Brattleboro Vt., 5c Black on
Buff (5X1). Position 7, large margins to in, repaired tear at bottom
left where stamp was affected by file fold (since lifted and moved to the
right), cancelled by red "Paid" handstamp, second strike at left, matching
"Brattleboro Vt. Apr. 19" circular datestamp on 1847 folded letter to
Greenfield Mass.FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY BRATTLEBORO FROM POSITION 7 KNOWN ON COVER, AND THE ONLY STAMP FROM THIS POSITION CANCELLED BY THE RED "PAID" HANDSTAMP.
The unpublished Brattleboro census by Philip T. Wall lists a total of 52 stamps, including 20 stamps on 19 covers.
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, "AC
M" Initials (9X1a). Large margins to just clear, cancelled and tied by
blue pen strokes on 1845 folded cover to Liverpool, England, bold
red "New-York 5cts 23 Nov." datestamp and matching "Paid", ms. "Via
Boston" and "Steamer Britannia" (Cunarder which left Boston on
Dec. 2, arriving in Liverpool on Dec. 16), "1/-" due marking for British
postage, neat strike of "America Liverpool De. 16, 1845" backstamp, light
file fold barely affecting stampVERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE TRANSATLANTIC USAGE OF THE NEW YORK POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL USED TO PAY THE INTERNAL U.S. SHORE-TO-SHIP RATE.
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