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| Scott Number | 1 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 4, 1848 |
| From City | Waterford |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Rouse's Point |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | R. Swinburn |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 309973 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 3 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
1847, 5¢ red brown and 10¢ black (Scott Nos. 1, 2). Single and strip of three respectively, first with margins to cutting, latter with clear to large margins, each with matching pen cancel, on ca. 1848 large size buff envelope to Rouses Point, N.Y., clear "Waterford N.Y. Nov. 4" c.d.s. at lower left, corner card at upper right: Office- Hudson River Insurance Company,/ Morgan Row-Broad Street, Waterford, N.Y. in 2 lines; 5¢ small corner crease, center 10¢ with tiny tear, Fine. Illustrated in Alexander, page. 541. Estimate $30,000-40,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COMBINATION COVER PAYING A SEVEN TIMES RATE.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate. Hammer Price $32,500.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 266 Lot 1136
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 784 lot 2035 realized 23,000
Alexander listed as 11/4/xx
Robert A. Siegel sale 289 lot 107
PF 309973
1 1847 5 red brown
2 1847 10 black
SINGLE 5¢, HORIZONTAL STRIP OF THREE 10¢, PEN CANCELS, ON COVER TO ROUSES PT, NY WATERFORD, NY PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
They Are Genuinely Used On Cover PAYING THE 7 TIMES RATE; THE CENTER 10¢ STAMP WITH A TINY TEAR AT BOTTOM, THE 5¢ WITH A TINY CORNER CREASE.
William Gross exhibit Frame 4-7 on the USPCS website dates this cover to 1848
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 32 realized 10,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COMBINATION COVER PAYING A SEVEN TIMES RATE.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate. Hammer Price $32,500.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 266 Lot 1136
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 784 lot 2035 realized 23,000
Alexander listed as 11/4/xx
Robert A. Siegel sale 289 lot 107
PF 309973
1 1847 5 red brown
2 1847 10 black
SINGLE 5¢, HORIZONTAL STRIP OF THREE 10¢, PEN CANCELS, ON COVER TO ROUSES PT, NY WATERFORD, NY PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
They Are Genuinely Used On Cover PAYING THE 7 TIMES RATE; THE CENTER 10¢ STAMP WITH A TINY TEAR AT BOTTOM, THE 5¢ WITH A TINY CORNER CREASE.
William Gross exhibit Frame 4-7 on the USPCS website dates this cover to 1848
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 32 realized 10,000
