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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 14, 18xx |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Pittsfield |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Miss Martha Nichols |
| Cert Author | PSE |
| Cert # | 1197484 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
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5c Dark Brown (1a), full to large margins, tied by one of two strikes red "New-York, May 14" c.d.s. on large part folded address sheet to Pittsfield, Mass., red "Rathbun's/ Hotel/ New York" circular handstamp at lower left; stamp with slight penetrations of the "14" in the c.d.s.; Fine to Very Fine and scarce Hotel forwarder usage.
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
Expertization: 2009 PSE Certificate 1197484
Heritage sale 1107 lot 31512 realized 500
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 260 lot 162 realized 100
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 111 lot 16
Alexander listed as 5/14/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 681 lot 120 realized 750
PSE Cert 01197484 (3/5/2009)
Scott 1a 1847 5c Dark Brown
"It is a genuine usage on a large part of a folded outer address sheet to Pittsfield, Mass., tied by a red New York May 14 cds cancel with another red New York cds marking and a red circular Hotel handstamp marking - the stamp with small cancel penetrations on the 1 and the 4."
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
Expertization: 2009 PSE Certificate 1197484
Heritage sale 1107 lot 31512 realized 500
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 260 lot 162 realized 100
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 111 lot 16
Alexander listed as 5/14/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 681 lot 120 realized 750
PSE Cert 01197484 (3/5/2009)
Scott 1a 1847 5c Dark Brown
"It is a genuine usage on a large part of a folded outer address sheet to Pittsfield, Mass., tied by a red New York May 14 cds cancel with another red New York cds marking and a red circular Hotel handstamp marking - the stamp with small cancel penetrations on the 1 and the 4."
