Lot 266
Envelope, 1853, 3¢ red, die 1 (U1), horizontal laid paper variety, cancelled by "Postland Me. Jul 11" c.d.s. and addressed to Vinalhaven Me., original 1853 enclosure included; flap torn showing remnant of Nesbitt seal, Fine. UPSS 2a.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE FIRST POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPE ON HORIZONTALLY LAID PAPER.
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
A 1937 letter from J.M. Bartels to Mr. N. Cook Sholes of Vinalhaven reads in part, "The 3c Die I 1853 was issued July 7, 1853 on horizontally-laid paper. Subsequent dies of this issue including the Die I on buff appear on diagonally laid paper." There is a July 6 usage recorded on diagonally laid paper.
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| Realized $3,750 |
