1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Used with 1c Ultramarine (212), tied by circular cork cancels, "Hoosick Falls N.Y. Feb. 20" circular datestamp on cover to New York City, "Karl C. Miner, Hoosick Falls N.Y." dealer handstamp at top left, receiving backstamp (yeardate is unclear), vertical file fold well away from stamps, minor edgewear, 1c Reprint with couple tiny flaws

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE ON-COVER USE OF THE 1875 REPRINT OF THE 1c 1857 ISSUE.

The addressee, Karl C. Miner, was an active stamp collector and dealer in Hoosick Falls. He was charter member 32 of the American Philatelic Association, joining in 1886. Henry Clotz was a collector and charter member 47. This was no doubt philatelically inspired, but no other example of the 1c 1857 Reprint is known cancelled, and this appears to have been accepted for postage. It was used in 1888 or later.

Ex Emerson, Neinken and Wagshal. With 2011 P.F. certificate

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