Skip to main content
| Scott Number | 09X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 13, 18xx |
| From City | Elizabeth |
| From State | NJ |
| To City | Rahway |
| To State | NJ |
| Addressee | Miss Mary C Edg_e |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 0 |
| Initials | ACM |
| Others |
Notes
Chronicle 104
Lot 130 in the 546th Sale of Robert A. Siegel held May 17, 1979. Lot 130 was described as follows : "Elizabeth, New Jersey, February 13, light partly readable pmk, matching '5' on tiny ornate Valentine cover, frilly green design, 5¢ New York Postmaster (9Xl ), margins to slightly in , faintly cancelled but not tied by same color blue as town and '5', cover has been severed in half horizontally, still most attractive.
This cover that went from Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Rahway, New Jersey, approximately ten miles southwest. A professional philatelist who had ample time to examine the cover prior to its recent sale informs me that the cover originated in Elizabeth, rather than in New York City as theorized by the previous owner. Since Rahway is beyond Elizabeth, in the opposite direction from New York City, I seriously question that this Valentine ever passed through the New York City Post Office in the course of its delivery to the lady to whom it is addressed. There are no markings on the cover to indicate it was missent and forwarded. The large blue "5" to the right of the Provisional would indicate the letter was sent unpaid as there are no PAID markings anywhere on the face of the cover.
This provisional stamp had no postal validity other than on mail from, through, and to New York City, as it was never intended to be a general issue¦ If the stamp on the cover from Elizabeth to Rahway served no postal purpose, then it cannot be considered as a valid use of 9Xl outside New York.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 546 lot 130 realized 400
Lot 130 in the 546th Sale of Robert A. Siegel held May 17, 1979. Lot 130 was described as follows : "Elizabeth, New Jersey, February 13, light partly readable pmk, matching '5' on tiny ornate Valentine cover, frilly green design, 5¢ New York Postmaster (9Xl ), margins to slightly in , faintly cancelled but not tied by same color blue as town and '5', cover has been severed in half horizontally, still most attractive.
This cover that went from Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Rahway, New Jersey, approximately ten miles southwest. A professional philatelist who had ample time to examine the cover prior to its recent sale informs me that the cover originated in Elizabeth, rather than in New York City as theorized by the previous owner. Since Rahway is beyond Elizabeth, in the opposite direction from New York City, I seriously question that this Valentine ever passed through the New York City Post Office in the course of its delivery to the lady to whom it is addressed. There are no markings on the cover to indicate it was missent and forwarded. The large blue "5" to the right of the Provisional would indicate the letter was sent unpaid as there are no PAID markings anywhere on the face of the cover.
This provisional stamp had no postal validity other than on mail from, through, and to New York City, as it was never intended to be a general issue¦ If the stamp on the cover from Elizabeth to Rahway served no postal purpose, then it cannot be considered as a valid use of 9Xl outside New York.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 546 lot 130 realized 400
