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| Scott Number | 05X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 14, 1846 |
| From City | Brattleboro |
| From State | VT |
| To City | Hartford |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | James H. Wells |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 155058 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 6 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 107 Brattleboro Vt., 5c Black on Buff (5X1). Position 6, large even margins all around, tied by red "Paid" straightline, matching "Brattleboro Vt. 14 Sep." circular datestamp on 1846 blue folded letter to James H. Wells at Hartford Conn., a prior file fold thru stamp has been expertly pressed and the stamp -- previously scuffed along the crease -- has been skillfully touched up
EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY 19 COVERS WITH THE BRATTLEBORO POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ARE RECORDED. THIS TIED EXAMPLE COMES FROM THE WELLS CORRESPONDENCE AND IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL-APPEARING BRATTLEBORO COVERS KNOWN.
This cover was discovered in 1936 along with two other folded letters to Wells in Hartford, each with the Brattleboro provisional (one double franking). The unpublished Brattleboro census by Philip T. Wall lists a total of 52 stamps, including 20 stamps on 19 covers.
With 1985 P.F. certificate.
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 826 realized 19,000
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 296 lot 8 realized 5250
PF 155058
5X1
1846
5¢
buff
POSITION 4 TIED BY RED PAID ON FOLDED LETTER WITH RED BRATTLEBORO SEP. 14(1846) CDS
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuine POS. 1 CORRECTED, REMOVED, REPAIRED AND REPLACED ON THE FOLDED LETTER WHERE IT ORIGINATED
EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY 19 COVERS WITH THE BRATTLEBORO POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ARE RECORDED. THIS TIED EXAMPLE COMES FROM THE WELLS CORRESPONDENCE AND IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL-APPEARING BRATTLEBORO COVERS KNOWN.
This cover was discovered in 1936 along with two other folded letters to Wells in Hartford, each with the Brattleboro provisional (one double franking). The unpublished Brattleboro census by Philip T. Wall lists a total of 52 stamps, including 20 stamps on 19 covers.
With 1985 P.F. certificate.
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 826 realized 19,000
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 296 lot 8 realized 5250
PF 155058
5X1
1846
5¢
buff
POSITION 4 TIED BY RED PAID ON FOLDED LETTER WITH RED BRATTLEBORO SEP. 14(1846) CDS
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuine POS. 1 CORRECTED, REMOVED, REPAIRED AND REPLACED ON THE FOLDED LETTER WHERE IT ORIGINATED
