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| Scott Number | 6LB3 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 2, 1842 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Wm. Hooper |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | |
| Other Stamps | |
| Notes | 3c Black on Light Blue unsurfaced paper. CDS Sept 2 (1842), double struck with faint strike slightly rotated. Time stamp too faint to read completely but the leading digit is definitely a 1. (It is too far to the left under the S to be a 4.) It may be a leading 1 of a 2 digit timestamp (10, 11or 12 O'Clock) Robert A. Siegel sale 1019 lot 991realized 850 William W. Hooper was an engraver at 151 Fulton Street (1843 Doggett’s NYC directory). |
