1c Blue, Ty. V (24).
Perfectly centered, tied by printed "CUMBERLAND, ME. OCTOBER 15"
precancel on yellow part-printed address cover for Superintending
School Committee in Penn., ms. "Paradise, Monroe" address, trivial toned
specks around perfs from gumEXTREMELY FINE. THE FINER OF THE TWO RECORDED COVERS WITH THE CUMBERLAND, MAINE PRECANCELLATION. ONE OF THE GREATEST RARITIES OF PRECANCEL COLLECTING AND OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES PHILATELY.
Ex Hollowbush, Grunin and Boker. Illustrated on p. 94 of Volume 2 of Ashbrook's The United States One-Cent Stamp of 1851-57. Signed by Sloane. (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Rich
color, wide margins, tied by printed "CUMBERLAND, ME. OCTOBER 22"
precancel on yellow part-printed address cover for Superintending
School Committee in Mich., ms. "Batavia, Branch" address, with original
enclosure notifying school districts of publication of new English grammar
bookVERY FINE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED COVERS WITH THE CUMBERLAND, MAINE PRECANCELLATION AND THE ONLY ONE WITH THE ORIGINAL ENCLOSURE. AN IMPORTANT RARITY OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES PHILATELY.
Ex Allen A. Brown and Boker. Illustrated on p. 95 of Volume 2 of Ashbrook's The United States One-Cent Stamp of 1851-57 (Image)