American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Three singles, affixed slightly overlapping and tied by red Field of Stars cancels on Mar. 8, 1844 docketed folded cover from Boston to New York, flap with "page 3" notation, stamps with minor flaws, cover with some mended edge separations and light toning

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED COVERS WITH THREE AMERICAN LETTER MAIL COMPANY SMALL EAGLE STAMPS.

The census of 5L1 covers maintained by John Bowman contains only one other cover with more than two stamps -- the other franked with a pair and a single. We have offered fewer than ten covers bearing even two stamps (nearly all pairs). This is a very rare triple-rate franking,

With 2010 P.F. certificate

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