 The unique Canada and United States First Issues
mixed-franking cover with the 1851 3p Beaver” and a strip of five of the 5¢ 1847 Issue--long regarded as one of the top five most important covers of the United States and, by virtue of its dual-country First Issue franking, one of the most
outstanding covers in all of classic worldwide philatelyDESCRIPTION 5¢ Red Brown (1), horizontal strip of five, large to full margins, late impression, tied by multiple strikes of New York City red grid cancel, used with
Canada, 1851, 3p Red, Laid Paper (1; SG 1), large margins all around, tied by 7-ring target cancel on envelope to Reverend Egerton Ryerson in London, England, sender’s directive Via United States” and By Steamer of 7th of May
1851” across top of envelope above the stamps--intended for the Cunard Line’s Asia, but carried by the Havre Line’s Humboldt on its maiden voyage--red CANADA” in framed arc cross-border handstamp, the stamps are also tied by 3”
credit handstamp applied in New York City foreign-mail office and by red PAID OI 19MY19 1851” receiving datestamp applied in London PROVENANCE * Rep. Ernest R. Ackerman (unconfirmed; bought and sold privately) *Henry C. Gibson, Sr.,
Philip H. Ward sale, 6/14-15/1944, lot 32 * Ezra D. Cole (purchased from Gibson in 1948 and sold privately to Rust through Bernard Harmer) * Philip G. Rust (sold privately to Ishikawa through Siegel in 1979) * Ryohei Ishikawa, Christie’s Robson
Lowe sale, 9/28-29/1993, lot 84, to Craveri * Guido Craveri (sold privately to Hackmey) * Joseph Hackmey (collection sold privately to William H. Gross in 2010) CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES * USPCS census no. 310 *
https://www.uspcs.org/resource-center/censuses/1847-cover-census/ * Hugh J. and J. David Baker, Bakers’ U.S. Classics, p. 147 * Lester G.
Brookman, United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, Vol. I, noted on p. 25 * Gordon Eubanks, Jr., Covers with Three or More 1847 Stamps,” Chronicle 254, May 2017 * Robson Lowe, Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage
Stamps, Vol. V, noted on p. 150 * Jonathan W. Rose, Classic United States Imperforate Stamps, p. 12 * World Stamp Show 2016 Court of Honor (Gross) CERTIFICATION * The Philatelic Foundation (1993) CONDITION
NOTES * Very Fine appearing strip with light natural pre-printing paper folds and small margin tear at top of center stamp; the cover is immaculate * Gibson sale backstamp VIEW PDF OF HISTORY AND COMMENTARY at https://siegelauctions.com/2018/1188/26.pdf (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
