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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 5, 1847 |
| From City | Wheeling |
| From State | VA |
| To City | South Lee |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Owen & Hurlburt |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 564931 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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| Others |
Notes
Chronicle 83
In the upper left corner is a fourth of the 7 bar enclosed circular grid that was struck in red as a control mark al the Wheeling post office. Also a grid cancellation in blue ties this stamp to the cover.
Alexander listed as 11/5/47
Lot 164 10c Black (2), clear to large margins, cancelled by red Wheeling Virginia Precancel, tied by blue grid on Nov 1847 folded letter to South Lee, Mass, matching Wheeling Va cds and ms Paid, light toning along vertical fold, very fine, probably the finest of the four known 10c covers, illustrated in Brookman, Vol 1, p72
Robert G Kaufmann sale 66 (Hart) realized 42,500
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 46 realized 35,000
PF 564931 - IT IS A GENUINE USAGE (image)
Cover illustrated in CCP Vol 42 #4, p208 in article by C. C. Hart
In the upper left corner is a fourth of the 7 bar enclosed circular grid that was struck in red as a control mark al the Wheeling post office. Also a grid cancellation in blue ties this stamp to the cover.
Alexander listed as 11/5/47
Lot 164 10c Black (2), clear to large margins, cancelled by red Wheeling Virginia Precancel, tied by blue grid on Nov 1847 folded letter to South Lee, Mass, matching Wheeling Va cds and ms Paid, light toning along vertical fold, very fine, probably the finest of the four known 10c covers, illustrated in Brookman, Vol 1, p72
Robert G Kaufmann sale 66 (Hart) realized 42,500
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 46 realized 35,000
PF 564931 - IT IS A GENUINE USAGE (image)
Cover illustrated in CCP Vol 42 #4, p208 in article by C. C. Hart
