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| Scott Number | 09X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | October 24, 18xx |
| From City | Boston |
| From State | MA |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Howland & Aspinwall |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 42443 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 9 |
| Initials | ACM |
| Others |
Notes
Chronicle 100
Four margin single, position 9, in upper left comer tied by two black pen strokes that form a rough "s", This cover has a light postmark "Boston Oct 24 Mass", magenta manuscript "5" in upper right corner, and a strike of the curved red PAID. In lower left is black manuscript "U, S. M:' and "Paid" which has been crossed out. This folded letter is addressed to "Howland and Aspinwall, New York, N.Y:' and has PFC 42,443. This cover sold privately for $1,500 in 1976
Lot 1613 5c black (9X1), ample to large margins, very fine impression, tied by ms cancel on neat folded cover used from Boston, mass, with red Boston Mass Oct 24 ds, red PAID in arc and ms 5 in magenta, a very fine cover from the Howland and Aspinwall correspondence, with PF certificate. est. $2,000-2,500.
Christie's sale 3/14-15/90
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 603 lot 295
Piller, Stanley M., The New York Postmasters' Provisional, Cosmos Press, 1991, pp 73-74, Figure 99 (Boston #9)
PF 42443 9X1 genuine use on cover
Four margin single, position 9, in upper left comer tied by two black pen strokes that form a rough "s", This cover has a light postmark "Boston Oct 24 Mass", magenta manuscript "5" in upper right corner, and a strike of the curved red PAID. In lower left is black manuscript "U, S. M:' and "Paid" which has been crossed out. This folded letter is addressed to "Howland and Aspinwall, New York, N.Y:' and has PFC 42,443. This cover sold privately for $1,500 in 1976
Lot 1613 5c black (9X1), ample to large margins, very fine impression, tied by ms cancel on neat folded cover used from Boston, mass, with red Boston Mass Oct 24 ds, red PAID in arc and ms 5 in magenta, a very fine cover from the Howland and Aspinwall correspondence, with PF certificate. est. $2,000-2,500.
Christie's sale 3/14-15/90
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 603 lot 295
Piller, Stanley M., The New York Postmasters' Provisional, Cosmos Press, 1991, pp 73-74, Figure 99 (Boston #9)
PF 42443 9X1 genuine use on cover
