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| Scott Number | 03Xvar |
|---|---|
| Date | October 10, 1845 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Hagerstown |
| To State | MD |
| Addressee | E. Beatty |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 509892 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | |
| Plate Position | |
| Initials | |
| Others | blue PAID |
Notes
Lot 10 [Maryland] Hagerstown "PAID" in large red box (Baltimore Co.) Well struck handstamp on 1845 folded letter addressed to Hagerstown Md, Blue "Baltimore Md" town mark, matching "PAID" and manuscript "5", Extremely Fine.
ASCC $200.
Estimate $200 - 300
At one time thought to be a Postmaster Provisional but proven otherwise by Muriel Bemis Hayes.
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 633 realized 130
PF 509892
MS. "5" AT RIGHT, RED BOXED "PAID" AT LEFT, BLUE BALTIMORE MD. POSTMARK & "PAID" HANDSTAMP ON 1845 DATELINED FOLDED LETTERSHEET TO HAGERSTOWN MD.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
Lot 976 Baltimore Large "Paid" in Double-Line Handstamp, in red at top left, manuscript "PO" at top left, blue "Baltimore Md., Oct 10" cds and matching "Paid" straightline with manuscript "5" rate, Beatty correspondence to Hagerstown Md., Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $300 - 400.
This marking has sometimes been confused with the prepaid provisional entires but Baltimore postal history specialist Denwood Kelly believed that these handstamps were applied by the sender to the top of the letter of prepaid bundles deposited at the post office. Two similar covers were offered in the Weill Postmaster sale 10/12/89 as lots 606 and 608, fetching a combined $2,600 hammer.
Schuyler Rumsey sale 58 realized 200
ASCC $200.
Estimate $200 - 300
At one time thought to be a Postmaster Provisional but proven otherwise by Muriel Bemis Hayes.
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 633 realized 130
PF 509892
MS. "5" AT RIGHT, RED BOXED "PAID" AT LEFT, BLUE BALTIMORE MD. POSTMARK & "PAID" HANDSTAMP ON 1845 DATELINED FOLDED LETTERSHEET TO HAGERSTOWN MD.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
Lot 976 Baltimore Large "Paid" in Double-Line Handstamp, in red at top left, manuscript "PO" at top left, blue "Baltimore Md., Oct 10" cds and matching "Paid" straightline with manuscript "5" rate, Beatty correspondence to Hagerstown Md., Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $300 - 400.
This marking has sometimes been confused with the prepaid provisional entires but Baltimore postal history specialist Denwood Kelly believed that these handstamps were applied by the sender to the top of the letter of prepaid bundles deposited at the post office. Two similar covers were offered in the Weill Postmaster sale 10/12/89 as lots 606 and 608, fetching a combined $2,600 hammer.
Schuyler Rumsey sale 58 realized 200
