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10-cent Washington
10c Washington single on cover
Scott Catalogue USA: 2
Description:
used; position 37L.The 10¢ stamp paid the U.S. postage from New York City to Queenston, C.W., an exchange point for mails to Canada. This was a single rate for a distance of more than 300 miles. The ms "4 ½" represents 4 ½ pence due from the recipient for Canadian postage from Queenston to Hamilton. The sender wrote the ms "paid".
Date:
July 1, 1847
Markings:
c-NEW-YORK/OCT/__ (red) [townmark]
red square grid [cancel]
ms "4 ½" [canadian rate]
Medium:
paper; ink (black)
Museum ID:
2005.6603.2.12.6
Place of Origin:
New York, New York
Place of Destination:
CANADA (British commonwealth nation)
Collection:
Credits:
The Benjamin K. Miller Stamp Collection, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
