3¢ Dull Red, Type III (26), wide straddle-pane margin at right, used with slightly overlapping 1¢ Blue (63), both stamps tied by bold "Philadelphia Pa. Jul. 24, 1862" circular datestamp on cover to Westchester, Pennsylvania, beautifully struck "OLD STAMPS/NOT RECOGNIZED" two-line handstamp and "Due 3" for regular postage due (1¢ carrier fee prepaid with valid stamp, so accepted), "U.S. Penny Mail Phila. Pa." carrier's octagonal datestamp on back, 3¢ with rounded corner at bottom right and 1¢ with pulled perf at bottom, otherwise Extremely Fine cover, one of two recorded handstamped "Old Stamps Not Recognized" covers with this combination of the demonetized 3¢ 1857 and new 1861 1¢ stamps, both come from the Taylor correspondence--this is the earlier; the other is a Patriotic cover dated September 26 (ex Bailar, Sale 1105, lot 2569)--ex Spring

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