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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 25, 1848 |
| From City | Alexandria |
| From State | DC |
| To City | Charlottesville |
| To State | VA |
| Addressee | Rev R. K. Meade |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 512461 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 114 5c Dark Brown (1a). Large margins, rich "Chocolate" shade, tied by three clear strikes of black "5" in rectangular frame handstamp, matching "Alexandria D.C. Mar. 25" circular datestamp on 1848 folded cover to Charlottesville Va., vertical file folds well clear of stamps and marking, faint overall soiling, Extremely Fine, rare, this rate handstamp is associated with the Alexandria Postmaster's Provisional and is seldom found on the 1847 Issue, ex Gibson, Rust, Sampson, Kapiloff and Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 1200
Alexander listed as 3/25/48
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 681 lot 143 realized 1550
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 53 realized 2000
Robert A. Siegel sale 1228 (Gross IV) lot 431
March 25 can be made out from the cds. DC is hard to see.
Alexandria was retroceded to Virginia on July 9, 1846. The District of Columbia cancelation was obsolete.
PF 512461
1a 1847 5¢ dark brown
SINGLE, TIED BY TWO STRIKES OF BLACK "5" IN BOX ON 1848 FOLDED COVER TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA WITH BLACK ALEXANDRIA, VA PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A TINY SCISSORS CUT AT TOP LEFT; THE COVER LIGHTLY TONED.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 1200
Alexander listed as 3/25/48
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 681 lot 143 realized 1550
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 53 realized 2000
Robert A. Siegel sale 1228 (Gross IV) lot 431
March 25 can be made out from the cds. DC is hard to see.
Alexandria was retroceded to Virginia on July 9, 1846. The District of Columbia cancelation was obsolete.
PF 512461
1a 1847 5¢ dark brown
SINGLE, TIED BY TWO STRIKES OF BLACK "5" IN BOX ON 1848 FOLDED COVER TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA WITH BLACK ALEXANDRIA, VA PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A TINY SCISSORS CUT AT TOP LEFT; THE COVER LIGHTLY TONED.
