Lot 10
1847, 10¢ black, diagonal bisect, . Scott 2a. On a June 28, 1851 folded letter to New York tied by red square grid but without the matching New York postmark, the letter is from the Philadelphia & New York Steam Transportation Co. and is on that company's illustrated letterhead bill of lading featuring a steamboat towing a rather large barge, the bill of lading is for a shipment of ale which was towed by the "Anthracite" via Delaware and Raritan canal, the accompanying P.S.E. certificate states that this is an over paid drop letter rate, however it is conceivable that this letter was carried by hand on the "Anthracite" and deposited in the mail upon arrival in New York, since the stamp was uncancelled the clerk dutifully obliterated the bisect with the red grid and did not use the New York postmark as New York was not the point of origin of the letter, whatever the case, this is a significant 1847 cover being a very late use, very likely the only 10¢ '47 bisect on illustrated letterhead stationery, and if a drop letter rate then also possibly unique, Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate.
Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000,
Ex-Seybold,
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