Description: Scott #1, 5c Red Brown 1847 with clear to large margins incl. trace of adjoining stamp at bottom, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Sep 3, 5 (cts)" integral-rate circular datestamp with second strike and bold "Blood's Despatch, 28 So. Sixth" handstamp to left of stamp on folded letter to "Mr. James H. Orbison, Theological Seminary, Princeton N.Jersey", stamp slightly toned, letter datelined "Bible Rooms, Philada. Sept. 3rd, 1849" asking the recipient to try to obtain a copy of a book called "Poole's Synopsis". beautiful bold strike of the scarce 28 South Sixth Street handstamp, the first of its type used briefly before Blood's expanded into 26 and 28 South Sixth Street. ex Craveri and with 2000 Philatelic Foundation Certificate The recipient, James Henry Orbison (1826-1869) was born in Huntingdon PA and became a Presbyterian minister. The Princeton Theological Seminary was founded in 1812 and still is around today. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BUY WITH CONFIDENCEI am a true professional philatelist, doing this for a living since 1995. I have divided collections into auction lots and described auction lots for many major auction houses. In other words, you get what you pay for. SHIPPINGBoth domestic and international is by Federal Express 2-Day service with signature required.If you purchase multiple items and you wait for me to send you an invoice then I am pleased to combine shipping. If you do not wait for me to send you an invoice then you will pay more for shipping.
Price: 1249.99 USD
Location: Metuchen, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-03-16T17:19:55.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: 5 Cent
Year of Issue: 1841-1850
Place of Origin: United States
State: Pennsylvania
Quality: on cover
Color: red brown
Grade: VF (Very Fine)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: PF
