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| Scott Number | 10X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 25, 1846 |
| From City | Providence |
| From State | RI |
| To City | Boston |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Miss Clara Louisa Clapp |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 26372 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 12 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 433 Providence, Rhode Island, 5c Gray Black (10X1). Full margins all around but small nicks at top left corner and bottom right have been expertly enhanced to even out the margins, cancelled by manuscript “V” check mark, red “Providence R.I. Dec. 25” (1846) Christmas Day circular datestamp with inverted month, matching “PAID” and “5” handstamps on folded letter to Clara Louisa Clapp, Boston
VERY FINE APPEARING 5-CENT PROVIDENCE POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL COVER, MAILED ON CHRISTMAS DAY 1846.
USCPC census no. 21038. Slater census no. 23. Illustrated in the Slater book on p. 84, where the small margin nicks are evident. P.F. certificate no. 26372, issued after the margin enhancements no longer accompanies. SCV $6,000.
Hammer price: $1,300
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Scott Value: $6,000
Robert A. Siegel sale 1338 (image)
PF 26372 genuine use
Slater, A. B., The Stamps of the Providence R. I. Postmaster 1846-1847, Haley & Sykes, Providence RI, 1930
Slater census number 23
VERY FINE APPEARING 5-CENT PROVIDENCE POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL COVER, MAILED ON CHRISTMAS DAY 1846.
USCPC census no. 21038. Slater census no. 23. Illustrated in the Slater book on p. 84, where the small margin nicks are evident. P.F. certificate no. 26372, issued after the margin enhancements no longer accompanies. SCV $6,000.
Hammer price: $1,300
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Scott Value: $6,000
Robert A. Siegel sale 1338 (image)
PF 26372 genuine use
Slater, A. B., The Stamps of the Providence R. I. Postmaster 1846-1847, Haley & Sykes, Providence RI, 1930
Slater census number 23
