Lot 21
1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), position 31L1E, margins to slightly in, tied by manuscript cancellation on datelined 1851 folded letter to Concord, N.H., manuscript "West Windham N.H./July 1 1851" postmark; small stamp faults including vertical pre-use crease, Fine and scarce use from New Hampshire.
Scott $12,500
THE ONLY RECORDED 1851 3¢ FIRST DAY USAGE BEARING A YEAR-DATED POSTMARK.
There are only two recorded first days from New Hampshire, the other is from New London. Both of these towns did not have a first shipment listing.
Illustrated, Alan Berkun, "July 1, 1851 3¢ George Washington", First Days, Mar. 2000, pp. 104-109.
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