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| Scott Number | 6LB1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 15, 1843 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Miss A. Olivia Edwards |
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| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | |
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Notes
3c Black on grayish paper
CDS FEB 15 (1843) - O'Clock (# missed hitting cover)
Robert A. Siegel sale 767 lot 345(1995 Rarities) realized 8000 notes this is the only cover with 6LB1 tied by the CDS. Also, Ex. Caspary, Hart. Signed Ashbrook and Colson
H R Harmer Sale 1070 (Caspary Sale 8, 2nd Session) lot 294
Christie’s sale 6444 Oct 6, 1987 lot 1882 realized 4620
Based on the address Miss A. Olivia Edwards was the daughter of Richard Edwards, a dealer in external pain lotion (1843 Doggett’s)
Illustrated as Figure 23 in Scott Trepel's Commentary of The Dr. Leonard A. Kapiloff Collection (Part 3, The Penny Post, Vol. 2 No.3 Aug 1992, p19)
Number 10 in the Larry Lyons 6LB1 Census. (The Penny Post, Vol 12, Number 4, October 2004, p30)
CDS FEB 15 (1843) - O'Clock (# missed hitting cover)
Robert A. Siegel sale 767 lot 345(1995 Rarities) realized 8000 notes this is the only cover with 6LB1 tied by the CDS. Also, Ex. Caspary, Hart. Signed Ashbrook and Colson
H R Harmer Sale 1070 (Caspary Sale 8, 2nd Session) lot 294
Christie’s sale 6444 Oct 6, 1987 lot 1882 realized 4620
Based on the address Miss A. Olivia Edwards was the daughter of Richard Edwards, a dealer in external pain lotion (1843 Doggett’s)
Illustrated as Figure 23 in Scott Trepel's Commentary of The Dr. Leonard A. Kapiloff Collection (Part 3, The Penny Post, Vol. 2 No.3 Aug 1992, p19)
Number 10 in the Larry Lyons 6LB1 Census. (The Penny Post, Vol 12, Number 4, October 2004, p30)
