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| Scott Number | 6LB5 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 13, 1845 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Kemper |
| To State | Holland |
| Addressee | Miss Marianne Pitcalm |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | |
| Other Stamps | 9X1, PAID arc |
Notes
3c Black on blue green glazed paper
CDS New York Nov 13 (1845)
Red PAID arc, 9X1
One of the most outstanding uses of this, is seen in Fig 129. This 5c stamp, position 3 is manuscript cancelled. Next to it is a 3c US City Despatch carrier stamp (6LB5) also with a manuscript cancel that is different. Both are tied by the New York 13 Nov 5 cts (1845) postmark. There is a New York PAID cancel to the left of the stamps. The letter is addressed to a Miss Marianne Pitcalm, Kamper, Holland. There is a notation in manuscript per Hibernia crossed out and per Boston Steamer to Liverpool 15 Nov 1845 added. It was last sold in a Robert Kaufmann auction for $8000. Although this is a cover front that has been expertly re-backed, it is unquestionably one of the finest uses of a 9X1. It is also believed unique.
Piller, Stanley M., The New York Postmasters’ Provisional, Cosmos Press, 1991, pp93-94
Illustrated as Figure 1 in Scott Trepel's Commentary of The Dr. Leonard A. Kapiloff Collection (Part 5, The Penny Post, Vol. 3 No. 2 April 1993, p19)
CDS New York Nov 13 (1845)
Red PAID arc, 9X1
One of the most outstanding uses of this, is seen in Fig 129. This 5c stamp, position 3 is manuscript cancelled. Next to it is a 3c US City Despatch carrier stamp (6LB5) also with a manuscript cancel that is different. Both are tied by the New York 13 Nov 5 cts (1845) postmark. There is a New York PAID cancel to the left of the stamps. The letter is addressed to a Miss Marianne Pitcalm, Kamper, Holland. There is a notation in manuscript per Hibernia crossed out and per Boston Steamer to Liverpool 15 Nov 1845 added. It was last sold in a Robert Kaufmann auction for $8000. Although this is a cover front that has been expertly re-backed, it is unquestionably one of the finest uses of a 9X1. It is also believed unique.
Piller, Stanley M., The New York Postmasters’ Provisional, Cosmos Press, 1991, pp93-94
Illustrated as Figure 1 in Scott Trepel's Commentary of The Dr. Leonard A. Kapiloff Collection (Part 5, The Penny Post, Vol. 3 No. 2 April 1993, p19)
