Lot 45
1862, 24¢ deep red lilac (70), handsome rich color, tied by red grid and "N. York Br. Pkt. 'Paid 19' Jan 7" c.d.s. on 1862 yellow cover to Norwich, England, Norwich (1.20.1862) receiving backstamp and docketing at top, endorsed "Pr Steamship Niagara fr. Boston", a Very Fine and choice usage.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 24¢ RED LILAC SHADE, THE FINEST OF THREE RECORDED USED ON THIS DATE.
Expertization: Signed and with notes on reverse by Ashbrook.
Provenance: Knapp, Fisher, Sevenoaks
The three recorded usages are all solo usages from New York to England and carried by the Cunarder Niagara from Boston on January 8, 1862 as follows:
1. Cover to Darby Griffith at Reading, England. Illustrated in Herzog, The Chronicle, Issue 109, Feb. 1981, pp. 42.
2. Cover to Mr. John Carver at Norfolk, England. Ex-Hyzen. P.F. Certificate #185513.
3. Cover to Henry W. Bibby at Manchester, England. The example offered here.
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