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| Scott Number | 09X1b |
|---|---|
| Date | April 30, 1846 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Manchester |
| To State | England |
| Addressee | David Christie |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 517966 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | |
| Initials | A.C.M. |
| Others |
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Lot 520 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NEW YORK POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL 5c BLACK ("A.C.M.") ON TRANSATLANTIC COVER TO G.B.; Spectacular 30 Apr. 1846 E from New York to Manchester "Per Steamer Caledonia" franked for the internal U.S. rate by a fine New York 5c Postmaster's Provisional (4 close to good margins; with "A.C.M." P.O. assistant's initials - two tiny nicks just into frame-line) unusually tied by a mainly very fine large red "NEW-YORK/5 PAID" c.d.s. with a very fine Liverpool transit "1/-" charge-mark alongside; there are overstruck backstamps of Liverpool (14 May), Birmingham (14 May; Missent!) & Manchester (15 May). Rare early transatlantic usage. Exhibition Quality. Est. L1500. & Scan
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions sale 763
PF 517966
9X1 1845 5¢ black on bluish
SINGLE, TIED BY RED "NEW-YORK 5 PAID APR 30" PMK ON 1846 FOLDED LETTER TO MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, SHILLING HANDSTAMP IN ADDRESS AREA, BACKSTAMPED.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH ADDITIONAL MANUSCRIPT DELETION OF "POST OFFICE" AND "FIVE CENTS" AND A MANUSCRIPT "X" ON THE FOREHEAD
NEW YORK POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL 5c BLACK ("A.C.M.") ON TRANSATLANTIC COVER TO G.B.; Spectacular 30 Apr. 1846 E from New York to Manchester "Per Steamer Caledonia" franked for the internal U.S. rate by a fine New York 5c Postmaster's Provisional (4 close to good margins; with "A.C.M." P.O. assistant's initials - two tiny nicks just into frame-line) unusually tied by a mainly very fine large red "NEW-YORK/5 PAID" c.d.s. with a very fine Liverpool transit "1/-" charge-mark alongside; there are overstruck backstamps of Liverpool (14 May), Birmingham (14 May; Missent!) & Manchester (15 May). Rare early transatlantic usage. Exhibition Quality. Est. L1500. & Scan
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions sale 763
PF 517966
9X1 1845 5¢ black on bluish
SINGLE, TIED BY RED "NEW-YORK 5 PAID APR 30" PMK ON 1846 FOLDED LETTER TO MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, SHILLING HANDSTAMP IN ADDRESS AREA, BACKSTAMPED.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH ADDITIONAL MANUSCRIPT DELETION OF "POST OFFICE" AND "FIVE CENTS" AND A MANUSCRIPT "X" ON THE FOREHEAD
