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From Troy, NY, May 27, 1842 the letter was privately carried to Howard's Hotel, and then given to Greig's City Despatch Post for local delivery. The hotel was a station of the government carrier service, who applied the red 'U.S. City Despatch Post May 28 ,9 o'cIock" datestamp,

Thin at lower bottom margin.

Stamp with vertical crease at top and two tiny punctures at bottom left. SCV $750 on Cover

The stamp with large to huge margins, and cover struck with red "P.O. City Despatch Post, Dec. 9, 4 O'Clock" and 1846 docketing on reverse. The cover with small closed tears and a light vertical file fold.

The earliest recorded use of the 40L2 stamp is December 8, 1846, with this cover being dated just one day later. This is the second earliest recorded usage.

Three corner creases and a vertical crease

The stamp with stains, enamel wear and a light diagonal crease.

Folded letter datelined "New York Oct the 16, 1847" addressed to North Castle, NY. Single local, pen cancel, with strike of red integral rate New York postmark.

The stamp cancelled by three bars on small cover with red "New-York 20 Feb. 5 cts" integral-rate circular datestamp. Blue "Edouard Bossange/New-York" forwarder's backstamp. The stamp with a light horizontal crease and some light enamel wear.

Toned

The stamp with large margins cancelled by manuscript "X", addressed to Peekskill, NY with red "New York 5cts. 25 Jan." integral rate circular datestamp struck over "New-York Jan. 25" circular datestamp without rate on 1849 folded letter.
The stamp with a facial ding in left margin and slightly oxidized, and the cover with toning along horizontal file fold.

Approximately 15 examples are known, either on or off cover.
Locally addressed folded letter with genuine "P.O. City Despatch Post Jan 6, 1 O'Clock" circular datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" handstamp. The datestamp with time slug suggests operation by Mead or Cummings & Wright. The stamp has been repaired with long vertical tear and other tears, previously tied by a fake four-bar grid cancel, now removed.

One of Only Seven Genuine Off-Cover Examples. Identified as #6 in Alexander's Census
Canceled by blue manuscript pen squiggle, with faint horizontal crease at top and tiny pinhole. Three margins adjoining stamp margin at bottom.