Lot 306
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), margins to cutting, beautiful shade, tied by very bold pen cancel on 1850 folded letter and legal document with red "Augusta & Atlanta R.R. Jun. 25" c.d.s. and clear "Globe Hotel Augusta Ga." in greenish blue oval, to Greenville, Ga., manuscript. "Mail" at lower left, Fine and very rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
ONE OF THREE RECORDED COVERS WITH THIS ROUTE AGENT POSTMARK, ALSO POSSIBLY THE ONLY USE OF THIS HOTEL MARKING ON AN 1847 COVER.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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