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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 13, 1851 |
| From City | Nashville |
| From State | TN |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Hewitt, Lees & Co |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 564990 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 20 5c Red Brown (1), horizontal pair, ample to large margins, attractive shade, clear impression, just tied by light blue grids on fresh 1851 folded letter to New York, matching Nashville Te. Feb 13 datestamp, bold large oval Wesley Wheless Banking House, Nashville Tenn. handstamp return card, letter with bank's printed heading dated Feby 12, 1851, extremely fine.
Provenance: Katharine Matthies collection
Literature: Illustrated in The Chronicle, Vol. 32, No 4, 1990, p231
Note: Hugh J. and David J. Baker recorded only four 5c covers used from Tennessee although this listing is somewhat outdated. est. $3000-5000.
Christie's sale 7726 Sep 28-29, 1993 realized 8050
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 353 lot 126 realized 800
Alexander listed as 2/13/51
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 57 realized 7500 (image)
PF 276505
1 1847 5c red brown
HORIZ. PAIR ON 1851 FL TO LETTER TO NY., "WESLEY WHELESS/BANKING HOUSE/NASHVILLE TENN." CORNER CARD H/S, BLUE NASHVILLE PMKS.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
PF 564990 - IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
PF 56028 1b, genuine use on folded letter that has Wesley Wheless Banking House in oval
(James) Hewitt, (James) Lees & Co were commission merchants at 5 Bridge Street in NYC (1849 Doggett’s)
Provenance: Katharine Matthies collection
Literature: Illustrated in The Chronicle, Vol. 32, No 4, 1990, p231
Note: Hugh J. and David J. Baker recorded only four 5c covers used from Tennessee although this listing is somewhat outdated. est. $3000-5000.
Christie's sale 7726 Sep 28-29, 1993 realized 8050
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 353 lot 126 realized 800
Alexander listed as 2/13/51
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 57 realized 7500 (image)
PF 276505
1 1847 5c red brown
HORIZ. PAIR ON 1851 FL TO LETTER TO NY., "WESLEY WHELESS/BANKING HOUSE/NASHVILLE TENN." CORNER CARD H/S, BLUE NASHVILLE PMKS.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
PF 564990 - IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
PF 56028 1b, genuine use on folded letter that has Wesley Wheless Banking House in oval
(James) Hewitt, (James) Lees & Co were commission merchants at 5 Bridge Street in NYC (1849 Doggett’s)
