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| Scott Number | 09X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | June 3, 18xx |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Providence |
| To State | RI |
| Addressee | Edwin Metcalf |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 287777 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 0 |
| Initials | ACM |
| Others |
Notes
Chronicle 101
In the John W. Kaufmann sale held February 26, 1977, there were three covers from the same correspondence from New York City to Providence, Rhode Island, and each had a single copy of the provision al affixed in the upper left corner of the cover. Each cover was addressed to "Edwin Metcalf, Esq. , Providence, R.I." Lot 11 had a four mar gin copy that was otherwise uncancelled except for being barely tied by a clear red "Providence Jun 3 R. I." postmark. This cover had a red "2" near the upper right corner. In the sale catalog, the postmark tying the stamp to the cover was described as an arrival marking. A far more likely explanation, however, is that the cover, for some unknown reason, was conveyed outside the mails to Providence, and there deposited as a drop letter, due 2c.
PF 287777
9X1 1845 black on bluish SINGLE, ON FOLDED LETTER TO PROVIDENCE, R.I., RED PROVIDENCE, RI TOWN CANCELLATION WITH RED NUMERAL "2" AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage The Stamp With A Vertical Crease CAUSED BY THE FILE FOLD WHICH BREAKS THE PAPER.
In the John W. Kaufmann sale held February 26, 1977, there were three covers from the same correspondence from New York City to Providence, Rhode Island, and each had a single copy of the provision al affixed in the upper left corner of the cover. Each cover was addressed to "Edwin Metcalf, Esq. , Providence, R.I." Lot 11 had a four mar gin copy that was otherwise uncancelled except for being barely tied by a clear red "Providence Jun 3 R. I." postmark. This cover had a red "2" near the upper right corner. In the sale catalog, the postmark tying the stamp to the cover was described as an arrival marking. A far more likely explanation, however, is that the cover, for some unknown reason, was conveyed outside the mails to Providence, and there deposited as a drop letter, due 2c.
PF 287777
9X1 1845 black on bluish SINGLE, ON FOLDED LETTER TO PROVIDENCE, R.I., RED PROVIDENCE, RI TOWN CANCELLATION WITH RED NUMERAL "2" AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage The Stamp With A Vertical Crease CAUSED BY THE FILE FOLD WHICH BREAKS THE PAPER.
