Fall Postal History 2022

red circular datestamp on 1844 bootlegged incoming folded letter, manuscript “1” (indicating 1c postage due the post office of the 3c to be collected by the carrier), letter originated in Boston and was carried to New York City outside of the mails, given directly to the carrier department at the general post office (thereby avoiding full postage for the distance between Boston and New York), vertical filefolds, very fine