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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 24, 18xx |
| From City | Huntsville |
| From State | AL |
| To City | Midway |
| To State | KY |
| Addressee | Mrs. Mary F. Sutton |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 570204 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
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Lot 40 #1 5c Brown, horizontal margin pair with marvelous color & impression, large to huge margins around tied to cover by Rare blue boxed 10 with Huntsville, Ala cds to Midway Ky. Choice cover, Extremely Fine, PF Certificate
Sotheby, Parke & Bernet sale 4065
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 lot 93 realized 6000
5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, huge margins including sheet margin at left, ample at bottom, tied by three neat strikes of blue "10" in fancy rectangular frame handstamp, matching "Huntsville Al. Jul. 24" circular datestamp on brown cover to Midway Ky., skillfully cleaned, small mended erosion spot at bottom edge
VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THIS PRE-STAMP FRAMED "10" RATE HANDSTAMP ON A COVER WITH THE 1847 ISSUE.
Ex Gibson, Sampson, Rohloff, Haas, Kapiloff and Boker.
Alexander listed as 7/24/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 512 lot 128 realized 3250
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 57 realized 6250
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 204 lot 138 realized 220
Robert A. Siegel sale 1224 (2020 Rarities) lot 23 realized 3750 (image)
Ashbrook Black Binder 6, page 109 posted on the USPCS website.
When Ashbrook examined this cover, it was docketed 1850.
PF 570204 GENUINE USAGE OF SCOTT 1a, DARK BROWN, ON A COVER WITH A SMALL MENDED EROSION SPOT AT BOTTOM AND THE BACK SEPARATED AND REATTACHED
PF 62479 #1, genuine use on cover, horizontal pair with two strikes blue bold box 10 Huntsville, Ala. June 24th cancel
Sotheby, Parke & Bernet sale 4065
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1041 lot 93 realized 6000
5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, huge margins including sheet margin at left, ample at bottom, tied by three neat strikes of blue "10" in fancy rectangular frame handstamp, matching "Huntsville Al. Jul. 24" circular datestamp on brown cover to Midway Ky., skillfully cleaned, small mended erosion spot at bottom edge
VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THIS PRE-STAMP FRAMED "10" RATE HANDSTAMP ON A COVER WITH THE 1847 ISSUE.
Ex Gibson, Sampson, Rohloff, Haas, Kapiloff and Boker.
Alexander listed as 7/24/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 512 lot 128 realized 3250
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 743 lot 57 realized 6250
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 204 lot 138 realized 220
Robert A. Siegel sale 1224 (2020 Rarities) lot 23 realized 3750 (image)
Ashbrook Black Binder 6, page 109 posted on the USPCS website.
When Ashbrook examined this cover, it was docketed 1850.
PF 570204 GENUINE USAGE OF SCOTT 1a, DARK BROWN, ON A COVER WITH A SMALL MENDED EROSION SPOT AT BOTTOM AND THE BACK SEPARATED AND REATTACHED
PF 62479 #1, genuine use on cover, horizontal pair with two strikes blue bold box 10 Huntsville, Ala. June 24th cancel

