WINDSOR LOCKS CT. Type II with different font and other design differences, clear strike of red pictorial handstamp with May 6 date in manuscript on folded letter datelined "Windsor Locks May 5, '44" to Augusta Maine, "18-3/4" rate in manuscript, toned spot at top edge is inconsequential

VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE PICTORIAL WINDSOR LOCKS HANDSTAMP.

Windsor Locks is named for a set of canal locks that opened in 1829. It is situated just south of the first large falls in the Connecticut River, the Enfield Falls, which is the northernmost point that seagoing vessels can reach on the Connecticut River before transferring to smaller ships. The post office used two different pictorial handstamps showing a steamer in locks. The example offered here is the second type, which is much scarcer than the first (more than 2:1 ratio, according to Duffney census at http://www.ctpostalhistory.com/CtPP/Postal_Markings_files/W-L2013LR.pdf ).

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