368. Auktion

New York: 1845, Washigton 5 c. black with "AC M" initials, fresh colour and good margins all round, tied by blue pen cancel to entire letter with adjecent red cds. "NEW YORK 5 Cts. 15.APR." and straight line "PAID" to Stratford, crease, signed Bartels and a.o. and certificate PF (1995) (Scott 9X1a)

St. Louis: 1847, 10 c. black on greenisch, type II, fresh colour, just touches at bottom and barely touching frameline at right, tied by red cds. "ST.LOUIS Mo. APR.19" to entire letter with red straight line "PAID" to Philadelphia, rare stamp without a pen cancel on cover  from the famed Charnley & Whelen correspondence, certificate Jakubek BPP (1988) (Scott 11X2; 14.000,-)