3c Dull Red, Ty. II, Waterbury Conn. Unofficial Roulettes (11A var). Position 68R1L, clear roulettes with portion of adjoining stamp at bottom, blue Somersville Ct. (Nov.) circular datestamp cancel, corner crease at top right, Fine appearance and rare, only about ten off-cover examples are recorded and this new find is the first identified with a non-Waterbury cancel (Somersville Ct. is about one hour north of Waterbury), in an article on this issue in the Sesquicentennial book (pp. 144-148), Wilson Hulme dates the device, based on shade and plate, to 1854, all are from Plate 1 Late, the roulette is spread far apart, leaving wide areas of the stamp still connected, with 2017 P.F. certificate calling the town "Somerset" but we believe they meant Somersville

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