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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 19, 1849 |
| From City | Apalachicola |
| From State | FL |
| To City | Savannah |
| To State | GA |
| Addressee | George Hall |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 1327 1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), horizontal pair, small margins to barely shaved at left, canceled by red grids and tied by totally illegible red Apalachicola circular datestamp on 1849 folded letter to Savannah, Ga., datelined "Apalacha 19th Feby 1849", handstamped red "10" and endorsed "Paid Mail", Very Fine, not recorded in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
The Alexander Census records only six 5¢ Apalachicola covers (all to New York), despite the fact that Apalachicola received 4,300 5¢ stamps.
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 659 unsold
Not listed in Alexander
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 662 lot 1125 realized 561
George Hall was a merchant in Savannah, involved in both the trade of cotton, to London and Amsterdam, as well as slaves, under the firm of Hall & Hoyt. He was also a partner in the Savanna Steam Sawmill.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
The Alexander Census records only six 5¢ Apalachicola covers (all to New York), despite the fact that Apalachicola received 4,300 5¢ stamps.
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 659 unsold
Not listed in Alexander
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 662 lot 1125 realized 561
George Hall was a merchant in Savannah, involved in both the trade of cotton, to London and Amsterdam, as well as slaves, under the firm of Hall & Hoyt. He was also a partner in the Savanna Steam Sawmill.
