! Stamps tied by Red Grids & Clear "New-York 40" in Black, Red "New-York" pmk. to Culloma then Forwarded to San Francisco. Bold "Culloma, Alta Cal." pmk., Magenta ms. "fwd 121/2," "Culloma" lined out, "521/2" " "San Francisco" added. Apparently sender not aware of 40c Rate to California & NY Post Office did not notice deficiency when first received, full 52Y2C collected from addressee (40c Transcontinental & 121/2c local postage charge), Oct. 1850 Usage as indicated by neat docketing, Extremely Handsome, One of the Most Outstanding 5c 1847 Covers in Existence, & the only one known with this Usage
Alexander listed as 10/25/50
PF 91017 #1, genuine use on cover
(From the Panama Route 1848-1951, Postal Gazette Number 2, November 2006, page 10.)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 544 lot 23 realized 32,500
5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal Pair, Beautiful Large Margins on Cover to California! Stamps tied by Red Grids & Clear "New-York 40" in Black, Red "New-York" pmk. to Culloma then Forwarded to San Francisco. Bold "Culloma, Alta Cal." pmk., Magenta ms. "fwd 121/2," "Culloma" lined out, "521/2" " "San Francisco" added. Apparently sender not aware of 40c Rate to California & NY Post Office did not notice deficiency when first received, full 52Y2C collected from addressee (40c Transcontinental & 121/2c local postage charge), Oct. 1850 Usage as indicated by neat docketing, Extremely Handsome, One of the Most Outstanding 5c 1847 Covers in Existence, & the only one known with this Usage
Alexander listed as 10/25/50
PF 91017 #1, genuine use on cover
