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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 11, 1848 |
| From City | Unknown |
| From State | Unknown |
| To City | Coburg |
| To State | Canada |
| Addressee | R. C. Robbins |
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| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Cover No. 2
5 1847 “ single on cover addressed to Cobourg, Canada West in March 1848. Here we have a cover apparently originating in the U. S. and exchanged thru Queenston from Lewiston, N.Y.? - and forwarded to Coburg, (correct spelling "'Cobourg), a town on the north shore of Lake Ontario, 69 miles N.E. of Toronto. This portion of a folded letter shows nothing more than is shown by the photograph. The original letter is missing and the only evidence of U. S. origin is the 51 1847 stamp. The manuscript marking in upper right which looks like "G' is the Canadian rate of "9 pence, currency." This was the rate per ounce for distances between 101 and 200 miles (8 pence sterling).
The question arises, did this cover actually originate in the U. S.? If so, why no postmark of a U. S. post office? If it originated elsewhere than at Lewiston why the absence of the postmark of origin and the postmark of Lewiston, N.Y., the exchange office with Queenston? The grids on the stamp are of U. S. origin(?) but the "tie" to cover is very minor. I think that due to the absence of the original letter that it is only fair to question the actual origin of the cover. For example, was this a prepaid Canadian stampless to which someone added the 5c 1847 stamp? Did the pen "PAID refer to the payment of 9d at Queenston? If the letter originated in the U. S" then the "PAID" referred to the 5c 1847 stamp(?) and 9d was due at Cobourg.
What about the stamp on this cover? If it originated, as we see it, then it had to come out of the first lot of 600,000 of the 5c stamps delivered by the engravers on June 3, 184?.
That number means 3000 impressions, and again the question arises - does this stamp, in color and sharpness of engraving, look like a stamp from that first consignment? After a careful examination of the cover and taking into consideration the various features mentioned above, I concluded that in all probability the cover is genuine, that it could have originated at Lewiston, N,Y., the 5c stamp was applied and canceled there and that the postmark is missing because of some reason not apparent.
Ashbrook Special Services, cover #2
Alexander listed as 3/11/48
5 1847 “ single on cover addressed to Cobourg, Canada West in March 1848. Here we have a cover apparently originating in the U. S. and exchanged thru Queenston from Lewiston, N.Y.? - and forwarded to Coburg, (correct spelling "'Cobourg), a town on the north shore of Lake Ontario, 69 miles N.E. of Toronto. This portion of a folded letter shows nothing more than is shown by the photograph. The original letter is missing and the only evidence of U. S. origin is the 51 1847 stamp. The manuscript marking in upper right which looks like "G' is the Canadian rate of "9 pence, currency." This was the rate per ounce for distances between 101 and 200 miles (8 pence sterling).
The question arises, did this cover actually originate in the U. S.? If so, why no postmark of a U. S. post office? If it originated elsewhere than at Lewiston why the absence of the postmark of origin and the postmark of Lewiston, N.Y., the exchange office with Queenston? The grids on the stamp are of U. S. origin(?) but the "tie" to cover is very minor. I think that due to the absence of the original letter that it is only fair to question the actual origin of the cover. For example, was this a prepaid Canadian stampless to which someone added the 5c 1847 stamp? Did the pen "PAID refer to the payment of 9d at Queenston? If the letter originated in the U. S" then the "PAID" referred to the 5c 1847 stamp(?) and 9d was due at Cobourg.
What about the stamp on this cover? If it originated, as we see it, then it had to come out of the first lot of 600,000 of the 5c stamps delivered by the engravers on June 3, 184?.
That number means 3000 impressions, and again the question arises - does this stamp, in color and sharpness of engraving, look like a stamp from that first consignment? After a careful examination of the cover and taking into consideration the various features mentioned above, I concluded that in all probability the cover is genuine, that it could have originated at Lewiston, N,Y., the 5c stamp was applied and canceled there and that the postmark is missing because of some reason not apparent.
Ashbrook Special Services, cover #2
Alexander listed as 3/11/48
