Lot 1145
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins except clear at bottom left and barely in top right, attractive shade and very fine impression, tied by red "Schenectady N.Y. Aug. 13" c.d.s. on 1849 folded cover to New York City with "U.S. Mail, New York N.Y.", 1¢ black on rose (6LB9) tied by second strike of postmark, repeated again at lower left; lettersheet with some pinholes at top not affecting adhesives, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF A NEW YORK CARRIER USED FROM ANOTHER POST OFFICE WITH AN 1847 STAMP.
The sender probably intended the carrier stamp to pay the delivery fee from the New York post office to the street address. Although canceled, this only confirms its origin, not whether the New York office accepted it as payment; however the lack of any notations or due markings suggest the carrier department may have been flexible in this regard.
Part of the remarkable "Cleveland album"- an old-time accumulation of postal history first offered by Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, this usage was completely unknown to students prior to that sale (November, 1994).
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| Realized $8,500 |
