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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 29, 1851 |
| From City | Wilkes Barre |
| From State | PA |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Jordan & Brother |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 564866 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 79 5c red brown, large margins and very fine, tied by black grid to small and neat buff envelope 1851 to Philadelphia, town pmk of origin Wilkes Barre, Pa. Cover also bears Registered in blackR in blue, and mss 25. A beautiful cover of great historic value, as it definitely establishes the use of Registration during the 1847-1851 period
Walter L. Moody III Collection, Harmers sale 612, Oct 23 1950 realized 220
Harvey Mirsky exhibit on R. A. Siegel website
Spink sale 7014 lot 1437
Alexander listed as 3/29/51
Unofficial Registration of Mail in the US 1845-55 by James W. Milgram MD, Chronicle 221 page 15
Figure 9. 5¢ 1847 cover showing two handstamped registered markings, a black Registered applied at WILKES BARRE Pa. MAR 29 (1850) and a small blue Philadelphia R and manuscript number 25.
Lot 2353 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to full, tied by black grid cancel, Wilkes Barre Pa. Mar. 29 (1851) circular datestamp on buff cover to Philadelphia, matching Registered straightline handstamp applied at Wilkes Barre and blue R handstamp applied on arrival in Philadelphia, manuscript 25 registration number at lower left, some slight ink erosion in the address
VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE USED ON A REGISTERED COVER. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE REGISTERED HANDSTAMP APPLIED AT ORIGIN ” THIS IS THE ONLY SUCH EXAMPLE RECORDED WITH THE 1847 ISSUE
Registered mail was not authorized under postal regulations until 1855. There was, however, an informal registration system. Several covers are known with the blue R applied on mail arriving in Philadelphia, but this is the only 1847 Issue cover with a Registered marking applied at origin.
Ex Moody. E. 4,000-5,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1023
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 60 realized 16,500
Illustrated in Rare 1847-Stamped Registered Cover Surfaces by Harvey Mirsky, Pennsylvania Postal Historian Nov 2007, Whole Number 173, p21.
PF 564866 - IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
Jordan & Brother were grocers at 121 North 3rd Street in Philadelphia (1851 McElroy’s). Also listed are Francis Jordan (1815-85) and John Jordan, Jr. (1808-1890) at the same address. John’s obituary in the Philadelphia Inquirer (3/25/1890, p2) also mentions he was president of the Manufacturers National Bank and director of the North Penn. It goes on to state that he retired from Jordan & Brother grocers in 1850 and turned his attention to the Historical Society, banking, railroads, and the Moravian Church. He also built the first furnace for making iron from anthracite coal. (The 1852 and 1855 editions of McElroy’s also list John Jr as a grocer so the date in the obituary may be incorrect.)
Walter L. Moody III Collection, Harmers sale 612, Oct 23 1950 realized 220
Harvey Mirsky exhibit on R. A. Siegel website
Spink sale 7014 lot 1437
Alexander listed as 3/29/51
Unofficial Registration of Mail in the US 1845-55 by James W. Milgram MD, Chronicle 221 page 15
Figure 9. 5¢ 1847 cover showing two handstamped registered markings, a black Registered applied at WILKES BARRE Pa. MAR 29 (1850) and a small blue Philadelphia R and manuscript number 25.
Lot 2353 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to full, tied by black grid cancel, Wilkes Barre Pa. Mar. 29 (1851) circular datestamp on buff cover to Philadelphia, matching Registered straightline handstamp applied at Wilkes Barre and blue R handstamp applied on arrival in Philadelphia, manuscript 25 registration number at lower left, some slight ink erosion in the address
VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE USED ON A REGISTERED COVER. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE REGISTERED HANDSTAMP APPLIED AT ORIGIN ” THIS IS THE ONLY SUCH EXAMPLE RECORDED WITH THE 1847 ISSUE
Registered mail was not authorized under postal regulations until 1855. There was, however, an informal registration system. Several covers are known with the blue R applied on mail arriving in Philadelphia, but this is the only 1847 Issue cover with a Registered marking applied at origin.
Ex Moody. E. 4,000-5,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1023
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 60 realized 16,500
Illustrated in Rare 1847-Stamped Registered Cover Surfaces by Harvey Mirsky, Pennsylvania Postal Historian Nov 2007, Whole Number 173, p21.
PF 564866 - IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
Jordan & Brother were grocers at 121 North 3rd Street in Philadelphia (1851 McElroy’s). Also listed are Francis Jordan (1815-85) and John Jordan, Jr. (1808-1890) at the same address. John’s obituary in the Philadelphia Inquirer (3/25/1890, p2) also mentions he was president of the Manufacturers National Bank and director of the North Penn. It goes on to state that he retired from Jordan & Brother grocers in 1850 and turned his attention to the Historical Society, banking, railroads, and the Moravian Church. He also built the first furnace for making iron from anthracite coal. (The 1852 and 1855 editions of McElroy’s also list John Jr as a grocer so the date in the obituary may be incorrect.)
