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| Scott Number | 09X1d |
|---|---|
| Date | July 25, 1845 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Constantine |
| To State | MI |
| Addressee | Pease J. Riley |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 503948 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 2 |
| Plate Position | 25 |
| Initials | RHM. RHM |
| Others |
Notes
The Only Recorded Cover with Two RHM Stamps
Lot 34 New York N.Y., 5c Black, RHM Initials (9X1d). Two singles, initials top to bottom, right stamp Position 33, large margins three sides, close at left which is not evident since the left stamp slightly overlaps, completely sound, left stamp Position 25, neatly pressed vertical filing crease ties stamp to cover, both cancelled by single pen stroke, red New-York 10 cts. 25 Jul. (1845) integral-rate circular datestamp with two matching strikes of Paid arc handstamp on folded letter datelined July 24, 1845, from A. Edmonds & Co. to Pease & Riley Esq. in Constantine Mich.
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE COVER WITH TWO COPIES OF THE 5-CENT NEW YORK WITH RHM INITIALS. ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF THE NEW YORK POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ISSUE AND NOT SEEN PUBLICLY SINCE 1936.
Shortly after the first day of issue, Postmaster Robert H. Morris decided to begin initialing the provisional stamps. July 17, 1845, is the earliest recorded date of use for a New York Postmaster's Provisional with validating initials (see Piller book, p. 61). The RHM initialed stamp is rare on cover, with fewer than 20 known, including the group from New Hamburgh. This is the only cover known bearing more than one stamp. There are no off-cover intact multiples known with the RHM signature, though there are two rejoined pairs, including one on Gray paper with RHM reading up.
In his outstanding series of Chronicle articles on the New York Postmaster's Provisional, Philip T. Wall discussed three ex Lapham rarities, wondering if they still existed. Unknown to him at the time, they were residing in the Frelinghuysen collection. One of the items discussed in Chronicle 111 (pp. 152-154) is the cover offered here. It was owned by Henry C. Gibson prior to 1922 and was discussed by Philip H. Ward in the March 11, 1923, issue of Mekeel's. Most of Gibson's world-class Postmasters' Provisionals collection was sold privately in February 1922, and this cover went to Henry G. Lapham. Lapham exhibited the cover at the 1926 New York International Exhibition and again at the Collector's Club of New York in April 1928. Frelinghuysen acquired the cover through Warren H. Colson with the other ex-Lapham New York Provisionals.
Ex Gibson and Lapham. Estimate $10,000-15,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 1020 realized 7500
PF 503948
9X1d 1845 5¢ black on bluish
TWO SINGLES, RIGHT STAMP POSITION 33, LEFT STAMP POSITION 25, BOTH CANCELLED BY SINGLE PEN STROKE, RED "NEW-YORK 10 CTS. 25 JUL." (1845) INTEGRAL-RATE CIRCULAR DATESTAMP WITH TWO MATCHING STRIKES OF "PAID" ARC HANDSTAMP ON FOLDED LETTER DATELINED JULY 24, 1845, FROM A. EDMONDS & CO. TO PEASE & RILEY ESQ. IN CONSTANTINE MICH.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE LEFT STAMP WITH A HEAVY VERTICAL FILE CREASE
Lot 34 New York N.Y., 5c Black, RHM Initials (9X1d). Two singles, initials top to bottom, right stamp Position 33, large margins three sides, close at left which is not evident since the left stamp slightly overlaps, completely sound, left stamp Position 25, neatly pressed vertical filing crease ties stamp to cover, both cancelled by single pen stroke, red New-York 10 cts. 25 Jul. (1845) integral-rate circular datestamp with two matching strikes of Paid arc handstamp on folded letter datelined July 24, 1845, from A. Edmonds & Co. to Pease & Riley Esq. in Constantine Mich.
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE COVER WITH TWO COPIES OF THE 5-CENT NEW YORK WITH RHM INITIALS. ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF THE NEW YORK POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ISSUE AND NOT SEEN PUBLICLY SINCE 1936.
Shortly after the first day of issue, Postmaster Robert H. Morris decided to begin initialing the provisional stamps. July 17, 1845, is the earliest recorded date of use for a New York Postmaster's Provisional with validating initials (see Piller book, p. 61). The RHM initialed stamp is rare on cover, with fewer than 20 known, including the group from New Hamburgh. This is the only cover known bearing more than one stamp. There are no off-cover intact multiples known with the RHM signature, though there are two rejoined pairs, including one on Gray paper with RHM reading up.
In his outstanding series of Chronicle articles on the New York Postmaster's Provisional, Philip T. Wall discussed three ex Lapham rarities, wondering if they still existed. Unknown to him at the time, they were residing in the Frelinghuysen collection. One of the items discussed in Chronicle 111 (pp. 152-154) is the cover offered here. It was owned by Henry C. Gibson prior to 1922 and was discussed by Philip H. Ward in the March 11, 1923, issue of Mekeel's. Most of Gibson's world-class Postmasters' Provisionals collection was sold privately in February 1922, and this cover went to Henry G. Lapham. Lapham exhibited the cover at the 1926 New York International Exhibition and again at the Collector's Club of New York in April 1928. Frelinghuysen acquired the cover through Warren H. Colson with the other ex-Lapham New York Provisionals.
Ex Gibson and Lapham. Estimate $10,000-15,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 1020 realized 7500
PF 503948
9X1d 1845 5¢ black on bluish
TWO SINGLES, RIGHT STAMP POSITION 33, LEFT STAMP POSITION 25, BOTH CANCELLED BY SINGLE PEN STROKE, RED "NEW-YORK 10 CTS. 25 JUL." (1845) INTEGRAL-RATE CIRCULAR DATESTAMP WITH TWO MATCHING STRIKES OF "PAID" ARC HANDSTAMP ON FOLDED LETTER DATELINED JULY 24, 1845, FROM A. EDMONDS & CO. TO PEASE & RILEY ESQ. IN CONSTANTINE MICH.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE LEFT STAMP WITH A HEAVY VERTICAL FILE CREASE
