Sale 1155 — United States and Confederate States Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday, 9 May, 2017

Category — Stampless Covers by State

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3090
c
Sale 1155, Lot 3090, Stampless Covers by StateBurlington Vt. Nov. 17 (1858). Bold strike of circular datestamp, Canada, 1855, 6p Greenish Gray (5b) used from the United States, pen-cancelled and just tied by partly clear strike of red "United States Paid 6d" two-line handstamp on grayish cover to Hamilton Canada, 1856 docketing and two Canadian transit backstamps, split along one fold, stamp with slight edge toning, appears Very Fine, an extremely rare use of a Canadian stamp applied in the United States to prepay the treaty rate to Canada, we have not encountered another such use

E. 1,500-2,000
1,700