Sale 1134 — The Alan Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 14 September, 2016
Category — Postmasters Provisionals
New Haven, Connecticut, 5c Red on White (8XU1). Full impression of provisional handstamped marking with "E A Mitchell" signature in magenta, faults including thins and creaseONE OF FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE NEW HAVEN PROVISIONAL HANDSTAMP STRUCK IN RED ON WHITE PAPER WITH MAGENTA SIGNATURE. ONLY ELEVEN EXAMPLES OF THE NEW HAVEN PROVISIONAL ARE RECORDED, INCLUDING SEVEN IN RED AND FOUR IN BLUE. THIS WAS THE FIRST NEW HAVEN PROVISIONAL TO BE DISCOVERED, IN 1871.
Our census of the New Haven Postmaster's Provisional is available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/8XU1-8XU4/8XU1-8XU4.pdf . We record one intact cover, two cut squares and one cut to shape of the 5c Red on White with magenta signature, plus two covers and one cut to shape with black signature.
Discovered by William P. Brown in 1871 and described in Curiosity Cabinet May 1871. Ex Brown, Sanford, Hunter, Leavy, Wallis and J. David Baker. With 1948 P.F. certificate stating uncancelled.
History of the New Haven provisional: http://siegelauctions.com/enc/pdf/NewHaven.pdf
