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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 9, 1850 |
| From City | Saratoga Springs |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Montreal |
| To State | Canada |
| Addressee | Mrs L. J. A. Papineau |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 425895 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
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Lot 1093 1847, 5¢ red brown (No. 1), large margins to touched at right, bold odd grid in blackish blue, matching "Saratoga Springs N.Y. Dec. 9" c.d.s. on 1850 cover to Montreal, Canada, manuscript "4½", red Montreal backstamp, docketing at left; wax seal stain at center, Fine. Estimate $750-1,000.
UNCOMMON UNDER 300 MILE USAGE TO CANADA.
Expertization: signed Ashbrook.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 287 realized 575
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 906 Lot 1501 realized 600 (image)
PhilaMercury Cover #15744
Alexander listed as 12/9/50
Schuyler J. Rumsey sale 78 lot 1449 realized 500
PF 425895
1 1847 5¢ red brown
SINGLE, BLUE GRID CANCEL, ON 1850 DOCKETED CVR TO MONTREAL CANADA, BLUE SARATOGA SPRINGS NY PMK AT LEFT WITH RED MONTREAL BACKSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, THE STAMP WITH NATURAL PAPER CREASES; THE POSTMARK AND GRID CANCEL IN BLACKISH BLUE; THE COVER WITH A CENTRAL WAX SEAL STAIN.
PF 50318 #1, genuinely used from Saratoga Springs NY
Letter to the wife of Louis-Joseph Amedee Papineau (1819-1903), the son of Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871), a leader in the Rebellion of 1837 in Lower Canada, and was involved in the rebellion himself. His father was forced to flee, and Amédée followed him to Saratoga Springs, New York.
Amedee Papineau was married to Mary Eleanor Wescott Papineau (1824-1890) in 1846. She was born in Saratoga Springs, NY.
UNCOMMON UNDER 300 MILE USAGE TO CANADA.
Expertization: signed Ashbrook.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 287 realized 575
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 906 Lot 1501 realized 600 (image)
PhilaMercury Cover #15744
Alexander listed as 12/9/50
Schuyler J. Rumsey sale 78 lot 1449 realized 500
PF 425895
1 1847 5¢ red brown
SINGLE, BLUE GRID CANCEL, ON 1850 DOCKETED CVR TO MONTREAL CANADA, BLUE SARATOGA SPRINGS NY PMK AT LEFT WITH RED MONTREAL BACKSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, THE STAMP WITH NATURAL PAPER CREASES; THE POSTMARK AND GRID CANCEL IN BLACKISH BLUE; THE COVER WITH A CENTRAL WAX SEAL STAIN.
PF 50318 #1, genuinely used from Saratoga Springs NY
Letter to the wife of Louis-Joseph Amedee Papineau (1819-1903), the son of Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871), a leader in the Rebellion of 1837 in Lower Canada, and was involved in the rebellion himself. His father was forced to flee, and Amédée followed him to Saratoga Springs, New York.
Amedee Papineau was married to Mary Eleanor Wescott Papineau (1824-1890) in 1846. She was born in Saratoga Springs, NY.
