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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 29, 1850 |
| From City | Wilmington & Raleigh RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Gand |
| To State | Belgium |
| Addressee | J. De Coster |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 512214 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 32 5c Brown Orange (1b). Clear to Large Margins, light crease, Wonderful Color and Impression, Odd Blue Grid cancel, matching "Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad" pmk. on March 1850 Folded Letter to Belgium, Stamp tied by Red Rating Rectangle, Colorful and Very Attractive 1847 Issue Foreign Usage
E. 2,000-5,000
Realized 7,500.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 679
Lot 47 5c Orange Brown (1b), clear to large margins, attractive shade, clear impression, indistinct blue (propeller) cancel, used on fresh 1850 blue folded letter from Charleston SC to Belgium, blue Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad Mar 29 datestamp, red boxed Belgian accountancy handstamp ties the stamp on the cover, various ms rate marks, ms ˜per Steamer' Niagara from Boston the 3rd of April, French transit and Gand backstamps, cover file folds, one of which crosses the adhesive.
Very fine and attractive combination Railroad and foreign destination usage
Note: Jon Rose in Classic United States Imperforate Stamps, 1999 cites six 5c 1847 covers addressed to Belgium (p 14) est. $5000-7000
Ishikawa Christies 1993 sale 7726 realized 8,050
Alexander listed as 3/29/50
Lot 317 5c Orange Brown (1b). Large margins to clear, detailed impression, cancelled by blue cork, matching "Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Mar. 29" circular datestamp on blue 1850 folded letter to Gand, Belgium, from De Coster correspondence, sender's directive "per Steamer Niagara from Boston the 3rd of April", carried on that Cunarder which arrived in Liverpool April 16, red rectangular accounting handstamp also ties stamp, blue manuscript "16" decimes due, vertical file fold well away from stamp, light horizontal file fold barely affects stamp
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A COLORFUL AND FASCINATING 1847 ISSUE COVER CARRIED BY RAILROAD TO BOSTON AND THEN BY CUNARD STEAMSHIP TO ENGLAND FOR TRANSPORTATION ACROSS THE CHANNEL TO THE FINAL DESTINATION IN BELGIUM.
A total of eight covers with stamps of the 1847 Issue are known addressed to Belgium, including three with single copies of the 5c, three with pairs of the 5c, two with single copies of the 10c and the famous combination cover with a strip of three of the 10c and single 5c used in the Retaliatory Rate period. Only three of these bear a railroad cancel (all from the Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad); two of the three are single frankings.
Ex Ishikawa and Hackmey.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 1041 realized 3750
Robert A. Siegel sale 1284 (Yellowstone) lot 624 realized 4250
PF 512214
1b 1847 5¢ orange brown
SINGLE, CANCELLED BY BLUE CORK, MATCHING "WILMINGTON & RALEIGH RAIL ROAD MAR. 29" CIRCULAR DATESTAMP ON 1850 FOLDED LETTER TO GAND, BELGIUM, RED RECTANGULAR ACCOUNTING HANDSTAMP ALSO TIES STAMP, BLUE MANUSCRIPT "16" DECIMES DUE.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A LIGHT HORIZONTAL FILE CREASE AT BOTTOM
E. 2,000-5,000
Realized 7,500.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 679
Lot 47 5c Orange Brown (1b), clear to large margins, attractive shade, clear impression, indistinct blue (propeller) cancel, used on fresh 1850 blue folded letter from Charleston SC to Belgium, blue Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad Mar 29 datestamp, red boxed Belgian accountancy handstamp ties the stamp on the cover, various ms rate marks, ms ˜per Steamer' Niagara from Boston the 3rd of April, French transit and Gand backstamps, cover file folds, one of which crosses the adhesive.
Very fine and attractive combination Railroad and foreign destination usage
Note: Jon Rose in Classic United States Imperforate Stamps, 1999 cites six 5c 1847 covers addressed to Belgium (p 14) est. $5000-7000
Ishikawa Christies 1993 sale 7726 realized 8,050
Alexander listed as 3/29/50
Lot 317 5c Orange Brown (1b). Large margins to clear, detailed impression, cancelled by blue cork, matching "Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Mar. 29" circular datestamp on blue 1850 folded letter to Gand, Belgium, from De Coster correspondence, sender's directive "per Steamer Niagara from Boston the 3rd of April", carried on that Cunarder which arrived in Liverpool April 16, red rectangular accounting handstamp also ties stamp, blue manuscript "16" decimes due, vertical file fold well away from stamp, light horizontal file fold barely affects stamp
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A COLORFUL AND FASCINATING 1847 ISSUE COVER CARRIED BY RAILROAD TO BOSTON AND THEN BY CUNARD STEAMSHIP TO ENGLAND FOR TRANSPORTATION ACROSS THE CHANNEL TO THE FINAL DESTINATION IN BELGIUM.
A total of eight covers with stamps of the 1847 Issue are known addressed to Belgium, including three with single copies of the 5c, three with pairs of the 5c, two with single copies of the 10c and the famous combination cover with a strip of three of the 10c and single 5c used in the Retaliatory Rate period. Only three of these bear a railroad cancel (all from the Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad); two of the three are single frankings.
Ex Ishikawa and Hackmey.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 1041 realized 3750
Robert A. Siegel sale 1284 (Yellowstone) lot 624 realized 4250
PF 512214
1b 1847 5¢ orange brown
SINGLE, CANCELLED BY BLUE CORK, MATCHING "WILMINGTON & RALEIGH RAIL ROAD MAR. 29" CIRCULAR DATESTAMP ON 1850 FOLDED LETTER TO GAND, BELGIUM, RED RECTANGULAR ACCOUNTING HANDSTAMP ALSO TIES STAMP, BLUE MANUSCRIPT "16" DECIMES DUE.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A LIGHT HORIZONTAL FILE CREASE AT BOTTOM
