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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September xx, 1847 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Cuthbert |
| To State | GA |
| Addressee | Jesse B. Key |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 564861 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Horizontal pair of Scott #1 on folded letter from New York City to Cuthbert Georgia. Stamps tied by red square grid cancels.
John R. Boker Jr exhibit, part 2, page 200
Alexander listed as xx/xx/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 15 realized 800 notes Double Transfer Type A (1-A, 1), two, left stamp Position 80R showing clear double transfer of top frameline (1-A), and suggests the date may be SEP 23.
PF 564861
1 1847 5¢ red brown
TWO SINGLES, DOUBLE TRANSFER TYPE A, LEFT STAMP POS. 80R , TIED BY RED SQUARE GRID CANCELS WITH MATCHING "NEW-YORK SEP" (1847) CIRCULAR DATESTAMP ON FOLDED COVER TO CUTHBERT, GA.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
CDS is double struck and the date may be SEP 15 but there is some suggestion of an upper right diagonal line indicating the second digit may be a 3 (NYC is noted for this representation of a 3 that is often confused as a 5.)
Jesse B. Key (1816-1870) was a wholesale hardware and grocery merchant in Cuthbert, Ga.
John R. Boker Jr exhibit, part 2, page 200
Alexander listed as xx/xx/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 15 realized 800 notes Double Transfer Type A (1-A, 1), two, left stamp Position 80R showing clear double transfer of top frameline (1-A), and suggests the date may be SEP 23.
PF 564861
1 1847 5¢ red brown
TWO SINGLES, DOUBLE TRANSFER TYPE A, LEFT STAMP POS. 80R , TIED BY RED SQUARE GRID CANCELS WITH MATCHING "NEW-YORK SEP" (1847) CIRCULAR DATESTAMP ON FOLDED COVER TO CUTHBERT, GA.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
CDS is double struck and the date may be SEP 15 but there is some suggestion of an upper right diagonal line indicating the second digit may be a 3 (NYC is noted for this representation of a 3 that is often confused as a 5.)
Jesse B. Key (1816-1870) was a wholesale hardware and grocery merchant in Cuthbert, Ga.
