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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 29, 18xx |
| From City | Wilkes Barre |
| From State | PA |
| To City | Tunkhannock |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | A. K. Peckham |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 604725 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 36 5c Brown (1). Ample to Large Margins, Rich Color, Bold Rectangular Grid of Squares, "Wilkes Barre Pa. Sep. 29" cds on buff Envelope to Tunkhannock Pa. , tiny mended opening fault at upper right, neatly pressed fold clear of stamp, still Very Fine, This Unusual Fancy Cancel is Believed To Be Unique on Cover (an off-cover stamp with same cancel was sold for $4,950 in a Sept. 1991 N.Y.C. auction), Ex Rohloff, Haas, Garrett . . . E. 2,000-3,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 realized 2600
Alexander listed as 9/29/xx
Lot 187 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, cancelled by large black rectangular grid of squares, matching "Wilkes Barre Pa. Sep. 29" circular datestamp on brown cover to Funkhannock Pa., tiny mended opening fault at upper right, light vertical file fold well away from stamp
VERY FINE AND DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THE WILKES BARRE RECTANGULAR GRID OF SQUARES CANCEL. ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1847 ISSUE WITH THIS CANCELLATION (THIS COVER WAS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE UNIQUE).
The other cover with the same markings and address is dated September 26 (ID #12181).
Ex Rohloff, Haas, Garrett, Kapiloff and Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 2000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 512 lot 72 realized 1100
Robert A. Siegel sale 1326 (2024 Rarities) lot 4043 realized 4750
PF 604725 IT IS A GENUINE USE, THE COVER PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED. (image)
Tunkhannock is a borough and county seat of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States located 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Wilkes-Barre.
Letter to Arron Kingsley Peckham (1815-1865), attorney
“Arron K. Peckham was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Judge Woodward, December. 1861, after which he declined to be a candidate for election to the position, and resumed his practice at Tunkhannock, where he remained until his death.” (Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, 1915, p66)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 realized 2600
Alexander listed as 9/29/xx
Lot 187 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, cancelled by large black rectangular grid of squares, matching "Wilkes Barre Pa. Sep. 29" circular datestamp on brown cover to Funkhannock Pa., tiny mended opening fault at upper right, light vertical file fold well away from stamp
VERY FINE AND DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THE WILKES BARRE RECTANGULAR GRID OF SQUARES CANCEL. ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1847 ISSUE WITH THIS CANCELLATION (THIS COVER WAS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE UNIQUE).
The other cover with the same markings and address is dated September 26 (ID #12181).
Ex Rohloff, Haas, Garrett, Kapiloff and Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 2000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 512 lot 72 realized 1100
Robert A. Siegel sale 1326 (2024 Rarities) lot 4043 realized 4750
PF 604725 IT IS A GENUINE USE, THE COVER PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED. (image)
Tunkhannock is a borough and county seat of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States located 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Wilkes-Barre.
Letter to Arron Kingsley Peckham (1815-1865), attorney
“Arron K. Peckham was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Judge Woodward, December. 1861, after which he declined to be a candidate for election to the position, and resumed his practice at Tunkhannock, where he remained until his death.” (Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, 1915, p66)
