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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 2, 1849 |
| From City | Eastern RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Waterford |
| To State | ME |
| Addressee | Oliver Porter |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 160058 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 316 U.S.; General Issues, 1847, 5¢ on Cover with Railroad Cancel, #1.
Faint red grid cancel on 3 margin copy, it is genuinely used on cove and the stamp has been removed and replaced", Eastern R.R. in red at left, to Waterford, ME, Fine, PF (1986) cert. , may be unique usage for this issue .
Estimate $750-1,000.
Harmer Schau sale 86 realized 748
Alexander listed as 5/2/xx
PF 160058
1 1847 5¢ red brown
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover And The Stamp Has Been Removed And Replaced
Harmers International sale 8 lot 67 realized 170
Robert A. Siegel sale 9035 (Aug 2025) lot 10134 realized 170 (image)
Letter datelined Lynn [Mass] May 1, 1849
Oliver Porter (1802-1886) was an undertaker and merchant in Waterford. He ran the store for over 35 years, selling it to Florence Rounds and her son, Lawrence Rexford, who renamed it Round's Store and the family operated it until 1985. (Waterford Historical Society, Waterford Echoes, Vol 8. No. 1, Spring 1989)
Faint red grid cancel on 3 margin copy, it is genuinely used on cove and the stamp has been removed and replaced", Eastern R.R. in red at left, to Waterford, ME, Fine, PF (1986) cert. , may be unique usage for this issue .
Estimate $750-1,000.
Harmer Schau sale 86 realized 748
Alexander listed as 5/2/xx
PF 160058
1 1847 5¢ red brown
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover And The Stamp Has Been Removed And Replaced
Harmers International sale 8 lot 67 realized 170
Robert A. Siegel sale 9035 (Aug 2025) lot 10134 realized 170 (image)
Letter datelined Lynn [Mass] May 1, 1849
Oliver Porter (1802-1886) was an undertaker and merchant in Waterford. He ran the store for over 35 years, selling it to Florence Rounds and her son, Lawrence Rexford, who renamed it Round's Store and the family operated it until 1985. (Waterford Historical Society, Waterford Echoes, Vol 8. No. 1, Spring 1989)
