Lot 23
1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), position 81R1E, four large margins and deep color, cancelled by blue circled grid (fingerprint tied) on datelined 1851 folded letter to Bethlehem Pa., matching "Philadelphia Pa. Jul 1" c.d.s., manuscript "July 1/51" docketing overwrites c.d.s., contents further confirm date; Very Fine.
Scott $12,500
A CHOICE AND RARE FIRST DAY COVER FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Expertization: Signed by George B. Sloane.
Provenance: Lehman, Grunin, Amonette
There are a total of five 1851 3¢ first day usages from Philadelphia according to the Hulme census.
Stamps, Sep. 16, 1989, p. 8.
Illustrated, Alan Berkun, "July 1, 1851 3¢ George Washington", First Days, Mar. 2000, pp. 104-109.
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