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| Scott Number | 09X3 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 8, 1846 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New Canaan |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Miss Julia C. Noyes |
| Cert Author | RPS |
| Cert # | (1994) |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 4 |
| Initials | ACM |
| Others |
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Lot No. 222 1845/46: 5 c. black on greyish wove paper, four margined example pre-cancelled "ACM" in magenta ink and cancelled by pen stroke in blue, used on 1846 entire letter to Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Curved "Paid" and circular "New York-5 Cts" in red at right. The adhesive (which shows double transfer) has been removed and replaced but nevertheless a scarce entire of fine appearance. Cert. RPS (1994)
Corinphila Nov 29-Dec 3, 2010 auction sold for 750 CHF ($773)
Lot 120 #9X1 5c black position 4, double transfer, ample to huge margins, lightly cancelled by two thin blue pen strokes, red PAID and New York / 5 cts postmark on a Dec 8, 1846 folded letter to New Canaan, Conn., light overall cover aging, the stamp is very fine.
Farrington sale Ivy Shreve & Mader, Sept 17, 1992
Mark Schwartz writes "I strongly suspect that this is not a gray paper.
Every source I have seen indicates that the gray and blue paper varieties were in the last printing that was received in NY in early January 1847. Those sources state that all known copies of gray and blue papers on cover are dated after that. While the first statement may in fact be based on the second, if sheets of the blue or gray papers stamps were delivered to the NY PO before Jan. 1847, I would suggest that there would be more examples with earlier than Jan. or Fe. 1847 postmarks.
While the cited Royal Philatelic Society certificate seems to state greyish paper, I am not entirely comfortable with their expertise in this area. I might feel differently about a PF certificate. Also, the indication that the stamp had been removed makes me wonder whether the same stamp that had been removed, was replaced on this cover, or whether a different, more attractive stamp could have been used.
Also, note that the Ivy sale did not mention gray paper, which they certainly should have as it would have increased the sale price."
Corinphila Nov 29-Dec 3, 2010 auction sold for 750 CHF ($773)
Lot 120 #9X1 5c black position 4, double transfer, ample to huge margins, lightly cancelled by two thin blue pen strokes, red PAID and New York / 5 cts postmark on a Dec 8, 1846 folded letter to New Canaan, Conn., light overall cover aging, the stamp is very fine.
Farrington sale Ivy Shreve & Mader, Sept 17, 1992
Mark Schwartz writes "I strongly suspect that this is not a gray paper.
Every source I have seen indicates that the gray and blue paper varieties were in the last printing that was received in NY in early January 1847. Those sources state that all known copies of gray and blue papers on cover are dated after that. While the first statement may in fact be based on the second, if sheets of the blue or gray papers stamps were delivered to the NY PO before Jan. 1847, I would suggest that there would be more examples with earlier than Jan. or Fe. 1847 postmarks.
While the cited Royal Philatelic Society certificate seems to state greyish paper, I am not entirely comfortable with their expertise in this area. I might feel differently about a PF certificate. Also, the indication that the stamp had been removed makes me wonder whether the same stamp that had been removed, was replaced on this cover, or whether a different, more attractive stamp could have been used.
Also, note that the Ivy sale did not mention gray paper, which they certainly should have as it would have increased the sale price."
