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| Scott Number | 10X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | October 21, 1846 |
| From City | Providence |
| From State | RI |
| To City | Hartford |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Ripleys & Talcott |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 555808 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
PF 283143
10X1 1846 gray black ON FL TO HARTFORD, CT. PEN CANCEL, RED PROVIDENCE RI. PMK WITH MATCHING NUMERAL "5" AND S/L" PAID.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage The Stamp With A Vertical Crease FROM THE FILE FOLD.
Lot 15 5c Gray Black, 10c Gray Black (10X1, 10X2). Tied on individual 1846 blue folded letters addressed to Ripley & Talcott, Hartford Conn., the 10c with margins just in and tied by manuscript check mark, red "Providence R.I. Oct. 17" circular datestamp, the 5c with margins all around, canceled by manuscript check mark and tied by filing crease, red "Providence R.I. Oct. 21" circular datestamp, both letters rated with red "Paid" and "5" handstamps, indicating that the 10c adhesive overpaid the rate
A FINE AND REMARKABLE PAIR OF PROVIDENCE PROVISIONAL COVERS, SHOWING THE ONLY GENUINE USE OF THE 10-CENT STAMP ON COVER
The plate of Providence provisionals comprised eleven 5c and one 10c denomination. The similarity of the designs might have caused to sender's error in overpaying the 5c rate with a 10c stamp. To date, it is the only confirmed genuine use of the 10c on cover.
With 1969 P.F. certificates signed by John R. Boker, Jr. From the Weill sale
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 759 realized 37,500 w/ additional 10c cover.
Christie's Oct 12 1989 Weill Brothers sale lot 638 with Oct 17 10X1 5c cover.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1188 (William Gross Treasures) lot 7 (image) with Oct 17 10X1 5c cover.
PF 31583 genuine
PF 555808 IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A VERTICAL FILE CREASE.
Slater census not listed.
10X1 1846 gray black ON FL TO HARTFORD, CT. PEN CANCEL, RED PROVIDENCE RI. PMK WITH MATCHING NUMERAL "5" AND S/L" PAID.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage The Stamp With A Vertical Crease FROM THE FILE FOLD.
Lot 15 5c Gray Black, 10c Gray Black (10X1, 10X2). Tied on individual 1846 blue folded letters addressed to Ripley & Talcott, Hartford Conn., the 10c with margins just in and tied by manuscript check mark, red "Providence R.I. Oct. 17" circular datestamp, the 5c with margins all around, canceled by manuscript check mark and tied by filing crease, red "Providence R.I. Oct. 21" circular datestamp, both letters rated with red "Paid" and "5" handstamps, indicating that the 10c adhesive overpaid the rate
A FINE AND REMARKABLE PAIR OF PROVIDENCE PROVISIONAL COVERS, SHOWING THE ONLY GENUINE USE OF THE 10-CENT STAMP ON COVER
The plate of Providence provisionals comprised eleven 5c and one 10c denomination. The similarity of the designs might have caused to sender's error in overpaying the 5c rate with a 10c stamp. To date, it is the only confirmed genuine use of the 10c on cover.
With 1969 P.F. certificates signed by John R. Boker, Jr. From the Weill sale
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 759 realized 37,500 w/ additional 10c cover.
Christie's Oct 12 1989 Weill Brothers sale lot 638 with Oct 17 10X1 5c cover.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1188 (William Gross Treasures) lot 7 (image) with Oct 17 10X1 5c cover.
PF 31583 genuine
PF 555808 IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE STAMP WITH A VERTICAL FILE CREASE.
Slater census not listed.
