Lot 209
New Brunswick 1851, 3d red (1), pair with large to ample margins, folded between and tied by "New York/Sep 4" c.d.s. and "United/States" oval exchange handstamp on 1856 envelope (embossed "American Institute of the City of New York" seal on reverse) to Sussex, New Brunswick (arrival d.s.) via St. Johns (Sept. 9) showing straight-line "Held for Postage" handstamp which has been crossed through and a "10" (postage due) in manuscript applied over it, the sender having apparently misunderstood U.S. postal regulations and wrongly presumed New Brunswick stamps would be accepted by the U.S. post office, Very Fine and appealing. SG 1.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
THE ONLY RECORDED USAGE OF THE NEW BRUNSWICK PENCE ISSUES FROM THE U.S.A.
Expertization: 1993 B.P.A. Certificate.
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein
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