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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | June 19, 18xx |
| From City | West Stockbridge |
| From State | MA |
| To City | Springfield |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Miss Mary B. Bond |
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| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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1847, 10¢ black (Scott No. 2). Position 2R, Double Transfer "C", mostly large margins, just in at bottom, canceled by two bold strikes of black 9-bar unframed grid and additionally by indistinct red cancel, on double rate off-white envelope to Springfield Mass., mostly bold "West Stockbridge Mass. Jun. 19" c.d.s. also in black, Fine and rare. Estimate $3,000-4,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER WITH THIS CANCEL. .
Provenance: Chase.
West Stockbridge received no 1847 stamps of either denomination. Hammer Price $2,800.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 266 Lot 1099
Alexander listed as 6/19/xx
Shreves Postal History Sale Jan 24, 1998 (Stanley J Richmond, part 2) lot 124 describes the red cancel as Paid 5 and the postmaster's initials CHW
Eugene Klein sale March 8, 1940 lot 46 realized 57.50
The postmaster of West Stockbridge from 1846 to 1856 was Cyrus H. Woodruff (1819-1910). Cyrus spent two terms in the Mass State Legislature. He went West in 1856, eventually settling in Elgin, Illinois and helped organize the Illinois Iron & Bolt Company.
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER WITH THIS CANCEL. .
Provenance: Chase.
West Stockbridge received no 1847 stamps of either denomination. Hammer Price $2,800.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 266 Lot 1099
Alexander listed as 6/19/xx
Shreves Postal History Sale Jan 24, 1998 (Stanley J Richmond, part 2) lot 124 describes the red cancel as Paid 5 and the postmaster's initials CHW
Eugene Klein sale March 8, 1940 lot 46 realized 57.50
The postmaster of West Stockbridge from 1846 to 1856 was Cyrus H. Woodruff (1819-1910). Cyrus spent two terms in the Mass State Legislature. He went West in 1856, eventually settling in Elgin, Illinois and helped organize the Illinois Iron & Bolt Company.
