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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | 18xx |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Colonel Henry Stanton |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 226 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins showing part of adjoining stamp at right, ample at top, rich color, tied by strike of red "PHILADA. RAIL ROAD" straightline handstamp, second strike at left applied on arrival on blue folded cover to New York City, fresh and Very Fine, ex Boker, signed Ashbrook
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 750
Alexander listed as xx/xx/xx
There are 4 covers to this addressee in the census. All 4 have straightline Philada RailRoad markings and no cds.
1. Cover ID #6281 (11/xx/48) addressed to Col Henry Stanton with the #1 stamp on the upper left
2. Cover ID #6312 (12/xx/48) addressed to Col Henry Stanton with the #1 stamp in the upper right corner
3. Cover ID #7877 (xx/xx/xx) addressed to Colonel Henry Stanton with the stamp in the upper left corner.
4. This cover.
Covers 1-3 are listed as NYC to NYC and this one is listed as Phila RR to NYC. The straightline postmark is generally accepted to have been applied in New York City. The originating city in the census has been changed to NYC.
PhilaMercury cover ID 20817
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 750
Alexander listed as xx/xx/xx
There are 4 covers to this addressee in the census. All 4 have straightline Philada RailRoad markings and no cds.
1. Cover ID #6281 (11/xx/48) addressed to Col Henry Stanton with the #1 stamp on the upper left
2. Cover ID #6312 (12/xx/48) addressed to Col Henry Stanton with the #1 stamp in the upper right corner
3. Cover ID #7877 (xx/xx/xx) addressed to Colonel Henry Stanton with the stamp in the upper left corner.
4. This cover.
Covers 1-3 are listed as NYC to NYC and this one is listed as Phila RR to NYC. The straightline postmark is generally accepted to have been applied in New York City. The originating city in the census has been changed to NYC.
PhilaMercury cover ID 20817
