Part III - Locals H-Z continued...
SPECIAL NOTE: Lot Numbers with an "A" preceding them will be offered in three special sessions. Please refer to the Arrangement of the Sale web page for the schedule.
| Lot | Lot Description | ||
| A | 1466 |
 Rogers' Penny Post, Newark
N.J. Oval handstamp "Rogers' Penny Post Newark" with ms. "Aug.
12" date neatly printed above and below "Penny Post", clear strike on
cover to Brooklyn N.Y. street address with 3c Orange Red (11), 1855-56
shade, large margins to slightly in at top, tied by "Newark N.J. Aug. 12"
circular datestamp (ca. 1856), opening tears at top and light stains, this
unique artifact is deserving of a paper restorer's careTHE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE ROGERS' PENNY POST HANDSTAMP ON A COVER. THIS MARKING WAS USED TO CREATE THE UNIQUE ADHESIVE STAMP ON GREEN PAPER, SCOTT 162L1. AN IMPORTANT LOCAL POST USAGE. Elliott Perry located advertisements for Rogers' Penny Post in the Newark Daily Advertiser from April 10 through July 19, 1856. Alfred H. Rogers was identified in the ads as the proprietor of the post. Perry reported that Rogers was located at 194 Broad St. from 1851 to 1855, and at 99 Broad from 1856 until 1859-60. This cover is almost certainly an August 1856 usage. The unique adhesive stamp is shown here from a photograph in the Costales files. A trimmed version of the same photo is used to illustrate the stamp in the Scott Catalogue. Green glazed paper was used for the adhesive stamp, but the impression was made from the handstamp device used on this cover. Only one example of each has been recorded. (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |