New York & New Haven Rail Road Jan 12 (1850) red CDS tying US #106L1 with red "5" handstamp on cover to Madison, CT, attractive

1c Black on Green Glazed, full margins, used with 3c Orange Brown, large margins to touched, tied together by "New-York Dec. 1" circular datestamp on neat white oblong cover to Albany, 1c soiled, 3c pre-print paper fold, otherwise Very Fine, choice appearance, very rare used with the 3c Orange Brown.

1c Red Orange, unused. F-VF

Wwithout gum as issued, full margins, bright color, tiny thin spot and pinhole, Very Fine appearance.

1c Black on Yellow, Type II (Pinhole)

2c Black on Vermilion cut to shape on Beebe & Co. corner card, addressed to Cooperstown N.Y., 3c stamp with small edge tear. Very Fine appearing cover.

Not included in the 119L1 Census by William W. Sammis.

Dry original gum, few creases and small edge tears, otherwise Very Fine.

1c Red, Perf 12, cancelled by grid with "St. Louis City Delivery, 506 Olive St. Jan. 16, 1883" sawtooth double-circle datestamp on mostly complete mailing card with price list printed on reverse, to local street address.

This post operated illegally for a brief period of time.

Examples of the stamp properly used are very rare. There are only 5; and one is in the British Museum's Tapling Collection.