Lot Details

March United States Postal History

Featuring The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History, The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History and The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History

March 28-29, 2023 New York City
LOT# : 3067
Date: 29.03.2023 - 17:00

Connecticut Postal History, 1847 Issue

magenta datestamp ties 1847 5c Brown (1) to folded letter to Plattsburgh, New York, early deep shade, margins huge to ample with bottom right corner margin, matching "Paid" with pointing hand and numeral "5" handstamps, very fine and attractive, one of the earliest uses of a federal adhesive from Hartford

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Starting Price: $150
Hammer Price: $250