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U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
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Postmasters' Provisionals
 
 
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Lot 1330

1848 (Mar. 4) Robert H. Morris as Postmaster of New York to Postmaster General Johnson concerning cancel removal, (1845-1849), creator of the New York Postmasters' Provisionals ALS as New York Postmaster "R. H. Morris PM", one page, 8" x 10", City of New York, March 7, 1848, to The Hon. C. (Cave) Johnson, Postmaster General, in part,
"I enclose you a letter from the Postmaster at Providence to me dated 6th March upon which is one of the Post Office stamps. He informs me, as you will observe, that the stamp was killed in my office, and that the marks have been taken out with India rubber. The Providence Postmaster is mistaken in supposing that the paint we use to destroy these stamps is not mixed with oil. We mix it with the best sweet oil. In England, as I am informed they have an ink they use for the purpose of destroying the stamps which cannot be extracted."

Letter docketed (by Johnson?) in part "PM writes in reference to stamps used second time…", slight splits, Very Fine, first time offered at public auction.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

AN IMPORTANT LETTER FROM POSTMASTER R. H. MORRIS, PRODUCER AND OCCASIONAL SIGNER OF NEW YORK POSTMASTERS' PROVISIONAL STAMPS, CONCERNING PROPER CANCELLING OF U. S. STAMPS, IN THIS CASE, THE 1847 ISSUE.
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Lot 1331

New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish (9X1), ACM connected, horizontal pair, position 16-17, three full margins to just clear at bottom, tied by one of three strikes red PAID on 1847 folded letter from Maxwell's Exchange Office to Sandusky, Ohio, postmarked red Jan 16 "New-York/ 10 cts." c.d.s.; small sealed tear at top of cover through third PAID, otherwise fresh, clean and Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750

Expertization: clear 1997 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 1332

New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish (9X1), pair, full margins except just touching at top right, cancelled by blue manuscript on blue 1847 folded cover to Auburn, N.Y., red "New-York '10cts' 6 Mar" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" arced handstamp, file fold through left stamp effectively ties pair, a clean and Very Fine use.
Scott $2,000
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