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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | October 5, 1849 |
| From City | Hudson River Mail |
| From State | WW |
| To City | Toronto |
| To State | Canada |
| Addressee | Foy & Austin |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 512264 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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Ashbrook Special Services cover 309
Photograph No 309 illustrates a most interesting, unusual and rare 10¢ 1847 cover. It is a blue folded letter from NeT York City, addressed to Toronto, C.W. (Canada West), Inside, the letter is dated New York Oct 5, 18/+9. On the face are two postmarks - a red "HUDSON RIV. MAIL N.Y OCT 5" (30 mm) and a black "QUEENSTON-U.C. OCT 7, 1849."
ROUTE #809
The red postmark and grid on the stamp was applied by a mail agent. In charge of the U. S. mail on a contract mail steamboat traveling the Hudson River between New York and Albany and Troy, N. Y. This was US steamboat Mail Route #809. See the February and March1956 issues of this Service, paces 467 and 476, and also Photograph #244 of a cover with a pair of the 5¢ 1847 tied by two strikes in red of the round grid of the "Hudson Riv. Mail" with 17 wavy lines.
Again referring to the accompanying photograph #309, please notice that the 10¢ stanp is not canceled by the above mention6d round grid with 17 lines but rather by a small rectangular shaped grid with diagonal bars that are rather wide. This is in a pale red. I have seen very few examples of this odd grid and hence have little knowledge of it. I imagine it must be very scarce.
Elliott Perry illustrated a drawing; and mentioned it in Issue No. 23 of his "Pat Paragraphs" (August 1935). I do not know if this tracing No. 26 on his page 557 with some 15 diagonal bars is accurate or not.
Incidentally, his drawing on the same page of the round 17 bar grid is inaccurate as the bars are straight, rather than wavy (# 37). His mention of these two grids will be found on page 560 of his "Pats" {23 - under the heading "HUDSON RIVE R MAIL," from which I quote as follows: "No evidence appears that any route agent on route No. 809 was supplied with a handstnmp canceller until late in May 1849. The 17 bar grid (# 27) appears to have been in use about six months and to have been succeeded by the small truncated grid (#'26) in September or October 1849." (unquote)
Matthew Bennett International Sale 197 lot 279
Alexander listed as 10/5/49
Lot 277 10c Black (2). Full to ample margins, cancelled by red 15-bar rectangular grid cancel with matching "Hudson Riv. Mail N.Y. Oct. 5" (1849) route agent's circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Toronto, Canada, "Queenston U.C. Oct. 7, 1849" circular datestamp, manuscript "4-1/2" rate, Toronto receiving backstamp (Oct. 8), vertical file fold, small spindle tear at top right not affecting stamp or markings
VERY FINE. A RARE 1847 ISSUE COVER TO CANADA WITH THE HUDSON RIVER MAIL ROUTE AGENT'S MARKING AND THE RECTANGULAR 15-BAR GRID, OF WHICH TWO EXAMPLES ARE REPORTED.
Stanley B. Ashbrook's notes on back read, "This stamp is cancelled by a rare wide bar grid which is different from the well-known wavy line grid..." Ex Emerson
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 3000
PF 512264
2 1847 10¢ black
SINGLE, CANCELLED BY RED 15-BAR RECTANGULAR GRID CANCEL WITH MATCHING "HUDSON RIV. MAIL N.Y. OCT. 5" (1849) CIRCULAR DATESTAMP ON FOLDED LETTER TO TORONTO, CANADA, "QUEENSTON U.C. OCT. 7, 1849" CIRCULAR DATESTAMP, MANUSCRIPT "4-1/2" RATE, TORONTO RECEIVING BACKSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE COVER WITH A SMALL TEAR AT TOP RIGHT
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 681 lot 237 realized 1900
Photograph No 309 illustrates a most interesting, unusual and rare 10¢ 1847 cover. It is a blue folded letter from NeT York City, addressed to Toronto, C.W. (Canada West), Inside, the letter is dated New York Oct 5, 18/+9. On the face are two postmarks - a red "HUDSON RIV. MAIL N.Y OCT 5" (30 mm) and a black "QUEENSTON-U.C. OCT 7, 1849."
ROUTE #809
The red postmark and grid on the stamp was applied by a mail agent. In charge of the U. S. mail on a contract mail steamboat traveling the Hudson River between New York and Albany and Troy, N. Y. This was US steamboat Mail Route #809. See the February and March1956 issues of this Service, paces 467 and 476, and also Photograph #244 of a cover with a pair of the 5¢ 1847 tied by two strikes in red of the round grid of the "Hudson Riv. Mail" with 17 wavy lines.
Again referring to the accompanying photograph #309, please notice that the 10¢ stanp is not canceled by the above mention6d round grid with 17 lines but rather by a small rectangular shaped grid with diagonal bars that are rather wide. This is in a pale red. I have seen very few examples of this odd grid and hence have little knowledge of it. I imagine it must be very scarce.
Elliott Perry illustrated a drawing; and mentioned it in Issue No. 23 of his "Pat Paragraphs" (August 1935). I do not know if this tracing No. 26 on his page 557 with some 15 diagonal bars is accurate or not.
Incidentally, his drawing on the same page of the round 17 bar grid is inaccurate as the bars are straight, rather than wavy (# 37). His mention of these two grids will be found on page 560 of his "Pats" {23 - under the heading "HUDSON RIVE R MAIL," from which I quote as follows: "No evidence appears that any route agent on route No. 809 was supplied with a handstnmp canceller until late in May 1849. The 17 bar grid (# 27) appears to have been in use about six months and to have been succeeded by the small truncated grid (#'26) in September or October 1849." (unquote)
Matthew Bennett International Sale 197 lot 279
Alexander listed as 10/5/49
Lot 277 10c Black (2). Full to ample margins, cancelled by red 15-bar rectangular grid cancel with matching "Hudson Riv. Mail N.Y. Oct. 5" (1849) route agent's circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Toronto, Canada, "Queenston U.C. Oct. 7, 1849" circular datestamp, manuscript "4-1/2" rate, Toronto receiving backstamp (Oct. 8), vertical file fold, small spindle tear at top right not affecting stamp or markings
VERY FINE. A RARE 1847 ISSUE COVER TO CANADA WITH THE HUDSON RIVER MAIL ROUTE AGENT'S MARKING AND THE RECTANGULAR 15-BAR GRID, OF WHICH TWO EXAMPLES ARE REPORTED.
Stanley B. Ashbrook's notes on back read, "This stamp is cancelled by a rare wide bar grid which is different from the well-known wavy line grid..." Ex Emerson
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 3000
PF 512264
2 1847 10¢ black
SINGLE, CANCELLED BY RED 15-BAR RECTANGULAR GRID CANCEL WITH MATCHING "HUDSON RIV. MAIL N.Y. OCT. 5" (1849) CIRCULAR DATESTAMP ON FOLDED LETTER TO TORONTO, CANADA, "QUEENSTON U.C. OCT. 7, 1849" CIRCULAR DATESTAMP, MANUSCRIPT "4-1/2" RATE, TORONTO RECEIVING BACKSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE COVER WITH A SMALL TEAR AT TOP RIGHT
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 681 lot 237 realized 1900
