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VERY FINE. A RARE USAGE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE FROM FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY, TO NEW YORK.
Ex Craveri. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. A FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE USE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE ON A COVER WITH BOTH A BLACK GRID AND BLACK CIRCULAR DATESTAMP CANCEL.
Ex Sevenoaks (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE, TIED BY A LARGE BLUE TARGET CANCELLATION.
A review using Power Search found many 1847 covers originating in Louisville, but all are cancelled by the usual small grid. This large target struck in blue is extremely rare.
Ex Craveri. With 1992 P.F. certificate. (Image)
VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 ISSUE COVER TO EGYPT. A REMARKABLE POSTAL HISTORY ARTIFACT AND FASCINATING FOREIGN-MAIL USE.
Joseph Holt (1807-1894) was a leading member of the Buchanan administration and served as Judge Advocate General in the United States Army, most notably during the Lincoln assassination trials. Under President Buchanan he was appointed Postmaster General (March 9, 1859, to December 31, 1860) and Secretary of War (December 31, 1860, to March 2, 1861). Earlier in life, Holt became wealthy through his legal profession. In 1848 he made a trip to Europe and to the East, and was away from home for seventeen months (Harper's Weekly, February 16, 1861). This cover was mailed to Holt during his travels. It was sent in care of the banking and mail-forwarding firms of Baring Brothers and Rathbone & Co., each of which would have been given instructions by Holt for sending mail to him as he travelled. Baring Brothers mailed the letter to Alexandria, Egypt, where Rathbone & Co. redirected it to Cairo.
The letter was carried on the Cunarder Asia, departing New York on December 18 and reaching Liverpool on December 28, 1850. The pair of 5c 1847 stamp pays the rate from Bardstown, Kentucky, to New York City. Despite the absence of any markings to indicate prepayment of the 24c U.S.-British treaty rate, the foreign-mail clerk in New York applied the "19" cents credit handstamp, which was sufficient for the receiving clerk in England to consider it prepaid. When Baring Brothers mailed the letter at the London post office, it was marked prepaid "2/1" (2sh1p) and datestamped with the red "London Paid" circle. The "VIA MARSEILLES" straightline handstamps do not resemble official post office markings, so we assume they are private markings applied by Baring Brothers.
According to all of the literature and census work on the 1847 Issue, this is the only known 1847 cover to Egypt. The fact that it was actually carried in the postal system to Alexandria, Egypt, rather than handled outside the mails, adds to its importance as a postal history artifact. Further, the Kentucky origin and addressee's prominence at a later stage of life are elements that add considerable character to the cover.
Ex Kapiloff and Craveri. With 1993 and 2003 P.F. certificates (Image)