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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
LOT# : 3057
Date: 03/29/2023 - 17:00
Connecticut Postal History, Local Stamps
black double oval handstamp on cover to Hartford, 1851 3c Claret, Type II (11A) tied by 1855 "Middletown Ct. 3 Paid Jan 29" datestamp, straightline "Advertised" and tiny "Not Found" handstamps, apparently claimed as this cover was not sent to the Dead Letter Office, the finest of the four known covers bearing the "Hartford Penny Post" handstamp and great local post rarity, very little is known about this operation except that it is believed to have existed between 1852 and 1861
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Starting Price: $400
Hammer Price: $900