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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 18, 1851 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Bremen |
| To State | Germany |
| Addressee | Theod. Behr |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 512213 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
Lot 314 5c Red Brown (1). Large to full margins at top, beautiful rich color, cancelled by perfect strike of red grid, used on rebacked address panel (the other panels expertly restored) to Bremen, Germany, matching red "BALTIMORE R.R." straightline handstamp applied on arrival at New York City, where "U.S. STEAMSHIP/POSTAGE NOT PAID" two-line handstamp was also applied, sender's route directive "Steamer of 19th March from NYC" refers to March 19, 1851, sailing of the Collins Line's Pacific, but without prepayment of the 21c American Packet postage it was held for the Cunarder Asia, which departed on March 26 and arrived at Liverpool on April 5, blue crayon "X" thru sailing notation ties stamp, manuscript "1/6" 1sh6p British debit, red crayon "44" grote Prussian due marking, addressee's last name crossed out
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS COVER-FRONT IS ONE OF THE FEW EXAMPLES OF THE "U.S. STEAMSHIP/POSTAGE NOT PAID" MARKING EXTANT, AND IT IS THE ONLY USE OF THE MARKING WITH THE 1847 ISSUE.
Richard F. Winter described this unusual New York foreign-mail office marking in an article in Chronicle 136 (pp. 285-286). At the time he was only aware of a few covers to France with this marking. Winter writes: "Taken literally, the 'U.S. STEAMSHIP/POSTAGE NOT PAID' marking would mean that the U.S. inland postage was paid and the sea transit was not paid... Lacking any definitive information on this marking, examination of the few covers seen does not provide any sensible reason for New York's use of the handstamp other than the incorrect rate mentioned above. Since so few of these markings have been reported it may be that the marking was abandoned soon after it was first used because it was ambiguous and confusing."
Ex Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 3250
Alexander listed as 6/18/51
Robert A. Siegel sale 366 lot 118
PF 512213
1b 1847 5¢ orange brown
SINGLE, CANCELLED BY RED GRID, USED ON REBACKED ADDRESS PANEL TO BREMEN, GERMANY, MATCHING RED "BALTIMORE R.R." STRAIGHTLINE HANDSTAMP APPLIED ON ARRIVAL AT NEW YORK CITY, WHERE "U.S. STEAMSHIP/POSTAGE NOT PAID" TWO-LINE HANDSTAMP WAS ALSO APPLIED.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE 5¢ SCOTT 1b, ORANGE BROWN SHADE.
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS COVER-FRONT IS ONE OF THE FEW EXAMPLES OF THE "U.S. STEAMSHIP/POSTAGE NOT PAID" MARKING EXTANT, AND IT IS THE ONLY USE OF THE MARKING WITH THE 1847 ISSUE.
Richard F. Winter described this unusual New York foreign-mail office marking in an article in Chronicle 136 (pp. 285-286). At the time he was only aware of a few covers to France with this marking. Winter writes: "Taken literally, the 'U.S. STEAMSHIP/POSTAGE NOT PAID' marking would mean that the U.S. inland postage was paid and the sea transit was not paid... Lacking any definitive information on this marking, examination of the few covers seen does not provide any sensible reason for New York's use of the handstamp other than the incorrect rate mentioned above. Since so few of these markings have been reported it may be that the marking was abandoned soon after it was first used because it was ambiguous and confusing."
Ex Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 3250
Alexander listed as 6/18/51
Robert A. Siegel sale 366 lot 118
PF 512213
1b 1847 5¢ orange brown
SINGLE, CANCELLED BY RED GRID, USED ON REBACKED ADDRESS PANEL TO BREMEN, GERMANY, MATCHING RED "BALTIMORE R.R." STRAIGHTLINE HANDSTAMP APPLIED ON ARRIVAL AT NEW YORK CITY, WHERE "U.S. STEAMSHIP/POSTAGE NOT PAID" TWO-LINE HANDSTAMP WAS ALSO APPLIED.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE 5¢ SCOTT 1b, ORANGE BROWN SHADE.
