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| Scott Number | 09X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 26, 18xx |
| From City | Boston |
| From State | MA |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Howland & Aspinwall |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 22939 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 21 |
| Initials | ACM |
| Others |
Notes
New York, N.Y., 5c Black on Bluish, ACM (9X1). Clear to large margins, tied by red crayon, red "Boston 5cts 26 Jul" cds on folded cover to New York, from the Howland & Aspinwall correspondence with typical address cut-out and repaired, handsome and rare usage, signed Colson, with 1966 P.F. certificate
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 755 lot 10 realized 575
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 296 lot 14 realized 350
Lot 758 New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish, clear to ample margins, tied by red crayon cancel on folded letter sheet to New York, red "Boston, 5cts, Jul 26" origin cds, cover with repair in address panel affecting postmark, Fine appearance, still an extremely rare usage from Boston, signed W.H. Colson, with 1966 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 9X1; Estimate $2,000-3,000.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 19. Realized $1,500
PF 22939 9X1 genuinely used on cover from Boston
Piller, Stanley M., The New York Postmasters' Provisional, Cosmos Press, 1991, p 75
(Boston #13) notes position 21 and sold for $900 as lot 7 in the Sotheby Parke Bernet sale held November 21, 1977.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 755 lot 10 realized 575
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 296 lot 14 realized 350
Lot 758 New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish, clear to ample margins, tied by red crayon cancel on folded letter sheet to New York, red "Boston, 5cts, Jul 26" origin cds, cover with repair in address panel affecting postmark, Fine appearance, still an extremely rare usage from Boston, signed W.H. Colson, with 1966 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 9X1; Estimate $2,000-3,000.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 19. Realized $1,500
PF 22939 9X1 genuinely used on cover from Boston
Piller, Stanley M., The New York Postmasters' Provisional, Cosmos Press, 1991, p 75
(Boston #13) notes position 21 and sold for $900 as lot 7 in the Sotheby Parke Bernet sale held November 21, 1977.
