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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 20, 1849 |
| From City | Boston & Albany RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Troy |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | E. A. Peck |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 216700 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
PF 216700
1 1847 5¢ red brown BOTTOM MARGIN SINGLE ON FL TO TROY NY., RED GRID CANCEL AND MATCHING BOSTON & ALBANY RR PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover With A Horizontal Crease THROUGH THE SELVEDGE OF THE STAMP
Alexander listed as 3/20/49
Lot 214 5c Red Brown (1). Huge margins including sheet margin at bottom, ample at top, rich color, tied by unusual red diamond grid cancel, matching "Boston & Albany R.R. Mar. 20" circular datestamp on blue folded letter datelined "Canaan N.Y. March 20, 1849" to Troy N.Y., horizontal file fold affects sheet margin only, Extremely Fine appearance, this is actually a terminal marking as there was no Boston & Albany Railroad during the 1847 period, the route was over the Boston & Worcester Railroad and the Western Railroad which operated through trains between the two terminals, ex Boker, with 1989 P.F. certificate
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 1200
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 41 lot 411 realized 325
1 1847 5¢ red brown BOTTOM MARGIN SINGLE ON FL TO TROY NY., RED GRID CANCEL AND MATCHING BOSTON & ALBANY RR PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover With A Horizontal Crease THROUGH THE SELVEDGE OF THE STAMP
Alexander listed as 3/20/49
Lot 214 5c Red Brown (1). Huge margins including sheet margin at bottom, ample at top, rich color, tied by unusual red diamond grid cancel, matching "Boston & Albany R.R. Mar. 20" circular datestamp on blue folded letter datelined "Canaan N.Y. March 20, 1849" to Troy N.Y., horizontal file fold affects sheet margin only, Extremely Fine appearance, this is actually a terminal marking as there was no Boston & Albany Railroad during the 1847 period, the route was over the Boston & Worcester Railroad and the Western Railroad which operated through trains between the two terminals, ex Boker, with 1989 P.F. certificate
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 1200
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 41 lot 411 realized 325
