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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 15, 1850 |
| From City | Bennington |
| From State | VT |
| To City | Middlebury |
| To State | VT |
| Addressee | Sam'l Swift |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 0.5 |
| Bisect | LR |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 26 10c right diagonal half, full margins, parallel small scissor cut, still very fine, neatly tied by Bennington red grid cancel on 1850 folded letter to Middlebury, bearing red Bennington Vt. Jul 15 postmark
H R Harmer sale 2831 (Dale / Lichtenstein 12) realized 11,500
H R Harmer sale 2884 (Dale / Lichtenstein 22) lot 3 realized 8500
Also, The United States 1847 Issue by Dr Carroll Chase, The Philatelic Gazette, Vol 6, 1916 p258, fig 36
Alexander listed as 7/15/50
Lot 209 10c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 5c (2a). Bottom right diagonal half, large to ample margins, detailed impression, tied across the cut by clearly struck red grid cancel, matching "Bennington Vt. Jul. 15" (with "East" removed) circular datestamp on blue 1850 folded letter to Samuel Swift in Middlebury Vt., stamp has very slight bend from placement over a light stationery fold (it is not a filing crease)
EXTREMELY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED BISECT OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE USED FROM BENNINGTON, VERMONT. POSTMASTERS IN VERMONT HAD A COMMON TENDENCY TO APPLY POSTMARKS AND CANCELLATIONS VERY CAREFULLY, AS THIS SUPERB BISECT COVER DEMONSTRATES.
Illustrated in an article titled The United States 1847 Issue by Dr. Carroll Chase in The Philatelic Gazette, Vol. 6 of 1916, p. 258, fig. 36. Ex Ackerman, Gibson, Dale-Lichtenstein and Boker.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 8500
Illustrated in The Postal History of Vermont, CC Handbook 21, p160
Philip Ward Jr sale 12 June 14, 1944 (Henry C. Gibson) lot 30 realized 420
H R Harmer sale 2831 (Dale / Lichtenstein 12) realized 11,500
H R Harmer sale 2884 (Dale / Lichtenstein 22) lot 3 realized 8500
Also, The United States 1847 Issue by Dr Carroll Chase, The Philatelic Gazette, Vol 6, 1916 p258, fig 36
Alexander listed as 7/15/50
Lot 209 10c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 5c (2a). Bottom right diagonal half, large to ample margins, detailed impression, tied across the cut by clearly struck red grid cancel, matching "Bennington Vt. Jul. 15" (with "East" removed) circular datestamp on blue 1850 folded letter to Samuel Swift in Middlebury Vt., stamp has very slight bend from placement over a light stationery fold (it is not a filing crease)
EXTREMELY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED BISECT OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE USED FROM BENNINGTON, VERMONT. POSTMASTERS IN VERMONT HAD A COMMON TENDENCY TO APPLY POSTMARKS AND CANCELLATIONS VERY CAREFULLY, AS THIS SUPERB BISECT COVER DEMONSTRATES.
Illustrated in an article titled The United States 1847 Issue by Dr. Carroll Chase in The Philatelic Gazette, Vol. 6 of 1916, p. 258, fig. 36. Ex Ackerman, Gibson, Dale-Lichtenstein and Boker.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 8500
Illustrated in The Postal History of Vermont, CC Handbook 21, p160
Philip Ward Jr sale 12 June 14, 1944 (Henry C. Gibson) lot 30 realized 420
