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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 29, 1850 |
| From City | Sugar Creek |
| From State | WI |
| To City | Cohoes |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Chas. M. Carleton |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Chronicle 62
7-29-50 black Sugar Creek to Cohoes, N.Y. Single
Notice the unusual Sugar Creek townmark used once as a canceller and once to signify postage due "v cents." This cover is also of interest because the postage on this one cover is paid in two ways, half by a stamp and half by cash.
The secret of the stamp on the Sugar Creek cover to Cohoes, N.Y. can be deduced from the letter itself. The writer had been to Milwaukee a day or two previous and had encountered there an old acquaintance from New York State. The Sugar Creek man was writing to a mutual friend to learn what attitude the folks back in Cohoes, and most particularly the Milwaukee man 's wife, now held toward him . It may be presumed that the Milwaukeean had left home under a cloud of public and private disapproval.
It also is a fair guess that he provided the stamp when he asked the other fellow to write the letter. The single live-cent stamp was only half enough for the destination. The Sugar Creek post office canceled the stamp with its very unusual 23 mm, town circle that included v Cents" and then wrote on the cover "Unpaid " placing a second strike of the v Cents" circle alongside to indicate the amount of postage due
Alexander listed as 7/29/50
Lot 198 5c Red Brown (1). Large to ample margins, cancelled by manuscript "X" and tied by black "Sugar Creek WI, V Cents, July 29" with integral Roman numeral rate circular datestamp on 1850 folded letter to Cohoes N.Y., underpaid 5c for the 10c over-300 miles rate and with second strike of the marking at upper right and manuscript "Unpaid", vertical file fold well away from stamp and markings, some slight soiling
VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE 1847 ISSUE FROM SUGAR CREEK, WISCONSIN. MORE IMPORTANT IS THE EXTREMELY UNUSUAL CONFIGURATION OF THE TOWN MARKING WITH INTEGRAL ROMAN NUMERAL RATE.
This is the only reported use of the 1847 Issue from Sugar Creek, Wisconsin. This cover was the subject of an article in Chronicle 62, which notes "The writer had been to Milwaukee a day or two previous and had encountered there an old acquaintance from New York State. The Sugar Creek man was writing to a mutual friend to learn what attitude the folks back in Cohoes, and most particularly the Milwaukee man's wife, now held toward him. It may be presumed that the Milwaukeean had left home under a cloud of public and private disapproval. It also is a fair guess that he provided the stamp when he asked the other fellow to write the letter. The single five-cent stamp was only half enough for the destination."
Ex Jack Dick and Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 2200
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 622 lot 478 realized 1400
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 204 lot 48 realized 170
Robert A. Siegel sale 1338 lot 468 realized 1600
7-29-50 black Sugar Creek to Cohoes, N.Y. Single
Notice the unusual Sugar Creek townmark used once as a canceller and once to signify postage due "v cents." This cover is also of interest because the postage on this one cover is paid in two ways, half by a stamp and half by cash.
The secret of the stamp on the Sugar Creek cover to Cohoes, N.Y. can be deduced from the letter itself. The writer had been to Milwaukee a day or two previous and had encountered there an old acquaintance from New York State. The Sugar Creek man was writing to a mutual friend to learn what attitude the folks back in Cohoes, and most particularly the Milwaukee man 's wife, now held toward him . It may be presumed that the Milwaukeean had left home under a cloud of public and private disapproval.
It also is a fair guess that he provided the stamp when he asked the other fellow to write the letter. The single live-cent stamp was only half enough for the destination. The Sugar Creek post office canceled the stamp with its very unusual 23 mm, town circle that included v Cents" and then wrote on the cover "Unpaid " placing a second strike of the v Cents" circle alongside to indicate the amount of postage due
Alexander listed as 7/29/50
Lot 198 5c Red Brown (1). Large to ample margins, cancelled by manuscript "X" and tied by black "Sugar Creek WI, V Cents, July 29" with integral Roman numeral rate circular datestamp on 1850 folded letter to Cohoes N.Y., underpaid 5c for the 10c over-300 miles rate and with second strike of the marking at upper right and manuscript "Unpaid", vertical file fold well away from stamp and markings, some slight soiling
VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE 1847 ISSUE FROM SUGAR CREEK, WISCONSIN. MORE IMPORTANT IS THE EXTREMELY UNUSUAL CONFIGURATION OF THE TOWN MARKING WITH INTEGRAL ROMAN NUMERAL RATE.
This is the only reported use of the 1847 Issue from Sugar Creek, Wisconsin. This cover was the subject of an article in Chronicle 62, which notes "The writer had been to Milwaukee a day or two previous and had encountered there an old acquaintance from New York State. The Sugar Creek man was writing to a mutual friend to learn what attitude the folks back in Cohoes, and most particularly the Milwaukee man's wife, now held toward him. It may be presumed that the Milwaukeean had left home under a cloud of public and private disapproval. It also is a fair guess that he provided the stamp when he asked the other fellow to write the letter. The single five-cent stamp was only half enough for the destination."
Ex Jack Dick and Boker
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 realized 2200
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 622 lot 478 realized 1400
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 204 lot 48 realized 170
Robert A. Siegel sale 1338 lot 468 realized 1600
