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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 20, 18xx |
| From City | Fairmont |
| From State | VA |
| To City | Old Cambridge |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Miss Rebecca Pratt |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 258259 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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| Others |
Notes
1847, 10¢ black (Scott No. 2). Large margins on three sides, in at bottom, rich color and 1847, 10¢ black (Scott No. 2). Clear to large margins, pen canceled, on undated folded letter to Cambridge Mass., clear strike of "Fairmont Va. Aug. 20" c.d.s. in black in a striking typeface of local manufacture; lettersheet with some toning which slightly affects stamp, latter with minute faults, Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM FAIRMONT, AND A RARE USAGE OF THE 1847 STAMP FROM PRESENT DAY WEST VIRGINIA.
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
Fairmont received no supplies of either denomination. ¨
Hammer Price $1,150.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 266 Lot 1072
Matthew Bennett International Sale 338 lot 1350
Alexander listed as 8/20/xx
Matthew Bennett International sale 190 lot 304
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 274 lot 63 realized 60
PF 258259
2 1847 10¢ black
ON FOLDED LETTER TO OLD CAMBRIDGE, MASS., PEN CANCEL, FAIRMONT, VA. PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage ON A FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET: STAMP WITH SMALL TEARS AND CREASE
Letter sent in care of Dr. Silas Plympton (1797-1874)
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM FAIRMONT, AND A RARE USAGE OF THE 1847 STAMP FROM PRESENT DAY WEST VIRGINIA.
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
Fairmont received no supplies of either denomination. ¨
Hammer Price $1,150.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 266 Lot 1072
Matthew Bennett International Sale 338 lot 1350
Alexander listed as 8/20/xx
Matthew Bennett International sale 190 lot 304
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 274 lot 63 realized 60
PF 258259
2 1847 10¢ black
ON FOLDED LETTER TO OLD CAMBRIDGE, MASS., PEN CANCEL, FAIRMONT, VA. PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage ON A FOLDED ADDRESS SHEET: STAMP WITH SMALL TEARS AND CREASE
Letter sent in care of Dr. Silas Plympton (1797-1874)
