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| Scott Number | 09X1a |
|---|---|
| Date | November 29, 1845 |
| From City | New York City |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Greenock |
| To State | Scotland |
| Addressee | Alexander R. Johnson |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 514930 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | |
| Initials | AC M |
| Others |
Notes
PF514930
9X1 1845 5¢ black on bluish
SINGLE, SIGNED "ACM", "AC" CONNECTED UNCANCELED, ON NOV. 1845 FOLDED LETTER FROM APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA TO GREENOCK, SCOTLAND, NEW YORK EXCHANGE PMK WITH INTEGRAL "5 PAID" AND SHILLING HANDSTAMP, REVERSE WITH "FORWARDED BY COLLOMBS & ISELIN, NEW YORK" OVAL HANDSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A SMALL CORNER NICK AT TOP LEFT.
Cover dated Nov 29, 1845
Lot 509 1845 (Nov. 17) Apalachicola Flor. to Greenock, Scotland via New York, datelined folded letter sent privately to New York, where "Forwarded by Collomb & Iselin. New York" backstamp applied, entered mails with New York, 5¢ black on bluish, signed A.C.M. (9X1a), three margins with small nick at top left, uncancelled, prepaying the 5¢ inland postage to Boston for under 300 miles, partial red "New-York '5 Paid' Nov 29" cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Britannia that departed Boston Dec. 2nd to Liverpool arriving Dec 16th, "Liverpool, America, DE 16 1845" transit backstamp and matching "1/-" shilling due rating handstamp for transatlantic packet fee, "Greenock / DE 17 / 1841" framed arrival backstamp, Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 9X1a Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
A REMARKABLE USE OF THE NEW YORK 5¢ PROVISIONAL ON COVER FROM FLORIDA TO SCOTLAND VIA A NEW YORK FORWARDER.
There are only two recorded examples of this use from Florida via New York with the New York 5¢ provisional prepaying postage to Boston. There are both from the same correspondence to Alexander R. Johnston Esqr. at Greenock, Scotland. The other is dated New York Apr. 29th 1846. Florida had only recently become a state on March 3, 1845.
Schuyler J. Rumsey, Inc. sale 58 realized 1700
Schuyler J. Rumsey, Inc. sale 68 lot 17 realized 2100
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 62 (Patrick Henry Collection) lot 301
9X1 1845 5¢ black on bluish
SINGLE, SIGNED "ACM", "AC" CONNECTED UNCANCELED, ON NOV. 1845 FOLDED LETTER FROM APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA TO GREENOCK, SCOTLAND, NEW YORK EXCHANGE PMK WITH INTEGRAL "5 PAID" AND SHILLING HANDSTAMP, REVERSE WITH "FORWARDED BY COLLOMBS & ISELIN, NEW YORK" OVAL HANDSTAMP.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A SMALL CORNER NICK AT TOP LEFT.
Cover dated Nov 29, 1845
Lot 509 1845 (Nov. 17) Apalachicola Flor. to Greenock, Scotland via New York, datelined folded letter sent privately to New York, where "Forwarded by Collomb & Iselin. New York" backstamp applied, entered mails with New York, 5¢ black on bluish, signed A.C.M. (9X1a), three margins with small nick at top left, uncancelled, prepaying the 5¢ inland postage to Boston for under 300 miles, partial red "New-York '5 Paid' Nov 29" cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Britannia that departed Boston Dec. 2nd to Liverpool arriving Dec 16th, "Liverpool, America, DE 16 1845" transit backstamp and matching "1/-" shilling due rating handstamp for transatlantic packet fee, "Greenock / DE 17 / 1841" framed arrival backstamp, Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 9X1a Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
A REMARKABLE USE OF THE NEW YORK 5¢ PROVISIONAL ON COVER FROM FLORIDA TO SCOTLAND VIA A NEW YORK FORWARDER.
There are only two recorded examples of this use from Florida via New York with the New York 5¢ provisional prepaying postage to Boston. There are both from the same correspondence to Alexander R. Johnston Esqr. at Greenock, Scotland. The other is dated New York Apr. 29th 1846. Florida had only recently become a state on March 3, 1845.
Schuyler J. Rumsey, Inc. sale 58 realized 1700
Schuyler J. Rumsey, Inc. sale 68 lot 17 realized 2100
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 62 (Patrick Henry Collection) lot 301
