1818 SCARCE RED RIMLESS COOPERSTOWN, OSTEGO NEW YORK CANCEL ON 12½¢ RATED COVER TO CONNECTICUT

COVERED BY OUR 5 YEAR PHILATELIC GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY

Scarce Cooperstown and County Red Rimless Cancel

Front: Red Cooperstown, Ostego New York Rimless Cancel with manuscript day added. Rated 12½¢ for a letter traveling 80-150 miles.
Reverse: Penciled owner's notes and date.
Notes: The scarce rimless Cooperstown cancel including "Ostego" County. A lovely piece of Cooperstown 1818 postal history from the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Condition: Extremely Fine letter and cover with usual file folds.
Contents: Sheet Folded Letter (SFL) Dateline: Cooperstown, NY January 11, 1818 from James Averell to his son William concerning the transmission of $250 to him by the 1st of April.

Reverse of Cover

Offered by Berryhill & Sturgeon, Ltd.

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