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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 3, 1850 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Bordeaux |
| To State | France |
| Addressee | Cruse & Hirschfeld |
| Cert Author | Holcombe |
| Cert # | (1998) |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 1102 1850, Benjamin Franklin 5 c. brown tied by red grid cancel to entire letter from New York by Brit. Open Mail with steamer Niagara with French handstamp "COLONIES & c.ART.13" and transit mark from Calais with "15" decimes due handstamp to Bordeaux with arrival mark, stamp with horizontal faint ironed crease, certificate Holcombe (1998) and James von der Linden BPP (1997)
Heinrich Koehler Auctions sale 368 realized 440 euro
Not listed in Alexander
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 731 lot 700 realized 700 notes the letter is datelined New York Feb 4, 1850
Cherrystone sale 0720 lot 8006 realized 675
Red cds to the right of stamp reads FEB 3. Calais receiving mark reads Feb 19, 1850.
Cruse & Hirschfeld were wine merchants in Bordeaux, owned and operated by Herman Cruse
Heinrich Koehler Auctions sale 368 realized 440 euro
Not listed in Alexander
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 731 lot 700 realized 700 notes the letter is datelined New York Feb 4, 1850
Cherrystone sale 0720 lot 8006 realized 675
Red cds to the right of stamp reads FEB 3. Calais receiving mark reads Feb 19, 1850.
Cruse & Hirschfeld were wine merchants in Bordeaux, owned and operated by Herman Cruse
