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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | October 6, 18xx |
| From City | Potomac Steamboat |
| From State | WW |
| To City | Grahamville |
| To State | SC |
| Addressee | Mrs. J. Howard Smith |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 400933 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott No. 1). Vertical pair, full to large margins, tied by red grids on white envelope to Grahamville, S.C. with clear red "Potomac Steamboat Oct. 6" c.d.s.; part of address crossed out, pair with small crease at upper right, Fine and very scarce. Estimate $1,500-2,000 ¨Hammer Price $2,200.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 262, Lot 368
Postmark: circa 1848
Origin: UNITED STATES
Destination: Grahamville, South Carolina, UNITED STATES
Description: Letter to Grahamville South Carolina. Traveled South to Washington DC where it received the Potomac Steamboat Route Agents handstamp for route 2401. This route traveled between Washington DC and Aquia VI. The letter then traveled to Grahamville via the Great Southern Mails. Grahamville is inland from Myrtle Beach
PhilaMercury Cover #2400
Gordon Eubanks exhibit
Addressed to Mrs. J. Howard Smith in the same hand as 10/27/xx cover ID 14317.
Alexander listed as 10/6/xx
PF 400933
1 1847 5¢ red brown
VERTICAL PAIR, RED GRID CANCELS, ON COVER TO SOUTH CAROLINA "POTOMAC STEAMBOAT/OCT 6" PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, The Top Stamp With A Small Corner Crease AT TOP RIGHT, THE COVER WITH THE ADDRESSEE'S NAME OBLITERATED
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 738 lot 186 realized 650
Matthew Bennett International Sale 262, Lot 368
Postmark: circa 1848
Origin: UNITED STATES
Destination: Grahamville, South Carolina, UNITED STATES
Description: Letter to Grahamville South Carolina. Traveled South to Washington DC where it received the Potomac Steamboat Route Agents handstamp for route 2401. This route traveled between Washington DC and Aquia VI. The letter then traveled to Grahamville via the Great Southern Mails. Grahamville is inland from Myrtle Beach
PhilaMercury Cover #2400
Gordon Eubanks exhibit
Addressed to Mrs. J. Howard Smith in the same hand as 10/27/xx cover ID 14317.
Alexander listed as 10/6/xx
PF 400933
1 1847 5¢ red brown
VERTICAL PAIR, RED GRID CANCELS, ON COVER TO SOUTH CAROLINA "POTOMAC STEAMBOAT/OCT 6" PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, The Top Stamp With A Small Corner Crease AT TOP RIGHT, THE COVER WITH THE ADDRESSEE'S NAME OBLITERATED
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 738 lot 186 realized 650
