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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 15, 18xx |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New Haven |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Miss Martha W. Read |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 431858 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others | Dunhams hs |
Notes
5c Red Brown 1847, three full to large margins, close at top left, tied by red square grid cancel on large extensively cleaned valentine to New Haven Ct., red New York Feb. 15 circular and Dunham's Union Square Post Office oval datestamps, appears Very Fine, the Dunham handstamp was used from 1850 to 1852, 2005 PF certificate
Provenance: ex Kapiloff, Craveri and Hackmey
Feldman USA July 2010 lot 10156
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 100 realized 2000
Alexander listed as 2/15/xx
PF 431858
1 1847 5¢ red brown
SINGLE, RED GRID CANCEL, ON EMBOSSED VALENTINE COVER TO NEW HAVEN, RED NEW YORK PMK AT LEFT WITH RED OVAL "DUNHAM'S/UNION-SQUARE/POST OFFICE" HANDSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE COVER CLEANED
Matthew Bennett International sale 243 lot 18 realized 11,000
Harmer’s sale London 2015 Rarities lot 413
Provenance: ex Kapiloff, Craveri and Hackmey
Feldman USA July 2010 lot 10156
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 100 realized 2000
Alexander listed as 2/15/xx
PF 431858
1 1847 5¢ red brown
SINGLE, RED GRID CANCEL, ON EMBOSSED VALENTINE COVER TO NEW HAVEN, RED NEW YORK PMK AT LEFT WITH RED OVAL "DUNHAM'S/UNION-SQUARE/POST OFFICE" HANDSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE COVER CLEANED
Matthew Bennett International sale 243 lot 18 realized 11,000
Harmer’s sale London 2015 Rarities lot 413
