Census of New Haven Conn., 5c Postmaster's Provisional (Scott 8XU1-8XU4)

Notes:

Red hs/Magenta sig/White envelope
“New Haven Ct. Jul. 23” (1845) cds Earliest documented use
To “Mrs. Profr Oliver P. Hubbard” Dartmouth College, Hanover N.H. in hand of Prof. Benjamin Silliman (to his daughter Faith)

Provenance:

c1900 To Philippe la Rénotière von Ferrary (probably after death of Oliver Hubbard in 1900)
1922 Apr. 7 Ferrary sale, Gilbert Sale 3, $536, to Warren H. Colson for Herbert R. Duckwall of Indianapolis, Lot 567
192(?) To Arthur Hind from Duckwall thru Colson
1969 Jan. 28 H.R. Harmer sale, Lot 65
c1970 Restored
1990 Oct. 26 Christie’s RL sale, Lot 799, Unsold
3/23/1972, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1972 Rarities of the World, Sale 409, Lot 9, Realized $12,500, 1972 Mar. 23, , $12,500, to Henry Houser

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