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| Scott Number | 09X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 31, 1846 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Rotterdam |
| To State | Holland |
| Addressee | Brothers Nottebohm |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 499757 |
| Fake | Altered |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 35 |
| Initials | ACM |
| Others |
Notes
New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Position 35, large balanced margins, tied by single stroke of blue pen and double-struck red "Paid" arc handstamp, matching "New-York 5 Paid Jan. 31" foreign mail integral-rate circular datestamp on folded letter to Rotterdam, Holland, transit and receiving handstamps on back, ms "120" due marking beneath the stamp, an anomalous placement for which we have no explanation, and as such, sold as is, Philip Wall records only four covers to Holland, illustrated in Chronicle 105 (p.9), ex Boker, Grunin and Weill, with 1990 P.F. certificate as "genuinely used on cover"
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 999 lot 642 realized 1200
Christoph Gartner sale 17 lot 7429
Christoph Gartner sale 22 lot 6480
Chronicle 105
To Holland from New York, Jan. 31, 1846, directed "Hibernia, via Boston." "Hibernia" was scheduled to sail Jan. 31; unless she was delayed, this letter must have missed the sailing. Dutch 120 cents due.
PF 218427
9X1 1845 5¢ black on bluish
POS. #35 ON FL TO ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND RED S/L "PAID" AND BLUE MS CANCELS, RED NEW YORK PMK AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover
PF 499757
9X1 1845 5¢ black on bluish
SINGLE, POSITION 35 ON FOLDED LETTER TO ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND; RED S/L "PAID" AND BLUE MANUSCRIPT CANCELS WITH RED NEW YORK INTEGRAL RATE POSTMARK AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
THE SCOTT 9X1, ORIGINALLY AFFIXED AT UPPER RIGHT (BARELY TIED AT LOWER LEFT), WAS REMOVED AND PLACED IN ITS CURRENT POSITION WHERE A BLUE MANUSCRIPT LINE WAS DRAWN TO COVER A VERTICAL FILE CREASE, AND A FRAUDULENT "PAID" HANDSTAMP WAS APPLIED.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 999 lot 642 realized 1200
Christoph Gartner sale 17 lot 7429
Christoph Gartner sale 22 lot 6480
Chronicle 105
To Holland from New York, Jan. 31, 1846, directed "Hibernia, via Boston." "Hibernia" was scheduled to sail Jan. 31; unless she was delayed, this letter must have missed the sailing. Dutch 120 cents due.
PF 218427
9X1 1845 5¢ black on bluish
POS. #35 ON FL TO ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND RED S/L "PAID" AND BLUE MS CANCELS, RED NEW YORK PMK AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover
PF 499757
9X1 1845 5¢ black on bluish
SINGLE, POSITION 35 ON FOLDED LETTER TO ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND; RED S/L "PAID" AND BLUE MANUSCRIPT CANCELS WITH RED NEW YORK INTEGRAL RATE POSTMARK AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
THE SCOTT 9X1, ORIGINALLY AFFIXED AT UPPER RIGHT (BARELY TIED AT LOWER LEFT), WAS REMOVED AND PLACED IN ITS CURRENT POSITION WHERE A BLUE MANUSCRIPT LINE WAS DRAWN TO COVER A VERTICAL FILE CREASE, AND A FRAUDULENT "PAID" HANDSTAMP WAS APPLIED.
