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CONNECTICUT
104
William H.Gross
104 ` 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins, dark “Chocolate” shade and sharp early impression, tied by one of
two strikes of dark bluish-black large “5” pre-stamp rate handstamp with matching “Hartford Ct. Sep.
12” circular datestamp and “Paid” Pointing Hand handstamp on 1847 bluish folded letter to Norwich
Conn., accompanied by unpaid stampless folded letter with the same “5” marking but no “Paid” ...........
EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE EARLY 1847 ISSUE COVER SHOWING IN SPECTACULAR STYLE
THE TRANSITION FROM HANDSTAMPED MARKINGS OF THE PRE-STAMP ERA TO THE USE OF ADHESIVE
STAMPS FOR PREPAYMENT. ..............................................................................................................................
A similar cover was offered in our 1969 sale of the Matthies collection. Ex Kapiloff and Boker. With
1974 P.F. certificate ............................................................................................... E. 2,000-3,000
SIEGEL-SHREVE – 47 – APRIL 9, 2013
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