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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 27, 1848 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Paris |
| To State | France |
| Addressee | Richard Rush |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 438655 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 6 |
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| Others |
Notes
The Rush 1847 Cover¨
Lot 501 10¢ Black (2). Positions 55-60L, horizontal strip of six with inter-pane sheet margin at right, Position 57L (third stamp from left) is the Harelip variety, mostly full to large margins except at bottom center where just barely into framelines, tied by multiple strikes of red 5 in circle cancel, matching PHILADA. RAILROAD straightline handstamp applied at New York City post office on cover from Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia to his father, Richard Rush, the American minister to France, addressed to Paris with Benjamin's instructions Via New York, British Mail Steamer of the 27th Septem. ˜Europa', carried on the R.M.S. Europa, which departed from Cunard's docks at Jersey City on Wednesday, September 27, 1848, and arrived in Liverpool, England, on October 9, red 10 OC 10 48 (October 10, 1848) receiving datestamp and matching COLONIES/&C. ART. 13 Anglo-French accountancy handstamp applied at London post office, carried by rail to Dover, across the channel to Boulogne, and then by rail to Paris where ANGL./3/BOULOGNE-S-MER/3/11 OCT 48 receiving datestamp was applied (also tying strip), manuscript 15 (grams) weight notation at upper left partly on stamp, manuscript 33 (decimes) due marking, additional notations on back possibly applied at Paris post office, docketed upon receipt B.R. [Benjamin Rush] Sep. 26 and copies inside of same date., small nicks in corners at top right and bottom left have been mended with paper and archival tape, the strip appears sound, but there is a horizontal crease across all stamps and a diagonal crease in the right stamp, which were present before the strip was affixed by the sender, they do not noticeably affect the appearance
VERY FINE. A STRIP OF SIX IS THE LARGEST MULTIPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE KNOWN ON COVER. ONLY TWO COVERS ARE RECORDED, THIS BEING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IMPORTANT AS AN 1848 RETALIATORY RATE USAGE. IN THE 1944 GIBSON SALE CATALOGUE, PHILIP H. WARD JR. DESCRIBED THIS REMARKABLE ARTIFACT OF POSTAL HISTORY AS THE MOST IMPORTANT COVER KNOWN TO AMERICAN PHILATELY.
Ex Seybold, Gibson, Rust and Kapiloff.
With Philatelic Foundation certificate. PF 438655
Estimate: $1,000,000-1,500,000
Realized 1,200,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc sale 912
Alexander listed as 9/27/48 from NYC
Philip Ward Jr sale 12 June 14, 1944 (Henry C. Gibson) lot 34 realized 4000
Robert A. Siegel sale 1228 (Gross IV) lot 552 realized 510,000 (front image)
PF 438655
2 1847 10¢ black
RIGHT MARGIN HORIZONTAL STRIP OF SIX, POSITIONS 55-60L, POS. 57L THE "HARELIP" VARIETY, RED NUMERAL "5" IN CIRCLE CANCELS, ON COVER TO PARIS, RED S/L PHILADA RAILROAD HDSTP AT BOTTOM RIGHT, RED BOXED COLONIES &c. ART 13 ACCOUNTANCY HDSTP AT CENTER WITH FRENCH ENTRY PMK, RED 1848 LONDON TRANSIT PMK ON REVERSE.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STRIP WITH A LIGHT HORIZONTAL CREASE, THE RIGHT STAMP WITH A LIGHT DIAGONAL CREASE, BOTH PRE USE; THE COVER WITH SMALL CORNER MENDS AT TOP RIGHT AND BOTTOM LEFT
PF 49243 #2 genuinely used on cover tied with 6 numeral 5's and French markings with Philadelphia RR, via London on to Paris, 1848 use
Lot 501 10¢ Black (2). Positions 55-60L, horizontal strip of six with inter-pane sheet margin at right, Position 57L (third stamp from left) is the Harelip variety, mostly full to large margins except at bottom center where just barely into framelines, tied by multiple strikes of red 5 in circle cancel, matching PHILADA. RAILROAD straightline handstamp applied at New York City post office on cover from Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia to his father, Richard Rush, the American minister to France, addressed to Paris with Benjamin's instructions Via New York, British Mail Steamer of the 27th Septem. ˜Europa', carried on the R.M.S. Europa, which departed from Cunard's docks at Jersey City on Wednesday, September 27, 1848, and arrived in Liverpool, England, on October 9, red 10 OC 10 48 (October 10, 1848) receiving datestamp and matching COLONIES/&C. ART. 13 Anglo-French accountancy handstamp applied at London post office, carried by rail to Dover, across the channel to Boulogne, and then by rail to Paris where ANGL./3/BOULOGNE-S-MER/3/11 OCT 48 receiving datestamp was applied (also tying strip), manuscript 15 (grams) weight notation at upper left partly on stamp, manuscript 33 (decimes) due marking, additional notations on back possibly applied at Paris post office, docketed upon receipt B.R. [Benjamin Rush] Sep. 26 and copies inside of same date., small nicks in corners at top right and bottom left have been mended with paper and archival tape, the strip appears sound, but there is a horizontal crease across all stamps and a diagonal crease in the right stamp, which were present before the strip was affixed by the sender, they do not noticeably affect the appearance
VERY FINE. A STRIP OF SIX IS THE LARGEST MULTIPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE KNOWN ON COVER. ONLY TWO COVERS ARE RECORDED, THIS BEING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IMPORTANT AS AN 1848 RETALIATORY RATE USAGE. IN THE 1944 GIBSON SALE CATALOGUE, PHILIP H. WARD JR. DESCRIBED THIS REMARKABLE ARTIFACT OF POSTAL HISTORY AS THE MOST IMPORTANT COVER KNOWN TO AMERICAN PHILATELY.
Ex Seybold, Gibson, Rust and Kapiloff.
With Philatelic Foundation certificate. PF 438655
Estimate: $1,000,000-1,500,000
Realized 1,200,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc sale 912
Alexander listed as 9/27/48 from NYC
Philip Ward Jr sale 12 June 14, 1944 (Henry C. Gibson) lot 34 realized 4000
Robert A. Siegel sale 1228 (Gross IV) lot 552 realized 510,000 (front image)
PF 438655
2 1847 10¢ black
RIGHT MARGIN HORIZONTAL STRIP OF SIX, POSITIONS 55-60L, POS. 57L THE "HARELIP" VARIETY, RED NUMERAL "5" IN CIRCLE CANCELS, ON COVER TO PARIS, RED S/L PHILADA RAILROAD HDSTP AT BOTTOM RIGHT, RED BOXED COLONIES &c. ART 13 ACCOUNTANCY HDSTP AT CENTER WITH FRENCH ENTRY PMK, RED 1848 LONDON TRANSIT PMK ON REVERSE.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STRIP WITH A LIGHT HORIZONTAL CREASE, THE RIGHT STAMP WITH A LIGHT DIAGONAL CREASE, BOTH PRE USE; THE COVER WITH SMALL CORNER MENDS AT TOP RIGHT AND BOTTOM LEFT
PF 49243 #2 genuinely used on cover tied with 6 numeral 5's and French markings with Philadelphia RR, via London on to Paris, 1848 use
