Lot 140
1861 (Sep. 21) New York to Borgotaro, Parma, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Sep 21" c.d.s. on buff cover bearing 1857 1¢ blue, type V (24) used with 1861 3¢ pink (64), two 10¢ dark green, 'August' issue (62B), and 30¢ orange (71), all cancelled by New York foreign mail red grids, magenta "36" credit, red "Calais 4 Oct 61" transit with matching boxed "P.D." handstamp, manuscript "2" rating, appropriate backstamps including "Borgotaro 7 Ott. 61" receiver; left 10¢ torn prior to affixing, cover clipped corner, still a Very Fine and important early usage; double the 27¢ French mail rate valid from April 1, 1857 to December 31, 1861.
ATTRACTIVE MIXED ISSUE FRANKING ON THE LAST OFFICIAL DAY OF THE ORIGINAL SIX-DAY EXCHANGE PERIOD.
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Reed, Paliafito
The official advertisement by the New York post office of the new 1861 issue was published on September 16, 1861. The advertisement stipulated an exchange period for stamps of the old design of six days from the date of the notice, after which stamps of the old issue would no longer be accepted as payment of postage by the New York post office. The final day of legal usage would have been September 21, but the deadline was extended with additional advertisements due to the long lines of people exchanging old stamps.
Literature:
Subject of the Skinner and Reed article, ‘Quintessential Covers: Part IV’, The Chronicle, No. 165, Vol. 47 No. 1, pp. 25-31.
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