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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 2, 18xx |
| From City | Woodstock |
| From State | VT |
| To City | Montpelier |
| To State | VT |
| Addressee | Mrs C. L. Dana |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 333525 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott No. 1). Margins except tiny nick at bottom, late impression, red grid, matching "Paid" handstamp and perfectly struck "Woodstock Vt. July 2 5 cts." c.d.s. on white envelope to Montpelier; stamp with tiny tear, Fine. Estimate $300-400
THIS UNUSUAL POSTMARK, WITH ITS INTEGRAL RATE, IS VERY RARE WITH THE 1847 ISSUE.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate. .
Provenance: Stanley.
Woodstock received no 1847 stamps of either denomination, though the eleven recorded covers suggests a supply was ordered from another office.
Hammer Price $350.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 262 Lot 287
Alexander listed as 7/2/xx
Robert A. Siegel auction Galleries Inc sale 366 lot 149
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 75 lot 446 realized 280
PF 333525
1 1847 5 red brown
SINGLE, RED GRID CANCEL, ON COVER ADDRESSED TO MONTPELIER VT, RED S/L "PAID" AND MATCHING WOODSTOCK, VT PMK AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover, The Stamp With A SMALL PIECE OUT AND SMALL TEAR AT BOTTOM.
PF 62719 decline opinion
THIS UNUSUAL POSTMARK, WITH ITS INTEGRAL RATE, IS VERY RARE WITH THE 1847 ISSUE.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate. .
Provenance: Stanley.
Woodstock received no 1847 stamps of either denomination, though the eleven recorded covers suggests a supply was ordered from another office.
Hammer Price $350.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 262 Lot 287
Alexander listed as 7/2/xx
Robert A. Siegel auction Galleries Inc sale 366 lot 149
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 75 lot 446 realized 280
PF 333525
1 1847 5 red brown
SINGLE, RED GRID CANCEL, ON COVER ADDRESSED TO MONTPELIER VT, RED S/L "PAID" AND MATCHING WOODSTOCK, VT PMK AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover, The Stamp With A SMALL PIECE OUT AND SMALL TEAR AT BOTTOM.
PF 62719 decline opinion
