3c Rose (65). Tied by well-struck Charter Oak fancy cancel (Skinner-Eno PP-T3), with "Thomaston Conn. Sep. 14" circular datestamp on cover to Boston Mass., cover slightly reduced at right which trims a few perfs at upper right, Very Fine strike of this distinctive and rare fancy cancel, the iconic Connecticut Charter Oak, a symbol of American independence and the supposed hiding place of the Connecticut Royal Charter of 1662, lived from around the 12th or 13th century until falling during a storm in 1856, it was also the symbol of the Hartford Insurance Company, with 2000 P.F. certificate

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