United states Postmasters’ Provisionals
View of Alexandria
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1X1, Alexandria, VA, 5c Black on buff, Type I stamp with 40 stars, cut to shape as always with margin slightly in at left, on front address panel only addressed to Columbia, PA, black “Alexandria D.C. Jul. 10” datestamp with matching boxed “5” and “Paid” handstamps, trivial crease at right, stamp lifted and repositioned, Very Fine, the discovery copy of the Alexandria provisional and therefore one of the most historically significant United States covers, in addition to being a showpiece in every regard (Scott $500,000 on cover) Provenance: John Kerr Tiffany Dudley L. Pickman (Private Treaty) Warren H. Colson (“W.H.C.” backstamp) Emory Coolidge (Private Treaty) Weill Brothers (Christie’s Robson Lowe, 1989)
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$ 100,000
