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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 10, 1850 |
| From City | Boston & Albany RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Concord |
| To State | NH |
| Addressee | Mrs Parker Pillsbury |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 223053 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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PF 223053
1 1847 5¢ red brown ON ILLUSTRATED ANTI-SLAVERY COVER TO NH, RED CORK CANCEL, RED BOSTON & ALBANY RR PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover And The Stamp With A LIGHTENED MANUSCRIPT.
James Valentine, Dundee propaganda cover (1 of 2 known, the other being No, A332, 6/14/51 from NYC to Middletown Conn)
Lot 185 5c Red Brown (1) four margins, lightened ms cancel, tied by red grids on English Propaganda envelope with glorious allover engraved design. Red Boston & Albany RR cds ms Paid. Part of the extensive Pillsbury transatlantic correspondence of which this lot includes a stampless example to England with docketing in the same hand as the propaganda cover, Hart states the letter was carried to the US privately and deposited at one of the Boston & Albany RR stations, all of which were within 300 miles of concord NH. Very fine showpiece of the highest order of rarity, PF certificate.
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 66 (Hart) realized 9500
Alexander listed as 5/10/50
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 484 lot 88 realized 2200
PF 2331 #1, genuine
1 1847 5¢ red brown ON ILLUSTRATED ANTI-SLAVERY COVER TO NH, RED CORK CANCEL, RED BOSTON & ALBANY RR PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover And The Stamp With A LIGHTENED MANUSCRIPT.
James Valentine, Dundee propaganda cover (1 of 2 known, the other being No, A332, 6/14/51 from NYC to Middletown Conn)
Lot 185 5c Red Brown (1) four margins, lightened ms cancel, tied by red grids on English Propaganda envelope with glorious allover engraved design. Red Boston & Albany RR cds ms Paid. Part of the extensive Pillsbury transatlantic correspondence of which this lot includes a stampless example to England with docketing in the same hand as the propaganda cover, Hart states the letter was carried to the US privately and deposited at one of the Boston & Albany RR stations, all of which were within 300 miles of concord NH. Very fine showpiece of the highest order of rarity, PF certificate.
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 66 (Hart) realized 9500
Alexander listed as 5/10/50
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 484 lot 88 realized 2200
PF 2331 #1, genuine
