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| Scott Number | 05X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | October 10, 1846 |
| From City | Brattleboro |
| From State | VT |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Lewis B. Woodruff |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 4 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 6 Brattleboro, Vt. 5c Buff (5X1). Fresh Deep color, clear margins all around, on small cover, Red "Paid" cancel on stamp and again on cover, Red Brattleboro, Vt. pmk. on cover, VF, signed on back by Ashbrook, Exceedingly Rare & Choice Cover
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 560 realized 14,500
Dated 10/10/46
Position 4
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 1048 lot 207 realized 22,000
Brattleboro Vt., 5c Black on Buff (5X1). Position 4, large margins to full, cancelled by red "PAID" handstamp, second strike at left, matching "Brattleboro Vt. Oct. 10" (1846) circular datestamp on bluish folded cover to L. B. Woodruff in New York City, faint vertical file fold well away from stamp, cover with trivial age spots, toned spot on back
EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE COVER WITH A SOUND FOUR-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE BRATTLEBORO POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. ONLY NINETEEN COVERS ARE RECORDED. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW WITH A SOUND FOUR-MARGIN STAMP.
The unpublished Brattleboro census by Philip T. Wall lists a total of 52 stamps, including 20 stamps on 19 covers.
For a history of the Brattleboro provisionals and this cover: http://siegelauctions.com/enc/pdf/Brattleboro.pdf
Signed by Stanley B. Ashbrook.
H R Harmer sale 967 Nov 15, 1955 (Alfred H. Caspary) lot 35
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 560 realized 14,500
Dated 10/10/46
Position 4
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 1048 lot 207 realized 22,000
Brattleboro Vt., 5c Black on Buff (5X1). Position 4, large margins to full, cancelled by red "PAID" handstamp, second strike at left, matching "Brattleboro Vt. Oct. 10" (1846) circular datestamp on bluish folded cover to L. B. Woodruff in New York City, faint vertical file fold well away from stamp, cover with trivial age spots, toned spot on back
EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE COVER WITH A SOUND FOUR-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE BRATTLEBORO POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. ONLY NINETEEN COVERS ARE RECORDED. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW WITH A SOUND FOUR-MARGIN STAMP.
The unpublished Brattleboro census by Philip T. Wall lists a total of 52 stamps, including 20 stamps on 19 covers.
For a history of the Brattleboro provisionals and this cover: http://siegelauctions.com/enc/pdf/Brattleboro.pdf
Signed by Stanley B. Ashbrook.
H R Harmer sale 967 Nov 15, 1955 (Alfred H. Caspary) lot 35
