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| Scott Number | 6LB3 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 1, 1842 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Isaac H. Bailey |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 387907 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | No |
| Other Stamps |
Notes
3c Black on light blue unsurfaced paper
CDS NOV 1 (1842?) 1 O'Clock
PF 387907: Genuine usage on 1842 docketed cover
Robert A. Siegel sale 791lot 196 realized 475 year dates this cover to 1843
Robert A. Siegel sale 723 lot 372 realized 450 dates the cover as Nov 1842
John A. Fox sale Oct 13-14, 1965 (Hollowbush) lot 1324 dates this cover to 1842.
Schuyler J Rumsey sale 108 lot 1580 realized 290
Isaac H. Bailey is listed as the recording secretary of the Mercantile Library Association at 133 Nassau Street (1843 Doggett’s). He was elected its president in 1848.
I decided to year date this cover as 1842 because it would be a VERY late use of 6LB3 in Nov 1843.
CDS NOV 1 (1842?) 1 O'Clock
PF 387907: Genuine usage on 1842 docketed cover
Robert A. Siegel sale 791lot 196 realized 475 year dates this cover to 1843
Robert A. Siegel sale 723 lot 372 realized 450 dates the cover as Nov 1842
John A. Fox sale Oct 13-14, 1965 (Hollowbush) lot 1324 dates this cover to 1842.
Schuyler J Rumsey sale 108 lot 1580 realized 290
Isaac H. Bailey is listed as the recording secretary of the Mercantile Library Association at 133 Nassau Street (1843 Doggett’s). He was elected its president in 1848.
I decided to year date this cover as 1842 because it would be a VERY late use of 6LB3 in Nov 1843.
