Lot 22
1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), position 92R1E, four margins, cancelled by red circled grid on datelined 1851 folded letter to Rehoboth Ohio, matching "Cincinnati, Paid 3cts., Jul 1" integral rate c.d.s.; tiny pre-use corner crease, a Very Fine and choice usage.
Scott $12,500
A FASCINATING 1851 3¢ FIRST DAY USAGE WITH THE CONTENT OF THE LETTER REFERRING TO THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
Provenance: Simpson, Fisher
The enclosed letter datelined "Cincinnati, O. June 30, 1851" ends with "P.S…I send you a 3-cent piece thinking that, perhaps, you have not seen one yet. Can you get Postage Stamps at Rehoboth? Pre-paid letters are charged only 3 cents after July 1, 1851."
This is one of only three recorded first day usages from Cincinnati.
Illustrated in the Chronicle No 7 (p. 2), No 21 (p. 2), No. 21 (p. 9).
Ashbrook, American Philatelist, Sep. 1936.
Census No. 11, Siskin & Scheuer, First Days, Vol. 23 No. 4, p. 20.
Illustrated, Alan Berkun, "July 1, 1851 3¢ George Washington", First Days, Mar. 2000, pp. 104-109.
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