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| Scott Number | 10X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 25, 1847 |
| From City | Providence |
| From State | RI |
| To City | Boston |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Miss Clara Louisa Clapp |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 242197 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 1 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 16 Providence, R.I. 5c Black (10X1). Pos. 1, clear margins except partly touched at L., ms "V" cancel, clear Red Providence pmk., matching "Paid" and "5" on neat folded letter to Boston, "Penny Post" in ms., Fine
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 283 (1965 Rarities) 575
PF 242197
10X1
1846
5¢
gray black
ON FOLDED LETTER, PEN CANCEL, RED PROVIDENCE, R.I. PMK S/L "PAID" AND NUMERAL "5".
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover WHICH HAS BEEN CLEANED
PF 32560 genuine
Slater, A. B., The Stamps of the Providence R. I. Postmaster 1846-1847, Haley & Sykes, Providence RI, 1930
Slater census number 28
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 283 (1965 Rarities) 575
PF 242197
10X1
1846
5¢
gray black
ON FOLDED LETTER, PEN CANCEL, RED PROVIDENCE, R.I. PMK S/L "PAID" AND NUMERAL "5".
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is Genuinely Used On Cover WHICH HAS BEEN CLEANED
PF 32560 genuine
Slater, A. B., The Stamps of the Providence R. I. Postmaster 1846-1847, Haley & Sykes, Providence RI, 1930
Slater census number 28

