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| Scott Number | 09X1d |
|---|---|
| Date | July 17, 1845 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New Haven |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Miss Maria Muller Brown |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 82195 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 33 |
| Initials | RHM |
| Others |
Notes
Earliest known cover with stamp initialed "RHM - July 17, 1845.
Chronicle 113
The date in the postmark is so indistinct that it cannot be determined even when the ultra violet light is used. However, the contents of the letter reveal that the postmark could not be prior to July 17 and strongly indicate this is the probable date the letter was postmarked.
Chronicle 98
Cover addressed to Miss Mari a Mullis Browne, New Haven, Conn. The postmark is July (?). Apparently the stamp is barely tied by two heavy horizontal black pen strokes. This cover was in the collection of Consul Klep which was sold by Willy Balasse in Brussels in 1956 and was again sold by Robert A. Siegel on Mach 9, 1957. The PAID is straight rather than slightly curved and is smaller than the usual New York PAID. T he postmark is not legible in the photographs in the Siegel and Balasse catalogues and the Siegel catalogue makes no mention of the date of the postmark. The description in the Balasse catalogue is in French but it apparently says the postmark is July 15, 1845. If this is true this would be a first day rover. I am skeptical of this cover because the PAID marking is not the type of strike that would have indicated mail that was prepaid at the New York Post Office. This stamp is position 33 and is in the upper right hand corner of the envelope.
PF 82195 9X1b genuine
H R Harmer sale 2518-20 (Oct 16, 1979) lot 9 realized 3400
Willy Balasse sale 156 (Mar 27, 1956, Consul Klep van Velthoven, courtesy APRL) lot 108 incorrectly dated Jul 15.
Chronicle 113
The date in the postmark is so indistinct that it cannot be determined even when the ultra violet light is used. However, the contents of the letter reveal that the postmark could not be prior to July 17 and strongly indicate this is the probable date the letter was postmarked.
Chronicle 98
Cover addressed to Miss Mari a Mullis Browne, New Haven, Conn. The postmark is July (?). Apparently the stamp is barely tied by two heavy horizontal black pen strokes. This cover was in the collection of Consul Klep which was sold by Willy Balasse in Brussels in 1956 and was again sold by Robert A. Siegel on Mach 9, 1957. The PAID is straight rather than slightly curved and is smaller than the usual New York PAID. T he postmark is not legible in the photographs in the Siegel and Balasse catalogues and the Siegel catalogue makes no mention of the date of the postmark. The description in the Balasse catalogue is in French but it apparently says the postmark is July 15, 1845. If this is true this would be a first day rover. I am skeptical of this cover because the PAID marking is not the type of strike that would have indicated mail that was prepaid at the New York Post Office. This stamp is position 33 and is in the upper right hand corner of the envelope.
PF 82195 9X1b genuine
H R Harmer sale 2518-20 (Oct 16, 1979) lot 9 realized 3400
Willy Balasse sale 156 (Mar 27, 1956, Consul Klep van Velthoven, courtesy APRL) lot 108 incorrectly dated Jul 15.
