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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | October xx, 1850 |
| From City | Steamboat / Steamship |
| From State | WW |
| To City | Detroit |
| To State | MI |
| Addressee | Thos. H. Eaton |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 418054 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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| Others |
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PF 418054
2 1847 10¢ black SINGLE, RED "STEAM/BOAT" CANCEL, ON NEW YORK OCT 2, 1850 DATELINED FL TO DETROIT MI.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, THE STAMP WITH A TINY SCISSORS CUT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT MARGIN
Lot 20 10c, huge margins showing portion of adjoining stamps at left and top, small scissors cut at bottom well away from design, extremely fine, lightly tied by red postmark on 1850 folded letter bearing light inverted 2-kine steam boat marking to Detroit. Very attractive cover. Ex Gibson
Harmer sale 2831 (Dale / Lichtenstein 12) unsold
Alexander listed as xx/xx/xx
H R Harmer sale 2884 (Dale / Lichtenstein 22) lot 1 realized 1050
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 1109 lot 366 realized 750 indicates that the cover is datelined Oct 2, 1850 and has an inverted 2 line Albany NY Steam Boat marking.
Philip Ward Jr sale 12 June 14, 1944 (Henry C. Gibson) lot 27 realized 90
There are duplicate entries in Alexander's census for this cover.
2 1847 10¢ black SINGLE, RED "STEAM/BOAT" CANCEL, ON NEW YORK OCT 2, 1850 DATELINED FL TO DETROIT MI.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, THE STAMP WITH A TINY SCISSORS CUT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT MARGIN
Lot 20 10c, huge margins showing portion of adjoining stamps at left and top, small scissors cut at bottom well away from design, extremely fine, lightly tied by red postmark on 1850 folded letter bearing light inverted 2-kine steam boat marking to Detroit. Very attractive cover. Ex Gibson
Harmer sale 2831 (Dale / Lichtenstein 12) unsold
Alexander listed as xx/xx/xx
H R Harmer sale 2884 (Dale / Lichtenstein 22) lot 1 realized 1050
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 1109 lot 366 realized 750 indicates that the cover is datelined Oct 2, 1850 and has an inverted 2 line Albany NY Steam Boat marking.
Philip Ward Jr sale 12 June 14, 1944 (Henry C. Gibson) lot 27 realized 90
There are duplicate entries in Alexander's census for this cover.
